Richard Crooks
Description
Rev. Richard Crooks, B.A., M.Div., M.Ph., is the author of two devotional books for those divorced. Finding God in the Seasons of Divorce, Vols. 1 & 2 are designed to help the reader deal with the tough issues of divorce, offering insights from personal and pastoral counseling experience, as well as from the scriptures. Having pastored churches and taught in college settings, Richard's writings are down to earth and real life. His website is www.findinggoddevotionals.com, and his blog is also linked on Facebook and Google plus.
MY BLOGS
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Finding God in the Seasons of Divorce
http://findinggodintheseasonsofdivorce.blogspot.com/
Aimed at providing encouragement for individuals, especially Christians, going through the tragic experience of divorce. Some readers are the ones who are actually divorcing and so the intent is to help them find hope through the postings in the blog and access to the Finding God in the Seasons of Divorce book.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 367 )
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A Chance for a Fresh Start
HAPPY NEW YEAR’S! MAKE IT SO…Last night, all around the world, there were people staying up late, celebrating, rejoicing, partying and enjoying fireworks and... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2017 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Discombobulation of Mary and Joseph
A DISCOMBOBULATED CHRISTMASHow are your plans for Christmas going? Those of you who might be newly divorced or separated may find that the plans are very... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Sowing Seeds of KIndness
HONEY BEESIt was a sad day for me. I recently had to have some trees cut down in my yard. A big old elm and two big maples, because they have died. Read more
Posted on 06 December 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Small Town Christmas
THE CHRISTMAS PARADE!!I just returned home from Memory Lane! Tonight was the Christmas parade in our community of small town Americana. Read more
Posted on 03 December 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
No Blanket Approaches, Please!
WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS?(Note to readers: This is NOT our house and not our Christmas decorations! Those that know us well know that the energy for... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Blessings from Above
THANKSGIVING AND MEMORIESA friend gave me a book a while back called, The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn, which includes a lot of very interesting “coincidences”... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Challenged to Peace!
DISSENSION AND DIVISIONIt’s the end of the world, everything is going to be awful, what will we do?” That’s the way a lot of people feel about the election... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Wealth of Friendships
HOW WEALTHY ARE YOU?If you have noticed that I have missed posting lately, it is the wonder of technology…and computer repair shops…but we are back in commissio... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Values
SHIFTING VALUESI would like to follow up on my reflections about our shifting society, as noted in Tom Brokaw’s book The Greatest Generation. Read more
Posted on 17 October 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Greatest Generation
WHAT HAPPENED?I have finally gotten around to reading Tom Brokaw’s book, The Greatest Generation. He writes lots of things I relate to, as he could easily have... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Depressed?
GOT THE BLUES?©Gemma CorrellLife has hard moments for everyone. Some people appear to take things in stride, to keep the proverbial “chin up” attitude. Read more
Posted on 26 September 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
God's Will for Your Marriage
SEEING IT THROUGH??Reading the last blog, as applied to marriage and divorce, one could deduce that I was suggesting that God ALWAYS wants people to see their... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Abandoning Ship?
SEEING IT THROUGHI have a copy of Tom Brokaw’s The Greatest Generation. I haven’t read it yet, but I will. Because I grew up with it. My parents were from that... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Good Bye Sophie
SAD DAYSunday was the day that was marked as the 15th Anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S. Much of the focus was on New York, but let us not... Read more
Posted on 15 September 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Challenge of 9/11
SUDDEN CHANGESomeone said that the only thing that never changes is that everything is always changing. Some changes are anticipated and embraced, other... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
A Beautiful World.... A Beautiful Life
PET PEEVE, ANYONE?(read on, there is a point!)Monday was Labor Day. My wife and I have kind of started a tradition that I find kind of nourishing…in more ways... Read more
Posted on 08 September 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY -
The Beauty of a Life Mulligan
FRESH STARTSRemember when you were a kid playing a game when you made some kind of mistake and needed a second chance? The way it was handled was often to call... Read more
Posted on 01 September 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Necessity of Auto-Pilot Christianity
HANG TOUGH…GOD DOES CARE!…continuedIn the last blog, we talked about the emotional rollercoaster and intense impact of the experience of divorce. Read more
Posted on 29 August 2016 SPIRITUALITY -
You Are Never Alone
HANG TOUGH…GOD DOES CARE!I remember times before my divorce, when I was working with individuals struggling to get through the experience and try to figure out... Read more
Posted on 25 August 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Turnaround
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE…Are you like me? Do you ever hear phrases in movies or made by politicians, actors, scientists or other famous people in which there is... Read more
Posted on 22 August 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY
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