Richard Crooks
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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Sin
WHATEVER BECAME OF SIN?That is the title of a book written over 40 years ago by Dr. Karl Menninger. At that time, as he looked at the world around him with all... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Character and Choices
I AM…The other day I ran across someone who was described by a single word. You know the kind of statements. “Oh yeah, that’s Fred, he’s a realtor.” “Hi, I’m... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
What Do You Get Out of Church?
NARCISSIM 2: MINISTRY BEYOND OURSELVESIn my last blog, I expressed concern about the growing narcissim that seems to be becoming such a significant emphasis of... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
How Do You Live?
LIVING BEYOND OURSELVESI have had opportunity to travel a number of places in the world, and have had good friends who travelled to others. That in itself is a... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
The End of Separation... as a Blog Topic!
SEPARATION—FINAL THOUGHTSTo close this collection of blogs on separation, I would like to make some final suggestions for ways to plan to make a separation... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Considerations in a Separation
SEPARATION—THE ILLUSIONS AND PITFALLSRemember the old adage: “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”? Well, MAYBE! In the first blog about separation, I made... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Would a Trial Separation Work?
DOES SEPARATION SAVE OR END MARRIAGES?I recently received a pretty interesting inquiry. After reflecting on it, I gave the writer a bit of a response, but... Read more
Posted on 25 July 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Over and Over Again!
LEARNING BY REPETITION“Mary had a little…..” “Twinkle, twinkle, …”“Peter Piper picked…”So did you have any trouble completing any of those? Read more
Posted on 21 July 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Does Your Marriage Need Weeding?
PULLING WEEDS IS NOT FUN!(not our actual garden... but a picture of a very similar garden...)We have had a lot of rain the last few months. And last summer and... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Used By God
HOW CAN I HELP? In the first church I pastored, I had opportunity to help a lot of different people through a lot of different struggles of life. Read more
Posted on 14 July 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Real Story Behind the Divorce
INSENSITIVE, MEAN OR JUST CLUELESS?I was preparing to write my new blog, and then happened across a comment in something I read that struck me in such a way I... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Marital.... and Post Marital Freedom
FREE? OR STILL ENTANGLED? Some people who seek a divorce do so in pursuit of freedom. They have felt locked into a bad relationship, prohibited by their marriag... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Pick Your Battles!
AND THE WINNER IS…..I really liked the attorney I had back during my divorce days. She was really good at respecting my values, talking things through with me... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
A Father's Day Gift for God
A FATHER'S DAY CARD....FOR THE ULTIMATE FATHERLast night at our worship service, we were invited to remember making Father’s Day cards when we were children, an... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Making Father's Day Special!
FATHER’S DAY-- SECOND CLASS PARENTING?When you think of a single parent home, what do you think of? Most people I know immediately think of a single mom trying... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Learning Endurance
“FOR YOU HAVE NEED OF ENDURANCE…”Often my blogs come out of conversations or email correspondence I have with folks in a variety of ways. Read more
Posted on 16 June 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Consequences
A MOMENT’S CHOICE, A LIFETIME’S REGRETMy eye was caught by a headline that appeared yesterday on the MSN homepage. The article was written by Tobias Salinger... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Sane and Reconciled
RECONCILIATION: PART THREEIf you plan to reconcile with an ex-spouse, my previous blogs have given you many conditions to consider and gone over lots of... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Avoiding Insanity - Part 2
RECONCILIATION? PART TWOLet me begin this section by acknowledging that I believe a reconciliation that is genuine, in most if not all cases, is the best... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY -
Avoiding Insanity!
TO RECONCILE OR NOT TO RECONCILE..THAT IS THE QUESTION…Part 1During the process of divorce, one of the most difficult questions to answer may well be the... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY