Richard Crooks

LATEST ARTICLES ( 367 )

• With God, Grief is Never the End of the Story

  

  PART TWO: LOSS CAN HURT, BUT…THE FLIP SIDE ISThere is an interesting statement of Jesus related to loss found in John 12:24, which the New American Standard... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• How Do You Handle Loss?

  

  LOSS CAN HURT, BUT…“I think I have a hard time dealing with loss.”“Ya’ THINK????”That was the core of a conversation I had with my wife yesterday. She was the... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Pain of Mother's Day

  

  WHEN MOTHER’S DAY HURTS Frankly, I do not know if this day is celebrated around the world in the same way it is here in the United States, but it is the day so... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• You Didn't Fail

  

  I MESSED UP!!Divorce is filled with a plethora of emotions, assailing the divorcing person in random and sometimes overwhelming ways. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Pivotal Choices

  

  ONE CHANCE!Sometimes in life, we have pivotal moments arrive in which we have to make decisions of one form or another, and that one decision makes all the... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Barriers

  

  GAZING IN THE MIRRORI’ve been a minister for longer than I am going to tell you here today. A number of years ago, I was first introduced to a few principles... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• A Reflection on the Recent Words of Pope Francis

  

  THE POPE, DIVORCE COMMUNIONI am not Catholic, and never have been. My wife was Catholic when we first met, but as she was recently divorced, she was strugglin... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Ten Days After Easter

  NOW WHAT? Easter was just a Sunday or so ago, but I have an unusual habit: I read old devotionals. Oh, I read current ones, too…I’m kind of a devotional junkie. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• God Is Not Done

  

  RESURRECTION!Here we are in the midst of Holy Week, the week Christians remember the central event of all history, the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• What Season Are You In?

  

  SPRINGTIME! In front of my house, where the walk comes to the porch, a border of purple crocus have already blossomed and gone. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Overwhelmed?

  

  FROZEN… IN EMOTIONAL PARALYSIS!There can be moments in life when one is so overwhelmed with the stresses of life that one can end up so discouraged, so... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• I Love You.... but You Drive Me Crazy

  

  VIVE LA DIFFERENCE!May I ask you some personal questions? Do you roll to toilet paper off the top front of the holder, or the bottom from the back? Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Love Letter To God

  

  TRUE LOVE..Valentine’s Day! The day we celebrate what the fairy tales call, “true love’s kiss.” But when struggling through the anguish and trauma that is part... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Struggling with Life Lessons from God?

  

  1 + 1 = 2Do you remember learning that little arithmetic lesson? At the time, learning all those addition problems seemed so hard. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• God Doesn't Leave Us Alone

  

  LONELY?One of the most difficult emotions in divorce is that of loneliness, a feeling experienced by many, including those who have been widowed or orphaned... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Intentional Living

  

  CUE BALL OR EIGHT BALL?Years ago, I heard Tony Campolo give a challenging sermon, about whether in life we are like the eight ball on the pool table, that just... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Endurance

  

  HOW LONG?Babylonian Slave MarketWould you allow me to share with you some thoughts that came to me as I was preparing for a message I shared this weekend in a... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Struggling with Injustice in Your Life?

  

  IT JUST ISN’T FAIR!One of my readers raised a question with me, that I suspect many of us have struggled with in one form or another. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Avoiding a Lifetime of Bitterness

  

  DEVELOP THE RIGHT ROOTS“Whatever happens, don’t let yourself become bitter.” Those were the words I heard from an old friend I hadn’t seen in years who... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• A Bill of Rights for the Divorced

  TEN BOUNDARIES TO CONSIDERBoundaries and borders are much in the news these days. Some countries are considering closing their borders, others, such as the... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2016 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY