American Red Cross - Oregon Chapters

Providing information for emergency preparedness and how to survive a disaster.

Blanche Fischer Foundation

Foundation makes direct grants on behalf of persons with disabilities of a physical nature who also have financial need.

Medical Marijuana Program

Oregon Public Health Services information guide.

Oregon Health & Science University Foundation

Non-profit organization raises funds from individuals, companies, foundations, and organizations. Includes details of donation programs. Located in Portland.

Oregonians for Health Security

Seeks to unite health care professionals, caregivers, consumer organizations and concerned citizens to advocate for improved access to quality, affordable and secure health care.

PeaceHealth

Health care resources including discounted lodging for families of patients in conjuction with St. Joseph Hospital.

The Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

An ancillary service of University Hospitals and Clinics at OHSU provides hearing assessment and rehabilitative services for children and adults.

Visiting Angels

In-home senior and disabled care services throughout the Southern Oregon.

bdratzsch@aol.com wrote:
> seeker wrote:
> > One question no one seems to be able to answer is when a marriage
> > officially begins or ends. Does a marriage have to be technically
> > official (given the legal stamp by the given society) or does it
> begin
> > or end when the spiritual,emotional and physical bond is made or
> > broken?
> >
> >
> Although the Old Testament allowed a somewhat broad range for
divorce,
> New Testament viewpoint would place restrictions on the action. Jesus
> permitted divorce on the basis of one's spouse proving unfaithful
> (Matt. 19:9). Paul understood this to include desertion, presumably
on
> the basis that the guilty party would likely continue to engage in
> active sexual life (I Cor. 7:15).
>
> Difficult question can arise here, however. We were well acquainted
> with a situation in which the husband attempted to murder his wife.
> This would almost certainly qualify as a form of desertion. We were
> also acquainted with a case in which a father attempted to force his
> daughter into prostitution. Again, common sense would apply in
> permitting the wife to divorce - which she did.
>
> Barring such types of situation, we would suggest the endeavor to
> "rekindle the fire" if at all possible. This, again, is what Paul
would
> advocate (I Cor. ch. 7).

Such reconciliation is also a very Christian action, especially if the
other spouse cheated. My friend found Christ during his divorce, and he
tried everything he could to reconcile with his wife, even though she
was going around with multiple men. I don't know if I could have done
the same. He has done the best he could to make the post-divorce
relationship work well, also for the kid's sake, and it is pretty much
the cleanest break I have ever seen. It was his test of faith, and it
made it stronger, and his love and compassion greater.

((( s.r.c.b-s is a moderated group. All posts are approved by a moderator. )))
((( Read http://srcbs.org for details about this group BEFORE you post. )))

In article <179.55.08.05.551729000@srcbs.org>, Mike Rhodes says...

>On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 18:41:42 +0000 (UTC), Matthew Johnson
> wrote:

>>In article <177.29.16.05.574599000@srcbs.org>, Mike Rhodes says...

>>>On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 01:52:13 +0000 (UTC), Matthew Johnson
>>> wrote:

[snip]

>>In particular, if you wish to really understand what I was trying to say by
>>using the driver's distraction as a metaphor, you must understand that I am NOT
>>assuming it is merely momentary.
>
>The discussion about distractions has become one. That was not my
>intention, Matthew.

Well, of course it was not your intention. Your intention was
something much worse, to slander the grea