As so many of us know, the dissolution of any marriage is a sad and painful process. It is also a very personal and private one. Because Mark and I are public figures, we have naturally had less privacy with which to deal with our difficulties than do other couples. Indeed, I know it will soon become known so I choose to release this brief notice that I am now filing for divorce. This came after many unsuccessful efforts at reconciliation, yet I am still dedicated to keeping the process that lies ahead peaceful for our family.
She certainly has a biblical case for divorce since her husband broke their marriage covenant:
Matthew 19:1 ESV And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
It’s really a shame that the Christian community suffers from the same lack of commitment to marriage that the general population does. We are called to a higher standard. One that even the disciples recognized was hard:
Matthew 19:10 The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.” 11 But he said to them, “Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given.
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