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Good for us and tastes great!

I had a bunch of fun last night.  Sunday nights are almost always fun for me because I get to team preach with our senior pastor at Union Hill.  I could try to explain it to you but you really have to see it to get it.  We agree on a passage ahead of time but we don't compare notes or script the delivery.  Last night was particularly enjoyable because in preaching through the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5-7) we arrived at Jesus's short instruction on divorce (Matt 5:31-32).  This is not Jesus's only teaching on marriage and divorce but it did allow us to talk about our attitude about God's rules and how we picture God because of them.  There wasn't time to say nearly all I wanted (never is!) so . . . . First, a little background for those who didn't hear the sermon last night.  In my observation, the church (not just preachers but the whole church) has shied away from talking about what God says about marriage and divorce in recent years.  In my life this is bec