Jesus and Divorce. Tough text. In generations past, this would have provided no problem for the preacher - Jesus says No Divorce, the church says Amen (along with most polite society); case closed. Easy sermon. But these days, things are different. Jesus still says No divorce, but only part of the church says Amen while other parts say we are not so sure (and polite society says mind your own business); case NOT closed at all.

I recall a conversation at our dinner table one evening about ten years ago that was so bizarre I remember it like yesterday. Somehow the talk had turned to the number of youngsters in my children's classes who were living with "Mom and Mike." They were the majority. There were problems with such arrangements, of course: the one most obvious to my kids was the impos…