'He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” 'Matthew 28:6-7Resurrection Sunday has such significance. On this day, Jesus Christ conquered the grave and provided all of us definitive proof that the ...  Read More

BY: "Evangeline," a Stander and Group Leader  When my husband made the announcement, "We are getting a divorce," I behaved as a four-year-old, crying, begging, then actually hating him. He told me he was going to be with someone else, someone only a few years younger, since he wouldn't "rob the cradle." He told me to get a lawyer right away because the other woman had already hired one, and so had...  Read More

FOR STANDERS, BY A STANDER (ANONYMOUS) It was the morning after the first night of last year’s Covenant Keepers Virtual Conference. Sitting with the Lord that morning, I was pondering on the “restoration” of marriages. How we often ask, “When will my marriage be restored?” Or when we hear in a testimony, “On such and such a date, my marriage was restored.” I was asking the Lord about this when He ...  Read More

BY: Nancy Cook, Stander, Group Leader My children were young when I began standing for my marriage. My younger son was six, my daughter was ten, and my older son was twelve. I brought them to the Covenant Keepers conferences, which had an active ministry for the youth at the time. So my children grew up understanding the concept of covenant and the importance of family. I didn’t realize how much o...  Read More

BY: Deana Bell, Director, Restored Marriage THIS IS THE LAST OF THE BLOGS IN THE THREE-PART SERIES THAT I DUG UP FROM MY JOURNALS FROM WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I WERE FIRST SEPARATED IN 2012-2013. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A GLIMPSE OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR ME TO GO THROUGH WHAT YOU MIGHT BE GOING THROUGH NOW, AND HOW THE LORD WAS WITH ME THROUGH IT ALL. "So we've told the children, told my parents, and my h...  Read More

BY: Deana Bell, Director, Restored Marriage THIS JOURNAL CONTINUES THE THREE-PART SERIES OF JOURNAL WRITINGS THAT I DUG UP FROM 2012-2013… Dear God,May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing to You, oh Lord, my Rock, and my Redeemer. (Psalms 19:14) Ten months ago, three days before my 40th birthday, my husband of 15 years and partner for over 20 years left our marriage. ...  Read More