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Jan. 30, 2024

Spiritual Abuse and Infidelity: An Interview with David Derksen, the Divorce Minister

Spiritual Abuse and Infidelity: An Interview with David Derksen, the Divorce Minister

We talk about spiritual abuse and infidelity. It's hard to be cheated on. It's even harder when your faith community blames you for it or thinks divorce is a bigger sin than the cheating. In this episode, Sarah and Tracy interview Rev. David Derksen, a prison chaplain, Yale Divinity school...

It's hard to be cheated on. It's even harder when your faith community blames you for it or thinks divorce is a bigger sin than the cheating. In this episode, Sarah and Tracy talk with Rev. David Derksen, a prison chaplain, Yale Divinity school graduate, and creator of the DivorceMinister.com blog that helps victims of infidelity navigate spiritual abuse. 

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David Derksen

Chaplain / Author

Reverend David Derksen, M.Div, BCC is a Board Certified Chaplain (BCC), ordained minister, and graduate of Yale Divinity School. He is employed by the U. S. Department of Justice as a Prison Chaplain at a medical center in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He created and runs the award-winning blog ministry "Divorce Minister: Taking Adultery Seriously" (divorceminister.com). He is happily remarried and father to one spunky child as well as a proud parrot owner. His current hobby goal is obtaining a drug-free, 1,000 lbs equipped, bench press.