First, and foremost, Happy Valentine’s Day! This past week we have been discussing “submission” and how we view it in a Christian marriage…most particularly what it means to be a “submissive wife”. In my last post, we were dissecting Ephesians 5. Ephesians 5:22-33 NIVWives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the […]
Archives for February 2014
The Power of a Wife
There is a saying, “If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” Though we are not all mommas, I think the statement may be applied to most woman. Solomon – at least we think it was Solomon, it might have been some other very wise man – went so far as to say “a quarrelsome wife […]
Being a Godly Wife: it starts with you
Proverbs 31:10-11 Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her; I often dream about the day that I will be married and be wife to the most wonderful man in my world. I sometimes wonder why the divorce rate in America is […]
Submission: It’s a Choice
Our culture has a very charged focus on women’s’ rights. There is no doubt that women have come a long way in forms of equality, but I believe historic moments such as; a woman’s right to vote, equal pay, and expectations to live a domestic life are things that should be separated when looking at […]
When Independence and Submission Collide
I distinctly remember being 19 years old and watching my first close friend get married. I remember thinking how incredibly young she was. I remember being appalled that her paster read the “submission” passage at her wedding, and being even more appalled when my friend vowed her submission to her husband just before she said, […]
