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A wife being a helper – what does it mean? We see the concept of helper in Genesis 2:18 where the author writes, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’ (The New Living Translation) The Christian Standard Bible translates Gen 2:18 as “Then the…
Last week, someone tagged me under a “Desiring God” Facebook post. Desiring God is a ministry founded by John Piper, who, among other things, advocates for a strict form of complementarianism. The post where I was tagged read in part “God calls men to love and lead their wives according to his good design. But…
“Marriage is not supposed to make you happy; it’s a ministry” is a message that can lead to terrible outcomes for women. This week, a reader sent me a video clip of someone being interviewed on national TV.* In the video, she argues that marriage is not intended to make us happy because it’s a…
“Men have a soft underbelly.” His tone was low and conspiratorial. The kind that made you feel like you were learning a well-kept secret. I don’t know if the men in our congregation relished having their secrets outed out like that. But I know our pastor’s admission that men are not a solid block of…
I’ve been away from the blog, recovering from surgery and while away, someone left a comment under an older post on Instagram that got me thinking. Now, we can’t influence people who don’t want to wrestle with a different point of view. A part of me knows that. But another part really wants to convince…
What’s challenging about growing as a Christian is how our understanding and perception of who God is can be limited. Let me explain. We got handed a belief system. But asking questions and wrestling with those beliefs is kinda frowned upon. Unless you “wrestle” and remain in the same spot, that is. Our deeply held…