I’ve written before about 7 elements of spiritual manipulation that are often found in Christian marriage books. As I write my critique of The Excellent Wife, I want to take the time to see if we can identify those elements in that book. 1. Out-of-context scripture There are many instances throughout this book where the author […]
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As I’ve written before, although the authors of Christian marriage books may be well-intended, I nevertheless have a problem with the vast majority of books written for Christian wives or couples. Popular books like Love and Respect, The Power of a Praying Wife, and The Excellent Wife have an underlying theme that can cause vast damage […]
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In my last post I began an examination of some of the concerning content in the book The Excellent Wife. That particular post was about how the author portrays a wife’s fear of her husband as a sin. In this post I will identify the ways the author uses the concept of bitterness to guilt women who […]
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The Excellent Wife is a popular book within conservative Christian circles. However, the author’s interpretation of many biblical passages is incredibly troubling to me. I will examine much of the problematic content in this book over the course of several posts. This particular post will be dedicated to the author’s portrayal of the emotion of […]
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I’ve been creating content online for many years. In some of that content I’ve shared ideas about the topic of time management. I have women who find that content and send me emails asking me to help them. The emails from these women are some variation of the following: -Her husband wants her to run […]
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There seems to be a stereotype within society that says, “If my husband ever hit me, I would leave.” There are two generally underlying assumptions behind that sentiment: 1. Physical abuse is the line most people believe they would draw when it comes to abuse and 2. Physical abuse = hitting First, I wish more […]
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I recently tried to raise awareness with a group of people that there are women at their church on Sunday who are hiding in the bathroom crying because their husband is smiling and chatting with everyone in the lobby and everyone thinks he’s just great. But she knows that the image he portrays at church […]
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Sometimes I post in-depth articles on a certain aspect about domestic abuse. Today I want to give a general overview of 31 things Christians need to know about domestic violence. Each of these points deserves elaboration, which I will not do for sake of brevity. However, I hope they will spur your thinking and motivate […]
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When the movie War Room came out in 2015, right away I began seeing lots of articles and even products for sale along the lines of “War Room Prayers to Pray for Your Cheating Husband” or “War Room Prayers for Marriage Restoration”, “War Room Prayers for Your Troubled Marriage”, etc. I didn’t pay much attention […]
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A while back, Focus on the Family shared a series of articles on their Facebook page regarding how wives can meet their husband’s sexual needs. Focus on the Family is an organization that many people look to for what they believe is good, Biblical advice about marriage and family. The problem, though, is that much […]
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