Spiritual Manipulation in The Excellent Wife
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 […]
Continue readingSpiritual Manipulation in Christian Marriage Books
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 […]
Continue readingBitterness and “The Excellent Wife”
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 […]
Continue readingFear and “The Excellent Wife”
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 […]
Continue readingNo, War Room Prayers Won’t Change An Abusive or Cheating Husband
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 […]
Continue readingCan We Stop Treating Christian Wives Like Glorified Prostitutes?
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 […]
Continue readingHow Debi Pearl Enables Abuse in Marriage
Several people have requested me to take a look at Created to Be His Helpmeet by Debi Pearl and offer my thoughts. This is not a complete review of the book by any means; however, these are some of the more blatant examples of the ways Debi Pearl’s teachings enable abuse in marriage. 1. Debi […]
Continue readingA Review of Married Sex by Gary Thomas
One thing I get asked to do fairly frequently is to give my opinion about various marriage books and whether the material in them is safe for abuse victims. (The vast majority of Christian marriage advice is harmful to those in abusive marriages.) This post will address the book Married Sex by Gary Thomas and co-authored […]
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