The Transformed Wife

Written By Elisabeth Elliot from her newsletter in 2002 “Submission”–what does it mean? The question, asked of me by women only, never seems to refer to submission to civil law, military officers, the boss, or the schoolteacher. It’s submission to a husband that is the sticking point. Instead of resorting to Webster this time, I’ll give you Oswald Chambers’ definition: “Etymologically [looking at the basic meaning of the word], submission means surrender to another, but in the evangelical sense it…

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Written By Anonymous Thank you for this article Sex is Basic to Marriage. Thoughts on two points immediately come to mind: “When wives deprive their husbands, they are opening up their husbands to be tempted by Satan. This is not good at all! We are to do nothing to cause our brothers to stumble, no, not even our husbands.” This is so true. However, the modern husband is expected to “suck it up.” “Be a man and serve your wife,”…

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There is a good reason that the Lord commands wives to ask their husbands at home if they have a question concerning something that is said at church, or if they want the elders to “fix” their husbands. “And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church” (1 Corinthians 14:35). 1 Peter 3:1 is God’s prescription for how wives are to win disobedient…

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Written By Kaylee Marie Lim, one very wise woman! The role of being a perfectly fit helper does not make one inferior to the leader. “There is no loss of dignity in subordination when it serves a higher purpose. God made you to be a help meet to your husband so you can bolster him, making him more productive and efficient at whatever he chooses to do.” (Debi Pearl) I only learned this when I humbled my heart enough for…

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Written By Matt McMillen Years ago, my grandma had an angel appear to her as she swept the kitchen floor, late at night, praying. Let me give you some background on my grandma: she is a saint, who married a monster. Nobody caused this sweet lady more unnecessary pain than my grandfather. Grandpa was an alcoholic, an abuser, a philanderer, and just about the exact opposite of Grandma. Grandma said she married him because he said if she didn’t, he…

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Dale Partridge wrote this on his Facebook page a few days ago. “The deeper Veronica and I get into the ministry of marriage, the more we’re realizing that wives are basically raising their husbands. They’ve become the mother to an aged male. A boy masquerading in boots with a mortgage and a video game addiction. Instead of having a marriage with a man who orders his life to serve, equip, and instruct his family how to follow God, they’ve got…

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If a man is married to a woman who spends money like crazy (money they don’t have) and is putting the family deeply into debt, is there nothing he can do about it? If a man has a wife who goes out drinking with her friends frequently and comes home drunk, is the husband powerless to do anything? Last week, I posted an old post on Facebook called “Should Husbands Ever Discipline Their Wives?” I have hesitated writing about this…

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Written by Gary Thomas Anna, a mother of five children all under eight years of age, is understandably tired. It’s impossible not to be tired if you have five kids that young. She’s married to Michael, a rising lawyer and almost-certain future partner of a prestigious law firm. The problem Anna wants resolved is a common one: Michael has a high sex drive, and Anna has almost none. She’s understandably concerned that as Michael’s star at work rises, particularly with…

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From the best scene in the movie “The War Room” with a few of my additions in parenthesis. “My question to you is this, in light of all these wrongs, does God still love Tony?” – Miss Clara “We both know that he does.” – Elizabeth “Do you?” “Now, Miss Clara, you’re meddling. There’s love in my heart for Tony but it’s just buried under a lot of frustration.” “So he needs grace.” “Grace? I don’t know if he deserves…

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