God created men to be Warriors. Amazing. Wonderful. And they are. But so many of our men don’t feel at all like those words describe who they are, especially in the eyes of the women they love. And that makes me sad. I hope it makes you sad, too. Continue reading “The Wounded Warrior”
Men Are Complex
Men and women have a very different template for understanding (and doing) life. Mostly because nature & nurture play out in male development in ways that simply don’t happen for women. Which, as noted previously, creates some Really Big Differences that can make a man confusing – but also very desirable to the opposite sex! Continue reading “Men Are Complex”
Strong & Gentle
More than one man has encouraged me – through their own disrespectful behavior – to rebel against submission. Even so, it felt like an essential part of my identity was missing. Continue reading “Strong & Gentle”
Wonderful Womanhood
One godly man changed my life forever. My experience with him is summed up nicely with this speech [see emphasis], quoted from the 1955 film A Man Called Peter. The movie was based on the book by Catherine Marshall, wife of the future Chaplain of the U.S. Senate. Continue reading “Wonderful Womanhood”
The King’s Heart
I love to see a woman who knows how to love her man. She knows he’s sensitive to her. And she uses that knowledge to build him up.
She responds lovingly to the man that God created him to be. Affirming both who he is – as well as who he is is becoming.
How does she do it? Continue reading “The King’s Heart”
The Tragedy of PostModern Womanhood
Submission is not a popular teaching. Distorted & dismissed as an out-dated idea. We don’t really understand it. And most pastors & counselors avoid it altogether. So we’re taught virtually nothing about it. Except that submission is “weakness.” And instead of embracing a blessing, we’ve become its fervent opponent. How did we let THAT happen? Continue reading “The Tragedy of PostModern Womanhood”
Pray Differently
Most Christian women pray for their men, of course. But what is the content of your prayers?
Are you just telling the Lord to help him to get his act together so your life will be easier? Or are you sincerely interested in meeting your man’s emotional needs? Continue reading “Pray Differently”