Deuteronomy 6 and the Meaning of Marriage

Deuteronomy 6:20-23 reads: 20 “When your son asks you in the future, ‘What is the meaning of the decrees, statutes, and ordinances that the Lord our God has commanded you?’ 21 tell him, ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a...

What Does a Good Husband Look Like?

This week we are taking a closer look at Ephesians 5, one of the passages in the Bible that talks about specific roles for husbands and wives. “Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord, because the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the...

Biblical Gender Roles Vs. Patriarchy

Teaching about gender roles feels very out of step with our current culture.  Suggesting there is any difference between men and women worked out in roles and impacting aspirations for careers and accomplishments is often assumed to be coming from patriarchal views of...

Did God Create the Family with Gender Roles?

Two weeks ago, in Gender Roles in Balance With Human Equality, I wrote primarily about how Genesis 1 and 2 teach the equality of men and women so that we understand correctly that gender roles do not negate that equality.  This week I want to write how we see gender...

Equal Value Within Marriage – A Close Up View

Since we’ve been discussing how God values both men and women equally and how within marriage men and women are designed to work together as a team, I thought I would share about how Nyron and I relate in our marriage. Nyron is the head of our household, and I submit...