The abusive marriage

Posted by Allison Stevens on July 6, 2010

Many marriages have normal conflict. The spouses get along mostly, but there are times when they argue or disagree. And it can get pretty heated. Some may not speak to each other for days because they’re so upset.

But there is another kind of marriage that is really no marriage at... Read More

Hand in hand

Posted by Allison Stevens on February 3, 2010



A good friend of mine knows she is most likely spending the last few days she has with her mother here on earth. Her mother is in her late eighties and very sick.  She lives with her husband of 60 plus years and they’ve taken care of each other in the same home they raised their... Read More

A story of abuse

Posted by Allison Stevens on November 16, 2009

This post reveals what it’s like living with an abusive spouse. It’s written from a wife’s perspective about what happened in her marriage with her battering husband.

I should have left the first time he hit me. But I was afraid. We had just gotten back from our honeymoon... Read More

Submission

Posted by Allison Stevens on October 19, 2009

Since I’ve written on headship and husbands, I guess it’s only fair that I write a little bit about submission and wives.  And I mean a very little bit. 

I’ve always thought that submission, like headship, is something for which we wives have been naturally equipped.  That... Read More

First comes love…

Posted by Jeff Olson on October 7, 2009

Growing up, one of the ways we used to poke fun at a boy and a girl who “liked” each other was to chant the following nursery rhyme:
“Dean and Lucy, sittin’ in a tree. K -I -S -S -I -N -G. First comes love; then comes marriage. Then comes Suzie in the baby carriage.”Read More

Headship and husbands

Posted by Allison Stevens on August 14, 2009
headship

I think often about the role of husbands.  Is he the “head” of the home and if so, what does that mean exactly?

I’ve heard some good Christian husbands describe it like this:  Well, if my wife and I have a disagreement, I make the final decision.

Really? ... Read More