Comments on: Christian Marriage: Guarding the United Front

By: Charity

Charity — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:32:14 +0000

Look forward to reading your more recent posts on this subject.

By: Charity

Charity — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:31:30 +0000

Love this post Kelly. Very encouraging.

We just recieved news of a couple in my family that filed divorce papers this week. It scares the junk out of me! I just don’t understand where it goes wrong. I would rather die than lose my husband and my family! Divorce isn’t “just” a husband and wife seperating, but a family torn apart!

By: Word Warrior

Word Warrior — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:55:09 +0000

Christi,

It is a family-integrated, reformed Presbyterian church. Not the kind at all I grew up in, but one whose philosophy and practices much better assist our family’s vision and purpose.

By: Christi

Christi — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:43:02 +0000

What church do you attend, Kelly?

By: » Christian Marriage: Two Equals One With My Hand Under His Foot

» Christian Marriage: Two Equals One With My Hand Under His Foot — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:47:23 +0000

[...] on an earlier post, a reader left the monologue by Katharina from “Taming of the Shrew” whose closing [...]

By: Kim M

Kim M — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:41:31 +0000

MML, thank you for that excerpt!

“And dart not scornful glances from those eyes,
To wound thy lord, thy king, thy governor:
It blots thy beauty as frosts do bite the meads”

Oh that is so true.

If one is to ever “watch” those who are being scornful to their husbands (sometimes you can’t help but notice and especially in mainstream culture).. it IS ugly. I don’t want my “beauty” to be blotted out in the eyes of my husband or my children (yes, they will see).
I want to guard my marriage against those ugly things that might creep in. Barr the door!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:42:04 +0000

“We never allowed our children to enter w/o knocking, but we pretty much had an open door policy and they were in there all the time. It sounds weird maybe, but when we assigned our room the importance of matrimonial sanctuary (and think tank and war room ) it was like we reasserted our marriage as what unified our family. I realize that won’t sit well with some of the co-sleeping/family bed enthusiasts, but I’ve never found in the Bible where I’m to let my children sleep in my bed, especially to the detriment of my marriage. It’s called the “marriage bed” for a reason”

Oh, I think you’re more than justified. I recall a rabbi once on a show giving marriage advice, and one of the things he said was “your bedroom should be like Fort Knox.”

By: Sarah @ NapClan.com

Sarah @ NapClan.com — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:58:13 +0000

I love the analogy of the marriage being the front door. I had never really thought of it that way. My husband and I have always been firm about our relationship being above all other relationship except with The Lord of course:) We have even explained that to our children on more then one occasion. It often comes up when we are leaving for a date. We are able to tell them that us going out without them is one way that we keep our marriage strong. Thank you for helping me to have another way to explain it to them.

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:11:06 +0000

You’re so right, Diane! I think that Satan likes to try to trick us into thinking our marriages are safe so that we won’t be watchful, won’t guard them so closely. But we should refuse to allow it, and we should always be on guard!

“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in your faith…” ~1 Peter 5:8-9a

By: Word Warrior

Word Warrior — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:04:28 +0000

MML,

Perfect! I am embarrassed to say that I used to teach Shakespeare and had forgotten this speech! One of the last lines…”And place your hands below your husband’s foot” set the stage perfectly for what I had in mind to post next. Thanks for sharing!