Today I checked out Pastor Jeff Crippen's excellent website which is called A Cry for Justice. Pastor Crippen writes about domestic violence in the Christian church. He often talks about the disservice Christians do when they try to counsel abused Christian women....
Are Women Called to Obey Their Husbands?
It happened again. I spoke to a female abuse victim whose husband took Bible verses that were originally meant to protect women, and instead, used them to hurt her. The following is taken from my book A Journey through Emotional Abuse: from Bondage to Freedom. Women...
Must We Submit to Abuse?
An abuser will often tell his Christian wife that she must “submit to” or “obey” him when he treats her with disrespect or abuse. But what does the bible say? Ephesians 5:21 - 33 is one of the places in the bible that has the most to say about marital submission. This...