Not Without Hope
On July 6, 2003, Jane Randall Hess Clark, my wife of 46 years, died of a brain tumor, eleven months after diagnosis. She received the
December 3, 2014
Topic: Marriage
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A Fresh Perspective on Submission and Authority in Marriage
There is a serious problem with the institution of marriage in the United States. Statistically, about half of all those who currently marry can be
November 17, 2014
Mutual Submission is God’s Plan
It was all I could do to keep from applauding as I sat in church last week listening to the pastor speak about submission: a
November 9, 2014
The Scriptures and CBE Scholars Restored Self Worth and Harmony to Our Marriage
In our younger years, marriage held great promise; the skies were blue, the sunsets golden. We had worked together to meld our individual strengths and
November 9, 2014
On Being a Woman After God’s Own Heart: Biblical Womanhood, or Cultural Womanhood?
It was the raspberry ices that broke me. It was the late nineties, and the women’s Bible study I was attending was going through A
November 7, 2014
Making the Marriage Bed
Have you ever wondered why the private space shared by a married couple is still referred to by the archaic phrase “the Master Bedroom”? Despite
November 3, 2014
Pushed to Procreate
Last September, as our third child began her senior year of high school in the home, a bittersweet awareness came over me. On the “sweet”
October 28, 2014
Head Over Heels: A Theology of Leadership in Christian Marriage
A personal note of thanks to CBE I have been a member of Christians for Biblical Equality for nearly two decades, and I am honored
October 21, 2014
Luke 10 and 14: New Testament Insights on Marriage, Singleness, and the Family (of God), Part 4
In previous posts (see links below), we saw that, for Paul, discipleship to Christ is more fundamental than marital status, gender identity, or family relationships.
October 1, 2014
“Lord, If Only…”: Reflections on Single Adulthood in Africa and in the West
January 1984: The plane touched down on shimmering tarmac and my heart trembled with anticipation. At long last I had returned to Africa, the continent
September 30, 2014