21 Jun
How would it be if a bunch of smelly, spiteful, murderous and hateful creatures were having a picnic on your lounge-room floor? How would it be if a bunch of ‘hurt spirits’ regularly turned your home into their picnic ground? Well, that’s what a lot of marriages allow to happen.
I talked before about how Hurt [...]
Filed under: Family, Manhood, Marriage, Ministry, Womanhood — Chris Field @ 9:01 am
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16 May
Someone who I discussed these recent posts with identified with what I have written and she had a cute way of describing the situation. She said, “I kissed the frog, and he’s STILL a frog!” This is the disappointment many young wives and husbands have about their spouse.
Someone else put it this way. When a [...]
Filed under: Family, Manhood, Marriage, Topical, Womanhood — Chris Field @ 8:27 am
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10 May
This is yet another instalment in the investigation of how to deal with the ugly reality most marriages confront, of the husband or wife not being what we want them to be. Susan and I have both experienced this in our marriage and I have spoken to many men and women who have their own [...]
Filed under: Family, Manhood, Marriage, Topical, Womanhood — Chris Field @ 11:05 am
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08 May
Each of us has a remarkable privilege of presenting ourselves before God, independent of the demands and tyranny of our peers or oppressors. Yet this wonderful privilege is attacked and attempts are made to deny us our sovereignty, at many stages in our life. This first commentary on how our sovereignty is under attack may [...]
Filed under: Family, Ministry, Parenting, Topical — Chris Field @ 9:14 am
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05 May
Most husbands and wives come to the sad realisation that their spouse is less than they hoped they would be. Just a few weeks ago I saw a young bride shaking her head toward her loud-mouth husband who was obviously performing below what she had hoped and expected. I have worked with men who have, [...]
Filed under: Family, Manhood, Marriage, Topical, Womanhood — Chris Field @ 9:15 am
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