Both the wife and the husband’s role in marriage is based on Christ’s relationship to the Church in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. In the case of husband’s Paul says:

[25] Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, [26] that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,…

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Almost a year ago I was hearing about many marriages that were struggling nearly to the point of failure. I found it very discouraging. This was around the time Jackie and I were hosting a ladies retreat. I thought a weekend to encourage husbands and wives to thrive would be a help to those I knew.

Suzy and I have been praying about doing something to help all the married couples out there — a retreat or something as a place to start. It’s probably our life stage, but we can’t think of many couples we know who are doing well and feeling profoundly blessed to be together. A great many have been or are now contemplating divorce. As a…

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Bereshit Rabbah 18:2

Rabbi Yehoshua of Sikhnin said in the name of Rabbi Levi: Vayaven is written16The letters of vayiven can also be read vayaven, He acted with thought. – He...