Culture-speak and God-speak
are rarely the same thing.
Define Normal For Me
A couple of thousand years ago, sharing your husband with a concubine wasn’t a big deal.
A few hundred years ago, having no legal rights except those granted by your husband was just the way things were.
Arranged marriages are normal, somewhere. Walking five feet behind your husband out of respect is normal, somewhere. Covering your hair and face to keep yourself modest for your husband is normal, somewhere. Working side-by-side with your husband to till up and plant a field by hand is normal, somewhere. continue reading…