What Your Husband Isn’t Telling You by David Murrow

Despite the societal push for gender blurring, this book presents a rather black and white picture of the male mind and heart vs the female mind and heart. David Murrow has after all, only the male mind and heart by experience, but I am a female, and consequently the book brought this contrast to me as Murrow’s painstaking honesty about what was going on inside gave me a window through which to view it.

Males, he asserts have fears that are often unspoken. These fears drive the behavior of most men. By stating them, Murrow tears down the formidable wall that often separates men from their wives. His goal isn’t division, but rather understanding. There’s a bit of pop psychology thrown in for good measure, and virtually no scripture, although Murrow is at the forefront of the movement The Church For Men. Picture a mechanic-style preacher, and you will have pegged Murrow, practical and tool oriented-no platitudes. It’s what you should expect for the author of Why Men Hate Going To Church. He puts is all on the table. I found it refreshing.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Bethany House in return for my honest opinion of it.

God Save the Queen - and Everyone Else

The bells rang for three hours!

When was the last time you experienced an event that warranted the glorious ringing of bells for three solid hours?

If nothing else, the Royal Wedding reminded me of all the good news I have ever known:

That little boys have angelic voices. 

That a country can remember the God of its fathers.

That Jesus Christ is the picture of a loving husband, offering his life in sacrifice to anyone who will come to Him.

That marriage is a living example of this.

That we are always encouraged to live at peace with each other, and race to be the first in honoring one another.

That personal relationships are not the answer to all our problems, our relationship with God is.

That the marriage of a man and woman is a sacred, holy moment, and deserves the attention of people everywhere who wish to support it.

In the spirit of good news, ring on!