The Berean
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I became a Christian in a Pentecostal church and my wife became a Christian in a Baptist church. Yet, today she leans far more Pentecostal than I do. Go figure. But we make it work.
Absolutely!Do you enjoy the fact that you are holding her back from all she could be?
Absolutely! Without any sarcasm even. Like I said, it's a balancing act. I make sure she uses reason when she has to, and she makes sure I don't always use it when I don't have to. And we are both better off because of it, and (sometimes begrudgingly) appreciate each other's counter balance.
My wife and I are equally yoked, we always have been. Even though when we were married we were both unbelievers and now we are Christians.
Our yolks are so equal... we are like an omelet.
It's awesome having a wife that is such a good mom, beautiful and energetic, yet also a staunch conservative Christian with old fashioned values.
There's a reason you have to recharge.My wife remains Catholic yet attends mass and 'protestant' services with equal Christian zeal and committment . I am a non-Catholic yet respect the timeless and historic traditions of much of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodoxy practices. I'm all set for another retreat next week at the Abbey of Gethsemini and, once more, can't wait to check into my small, modest, room (or cell) deep within the monk's wing overlooking the inner courtyard and bell tower. Always leave (somewhat sadly) with a re-charged committment to my Lord and Savior.
And then there was Eve. And the fall of man. And an OT wise guy that was inspired to tell us a cardboard box is better than a nice house with a certain kind of wife. And a NT guy that was inspired to say it's just as good to stay single, with the added benefit of more time for God. Jump to today, when there are so few guys that actually appear to be happily married. I'm just going to avoid all that for now. Not just for my sake, but for her sake as well. Too many women have already expressed pity for any woman I marry. They weren't really joking either.Genesis 2:18.
And then there was Eve. And the fall of man. And an OT wise guy that was inspired to tell us a cardboard box is better than a nice house with a certain kind of wife. And a NT guy that was inspired to say it's just as good to stay single, with the added benefit of more time for God. Jump to today, when there are so few guys that actually appear to be happily married. I'm just going to avoid all that for now. Not just for my sake, but for her sake as well. Too many women have already expressed pity for any woman I marry. They weren't really joking either.
Uh, yeah, charming, from the sounds of it you and Jefferson'll both be bachelors for a while.