Category Archives: Power

The Necessity of Requirements for Sacramental Marriage

Church policies about Sacramental Marriage require members to get on the same page as the other congregants (and presumably the Bible). Continue reading

Posted in Cathodoxy, Collective Strength, Conserving Power, Courtship and Marriage, Faith Community, Fundamental Frame, Organization and Structure, Orthodoxy, Paradigms of Religion, Protestantism, Teaching, The Power of God | 3 Comments

Regulations vs. Reality

Addressing misconceptions about marriage. Continue reading

Posted in Cathodoxy, Collective Strength, Conserving Power, Courtship and Marriage, Faith Community, Fundamental Frame, Organization and Structure, Orthodoxy, Paradigms of Religion, Protestantism, Teaching, The Power of God | 25 Comments

Cathodoxy’s Sacramental Marriage Construct

What is its purpose? What is its authority? Continue reading

Posted in Cathodoxy, Collective Strength, Conserving Power, Courtship and Marriage, Faith Community, Fundamental Frame, Organization and Structure, Orthodoxy, Paradigms of Religion, Protestantism, Teaching, The Power of God | 12 Comments

An open letter to Christian Wives

If a wife isn’t submitting to her husband in all things, then she doesn’t have a Christian marriage! Continue reading

Posted in Agency, Attitude, Boundaries, Courtship and Marriage, Decision Making, Desire, Passion, Determination, Discernment, Wisdom, Enduring Suffering, Female Power, Feminism, Freedom, Personal Liberty, Fundamental Frame, Headship and Patriarchy, Holding Frame, Introspection, Maturity, Personal Growth and Development, Moral Agency, Organization and Structure, Purpose, Relationships, Self-Concept, Self-Control, Solipsism, Stewardship, The Power of God, Trust | 46 Comments

Dealing with the Mother-in-Law Curse

Family baggage from the past can be the death knoll to a marriage if not addressed properly. Continue reading

Posted in Agency, Boundaries, Calculated Risk Taking, Collective Strength, Communications, Conflict Management, Courtship and Marriage, Decision Making, Discerning Lies and Deception, Discernment, Wisdom, Discipline and Molding, Female Power, Fundamental Frame, Game Theory, Generational Curses, God's Concept of Justice, Headship and Patriarchy, Holding Frame, Inner Game, Intersexual Dynamics, Introspection, Leadership, Love, Male Power, Maturity, Personal Growth and Development, Models of Success, Moral Agency, Perseverance, Personal Domain, Persuasion, Power, Prayer, Psychological Disorders, Psychology, Purpose, Questions from Readers, Relationships, Sanctification & Defilement, Self-Concept, Sphere of Influence, Strategy, Teaching, The Herd, The Power of God, Trust | 12 Comments

Progressive is Regressive

Recollecting Bill Maher’s spoof. Continue reading

Posted in Boundaries, Charisma, Collective Strength, Comedy, Confidence, Conspiracy Theories, Counterfeit/False Paradigms, Culture Wars, Discerning Lies and Deception, Elite Cultural Influences, Fantasy and Illusion, Feminism, Fundamental Frame, Government, Holding Frame, Homosexuality, Identity, Individualism, Intersexual Dynamics, Media, Models of Failure, Moral Agency, Politics, Power, Psychology, Satire, Society, Zeitgeist Reports | 5 Comments

Eschatological Polygyny

Isaiah predicted some type of polygyny in the end days. What is this all about? Continue reading

Posted in Archetypes, Collective Strength, Competence / Competition, Courtship and Marriage, Cultural Anthropology, Ethical Systems, Female Evo-Psych, Fundamental Frame, Headship and Patriarchy, Holding Frame, Hypergamy, Identity, Intersexual Dynamics, Male Power, Organization and Structure, Personal Domain, Power, Questions from Readers, Society, Sphere of Influence | 7 Comments

Concubinage

An “acceptable” alternative to being a wife. Continue reading

Posted in Archetypes, Asia, China, Choosing a Partner or Spouse, Collective Strength, Competence / Competition, Conflict Management, Conserving Power, Courtship and Marriage, Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Differences, Discerning Lies and Deception, Discipline and Molding, Elite Cultural Influences, Erotic Blueprints, Ethical Systems, Female Evo-Psych, Female Power, Fundamental Frame, Headship and Patriarchy, Holding Frame, Hypergamy, Identity, International, Intersexual Dynamics, Japan, Male Power, Models of Success, Parenting, Polysexuality, Power, Purpose, Relationships, Respect, Secrecy, Sex, Sexual Authority, SMV/MMV, Socio-Economic Class Studies, Sphere of Influence, Strategy, Taiwan, Vetting Women | 42 Comments

7 Things Men Want out of a Woman in Marriage

So simple, and yet so impossible to find. Continue reading

Posted in Agency, Archetypes, Calculated Risk Taking, Choosing a Partner or Spouse, Clothing, Collective Strength, Communications, Conflict Management, Conserving Power, Courtship and Marriage, Decision Making, Denying/Witholding Sex, Discerning Lies and Deception, Discernment, Wisdom, Female Power, Fundamental Frame, Headship and Patriarchy, Health and Fitness, Holding Frame, Identity, Internet Dating Sites, Intersexual Dynamics, Introspection, Maturity, Personal Growth and Development, Models of Success, Moral Agency, Online Amateur Sex Industry and Socialization, Parenting, Personal Domain, Personality Types, Power, Psychology, Purpose, Questions from Readers, Relationships, Respect, Sanctification & Defilement, Self-Concept, Sexual Authority, SMV/MMV, Stewardship, Teaching, The Power of God, Trust, Vetting Women | 45 Comments

16 Bible Passages for Teaching Wives and Daughters about Male-Female Roles and Marriage

Important Passages for Washing the Wife with the Word. Continue reading

Posted in Agency, Archetypes, Collective Strength, Communications, Conflict Management, Courtship and Marriage, Discerning Lies and Deception, Discernment, Wisdom, Discipline, Discipline and Molding, Education, Feminism, Fundamental Frame, Headship and Patriarchy, Health and Fitness, Holding Frame, Identity, Intersexual Dynamics, Introspection, Leadership, Literature, Love, Male Power, Masculine Disciplines, Maturity, Personal Growth and Development, Models of Success, Moral Agency, Parenting, Personal Domain, Power, Purpose, Relationships, Sanctification & Defilement, Self-Concept, Sphere of Influence, Stewardship, Teaching, The Power of God, Trust | 37 Comments