No, I’m not married. But if you pay attention there are all kinds of examples for how a marriage should operate – yes, even in our culture where it is projected that with current trends, as much as 50% of marriages will end up in divorce. The deep level of respect by the father for the mother in the Swiss Family Robinson is one of the reasons that I enjoyed it so much, even though he was willing to give her a heart attack by blowing up a hole in the ship without her knowledge. Tonight one of my friends posted an audio clip of a sermon from Paul Washer that is on YouTube. So far I have been impressed with what I have heard from him though I have not delved too deeply into his other sermons. He has studied some of the same people that I am currently:

The funny/odd thing about this is that it is so different from how our western culture defines marriage, yet it is the way that I have been coming to see it. Marriage is about refining your own rough edges as much as anything. Another series of sermons that I have heard somewhat recently that you might find interesting (if you want to learn more about this topic) was given by Dr. Voddie Baucham. In the past he has had The Reformed Pastor (by Richard Baxter) listed on his website as his favorite book outside of the Bible. I’ve read a decent amount of the book (but haven’t finished it yet). It was written by a pastor to pastors in the 1600s and it is very hard on ministers who are not there to minister. I know several other people who have been impressed with Dr. Baucham as well. In any case, here are the links if you want to watch them:

Biblical Manhood: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDR3xCaXiXcn

Biblical Womanhood: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6uNj7lauhA