Well, Mr. Jimmy Evans has done it again, sending out another pathetically predictable missive on how to save your marriage.
This one seemingly provides steps to falling in love again for those whose marriages are on the rocks. While there are a lot of things he writes here that I would be inclined to question, the primary point I sought to make in my response is that he noted from the get-go that it takes the commitment of both marriage partners to reignite love’s flame when a marriage bond has disintegrated. He fails to address the possibility that one partner or the other may not be willing to devote that kind of time or energy to the relationship, and that is the issue I sought to highlight.
I continue to be frustrated that this man, who professes to be an expert on Christian marriage, (and there are many others like him) teaches from a vantage point where abuse does not even seem to exist. Furthermore, I am offended that those of us who have written to urge him to acknowledge abuse in the Christian realm do not even merit the courtesy of an acknowledgement or a reply.
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