Cheryl

Cokhavim,
Welcome!
The seminar series had lots more jokes about the men than about the women so I guess since he is a member of that “people group” he would have a right to joke about them, eh? He is also teaching an audience that is made up of Christians and non-Christians and some of them probably would be offended to have a woman teach the men. I found his style to be rather refeshing in his honesty and I do enjoy humor a lot even when I get to laugh at myself. Some may not enjoy this kind of approach and of course we cannot please everyone.

As far as Mark being an egalitarian, he has women who are pastors in his church and he does not make the “fix it” of the problems in the marriage on the women to submit more. He makes it clear that personality types are for individuals not genders to that one who is dominant may be the woman and one who is naturally submissive may be the man. We cannot force a personality type on any one gender and I think he does a good job at explaining this.

When I was done watching the series, I became quite aware that what I had thought was patience and submissiveness for 20 years was just willingness to accept not getting what I needed. That is going to change and I can see now that this isn’t selfishness. That was a great help for me and I wish I had learned this many years ago. I am still nice and still naturally submissive but I realize that it is okay to ask for and get what I need and how to get it 🙂 My husband agrees.