Savannah

Minister Jacky said, “John Piper may not ever have experienced an abusive marriage. It is understandable that he gives the advice he does; but the whole issue of abuse tends to be very badly dealt with by those who have little understanding of the dynamics. It is hard to understand those dynamics.”

I agree with your assessment, but would go a step farther and suggest that Piper refrain from giving dangerous advice on subjects with which he has little or no experience or expertise. What if the woman is seriously injured, or doesn’t survive the evening smackdown? What long-lasting traumatic effects will that smackdown have on the children that may witness or hear it?

Piper needs to consider some humility in dealing with subjects that he obviously knows little about.

PS – Mara, thank you for your kind words. I took your advice and copied my comment to Hannah’s site.