Teri Lynne Underwood

It’s NOT All About You

I’ve been using Ephesians 5:21 as a guide in all my relationships for the past few weeks. Remember that great paraphrase from The Message: Out of respect for Christ, be courteously reverent to each other. We spent several days looking at how that principle applies to to the first relationship Paul discusses following that verse – husband and wife. But what happens when we apply that same idea – that all our relationships need to be undergirded with politeness, common courtesy – to the other ... [Read More]

Quiet Submission

I *think* this is the last post on submission in marriage for a bit … next week, we’ll move on to submission as parents – which I’m afraid may be even more challenging in some ways. {I’ve got a tween, y’all, and every day parenting gets more and more confusing and complex. E.V.E.R.Y. D.A.Y.} As we wrap up this idea of being courteously reverent in our marriages, let me recap some of the questions we’ve looked at so far: Does submission begins with simply being polite? What if we did just a ... [Read More]

When We Disagree

It happens in every marriage. Sometimes it is something silly but sometimes it is something significant. He sees the situation one way, she sees it another. That’s real life, y’all … and our marriages, our Christian marriages, are not immune from disagreement. But how does submission work into that? The struggle we all have, huh? I can’t even count how many blog posts I’ve read concerning this type of thing. Because it’s a big deal! As we grow in our faith and as we desire to apply ... [Read More]

Building Him Up

We’ve been discussing submission for the past few days … and I’ve been asking myself this simple question, “What if submission simply begins with being polite?” Though it’s a simple question, it’s not simple to live. The chaos of raising a family, managing finances, and a busy calendar can often push common courtesy away. “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” ... [Read More]

Overwhelmed by Love?

This is when it’s easy … the whole courteously reverent thing. When he’s in a tux looking at you as though you are the only beautiful woman he’s ever seen. When “till death do us part” is poetry echoing in your soul. When you feel as though your heart might explode from the great joy that is crashing over you … wave after wave of wonder and gratitude. Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. (Ephesians 5:22 NIV) Courtesy comes so easy on the honeymoon … in fact, for many of us, we ... [Read More]

What if?

Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential. ~ Will Cuppy What if, instead of merely nodding along as others speak, waiting for our chance to jump in and share our brilliance … what if, just for the weekend, we truly listened? What if, in place of smiling at our children’s earnest play then doing our own thing … what if, just for the weekend, we joined them in their fun? What if, as our husbands work on tasks about the home during their days off from work … ... [Read More]

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