That Look

Something that happened after the recent election caught my eye. While being introduced by President Trump as our nation’s next vice president, Usha Vance gave her husband J.D. a look that every man pines for. Wives, this is what that look looks like, why such a look matters, and what it can do for your marriage.

I challenge husbands far more often than I challenge wives in this Substack, which I think follows the apostle Paul’s pattern of putting the ultimate challenge on men (that whole “Love your wives like Christ loved the church, who gave himself up for her” thing). But as a pastor, I work with so many men who pour themselves out for their families, often getting little recognition or appreciation. No need for us to complain, men: loving our families is our job and a servant shouldn’t expect thanks (Luke 17:9). But I wish wives knew how even a little gesture can mean so much to a man. One man told me, “When my wife compliments me, I can live on that compliment for months.”

Not hours. Not days. Not weeks. Months.

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