Over the years I have heard, read (and preached!) teaching from the Bible on how to be a good wife. Although I haven't felt the need of it personally (!), it has often seemed generally helpful, if somewhat superficial.
Surprisingly, however, I have seen (or heard) very little teaching in the church on how to improve as a husband.
Could it be that the church is made up of wilful, ignorant wives who are blessed with near-perfect husbands?! Or would I be too cynical if I were to suggest that it is simply a reflection of the fact that men do most of the writing and public-speaking in the church? I wonder. Anyway, this little article is intended to redress the balance and to help husbands to see their defects and how to improve in their love for their wives. It is written with a great personal sense of the need to do just that.
