A Wife of Noble Character: Mothers in a Modern World. We thought it would be good to hear what an ancient biblical mother had to say about the qualities of a modern wife and mother. Her words, recorded in Proverbs 31, have shaped the way God's people have understood womanhood for thousands of years — and they still speak directly to us today.

There's a distinction between love and marriage that is both easy to miss and difficult to understand. On top of that, cultural trends and re-interpretations complicate the definition of both love and marriage.

Love in marriage grows through mutual understanding—the dialog, or conversation. Love is stunted through a lack of mutual understanding, which is seen as the monolog—or one-way conversation. One or both parties want to be heard, but no one is listening.