The household of faith is built on the reality that God has designed the members of his household be complementarily diverse. That’s a mouthful. It means that God created us all with unique gifts, skills, talents, and predispositions. This diversity provides all that is required to meet the complex needs of the household of faith, individuals, families, churches, and communities. It is a perfect design. Today we consider this design as it pertains the roles and relationships of men and women. In so doing we have to be watchful for our own predetermined thoughts and biases which skew and work against God’s design. What are the principles God has established for the roles of men and woman? Can we see how they correspond to his masterful design—not just in marriage, but for men and women in all kinds of relationships. In all of this, as always, we seek to keep Christ in the center, to act in love, to seek to align with his will and design. For we are witness of God’s love and grace in all we do and speak