I'm guest blogging at Housewife Theologian today. The topic of last week's episode of Mortification of Spin was emotional and verbal abuse in the Christian home. After listening to the podcast, I couldn't get Todd Pruitt's question out of my mind: What is the dynamic that would prevent her [the wife in an abusive marriage] from going to an elder or going to a pastor and saying, ‘Please, please help’? I started typing like crazy, trying to capture some of the reasons why a woman won't ask for help. This is the result. Many thanks to Aimee for sharing my post on her blog. I hope it will raise awareness of what may be going on behind the scenes. Also thanks to the Mortification of Spin team for tackling this troubling subject.