Trigger warning : Domestic violence and victim/target blaming. I am cautiously optimistic about Jason Meyer's commitment to change how Bethlehem Baptist (John Piper's former church) has handled domestic abuse in the past. I appreciate these statements that he made from the pulpit because abuse and the climate in which it can fester are rarely addressed, if ever, and he seems to "get it." An ethos that does not value women can lead to an environment where sick things slip under the radar. I have heard this statement before—warning, if you want to see me get visibly upset, just say what I am about to say in my presence: “If wives would just submit better and become more meek and quiet, then husbands would not get so angry.” These thoughts must be taken captive, or else we can create a climate in which domestic abuse can take root and grow... However, the dynamics change decidedly in situations of abusive sinfulness. In these situations, the conflict is not treate...