FIRST
FIGHT

Topics: Arguments; Conflict; Division; Family; Fighting; Husbands; Marriage; Murder; Relationships; Spouses; Violence; Wives

References: Proverbs 12:4; 19:13; 27:15; Ephesians 4:26–27; 5:22–23; Colossians 3:19; 1 Peter 3:1–7

Three weeks after her wedding day, Joanna called her minister in hysterics. “Pastor,” she cried, “John and I had our first fight. It was awful! What am I going to do?”

“Calm down, Joanna,” her pastor answered, leaning back in his chair. “This isn’t nearly as bad as you think. Every marriage has to have its first fight. It’s natural.”

“I know, I know,” Joanna said impatiently. “But what am I going to do with the body?”

—Van Morris, Mount Washington, Kentucky