Submissive Wives: Oppressed, or Beautiful? Brittany Gray and Ari Todd
FamilyLife Today®
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4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
It’s girls’ day on FamilyLife Today, and Ann Wilson pulls back the curtain on the word so many women side-eye: submission. With wit, warmth, and surprising joy, pastors' wives Ari Todd and Brittany Gray reframe this God-first posture that fuels unity, honors strength, and brings real flourishing. If the thought of “submissive wives” makes you flinch or groan, this conversation might be the freedom you didn’t know you needed.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, why don't you tell everybody one of your favorite Bible verses? |
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| 0:07.2 | And that verse says, your word is a lamp from my feet and a light on my path. |
| 0:12.4 | I mean, what an awesome Bible verse that reminds us how Scripture lights the way in marriage and parenting and basically everything else. |
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| 1:33.1 | I'm not saying that women need to submit to men. That's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that |
| 1:38.9 | God has orchestrated within the marriage for women to submit to their own husbands. So that is, I think that's really |
| 1:48.3 | important to understand that we're not just giving a blanket statement here of women just |
| 1:53.1 | need to submit to all men. |
| 2:00.2 | Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. |
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