So Long, Insecurity by Beth Moore
Week 12: Chapter 11 — A Challenge to the Guys
Read Chapter 11 of So Long, Insecurity. Key Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-29; 1 Peter 3:7
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In an unusually direct turn, Beth steps out of the women-only room and writes a frank, compassionate challenge to the men in women's lives — not to blame them, but to invite them into healing.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.This chapter is addressed primarily to men, and Beth acknowledges it is unusual in a book written for women. Why do you think she included it, and what does it communicate about her view of the relationship between male behavior and female insecurity?
2.Beth is direct but not antagonistic toward men in this chapter — she extends compassion for male insecurity and struggle while being honest about the ways men's words and actions can deepen or heal women's wounds. What did you appreciate about how she handled this balance?
3.Ephesians 5:25-29 calls husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the church — nourishing and cherishing her. Beth draws on this passage to describe what security-giving love from a man looks like. What specific behaviors does she point to as nourishing versus diminishing?
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