Archive for category Transformed Marriages
A giant is awakening
Posted by greg in CMFN, Transformed Marriages on September 9th, 2009
Bruce Clemenger, President of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada asked if I’d join a conference call today with 40 leaders from across the US discussing the “Let’s Strengthen Marriage Campaign“. The call was organized by Chuck Stetson out of New York and it covered a seven pillar strategy to strengthen marriage involving Churches, Family, Education, Business, Media, Government and Arts and Entertainment. I was encouraged to hear of several great initiatives taking place in all seven areas in an effort to shore up the falling tide on marriage. I was mostly encouraged though in regards to the effort of collaboration to make it all happen. Within this campaign there is much cross-sector collaboration between the above mentioned pillars which is necessary for real change — on a national level — to materialize. Here in Canada it’s high time we too join forces to do all we can to transform the relational landscape of our Canadian marriages and families.
“On purpose” love!
Posted by greg in CMFN, Transformed Marriages on June 27th, 2009
I spoke with a lady at the CMFN table following a church service tonight and she shared her journey of a struggling start to her marriage . A couple of weeks after her honeymoon she was diagnosed with a mental illness and that put some serious strain on their marriage. It had come to the place where he said he couldn’t take it anymore and was going to leave her, but wouldn’t until he knew she would be okay. She decided there and then she would do three loving things for him intentionally each day. Her “on purpose” love paid off and he fell in love with her all over again. 17 years later they are trusting God as they continue building a strong healthy marriage. Not all troubled marriage have sad endings!
