2008 Year in Review

Emmanuel Reformed Church to Host Marriage Conference

Emmanuel Reformed Church, 202 E Morris Street, Morrison is pleased to invite all to attend a “Love and Respect Video Conference” on Friday, April 25 from 6:45-10 p.m. and Saturday, April 26 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

We all know marriages need love – but what about respect? One key word can revolutionize any marriage according to Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, author of the book Love & Respect. Eggerichs says happiness and harmony are not achieved by love alone. Yes, love is vital, especially for the wife, but the author says, a husband’s need for respect is equally important-he is designed to need respect.

For the past 25 years, we have heard much about love, but the divorce rate among evangelicals has continued to rise. Eggerichs says, “The major problem, which I heard from wives, was ‘He doesn’t love me.’ Wives are made to love, want to love, expect love. Many husbands fail to deliver. But as I kept studying Scripture and counseling couples, I finally saw the other half of the equation. Husbands weren’t saying it much, but what they were thinking was, ‘She doesn’t respect me.’ Husbands are made to be respected, want respect, expect respect. Many wives fail to deliver.” As a result, two good-willed people end up on what Eggerichs calls the Crazy Cycle: without love she reacts without respect, without respect he reacts without love – it is a painful, negative cycle that has thousands of couples spinning out of control.

Come learn more about not only the “Crazy Cycle”, but how to get off it and get on the “Energizing Cycle” and the “Rewarded Cycle” at the Love & Respect Video Conference hosted by Emmanuel Reformed Church. The cost is $10/single and $20/couple. A conference workbook as well as snacks are included in the registration fee.

Please call the church office at 815-772-3890 to register for this event.

by  Editor, theCity1.com
April 9, 2008