A traditional wedding vow might include the following phrases, "... to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish from this day forward until death do us part. This I promise to you before God". It is reported that the average bride to be in the U.S. spends well over 1000 hours choreographing each moment of the day she will say the vows. At some point in time, in over half of all U.S. marriages, one or both partners in the marriage find themselves unhappy.
The obvious answer is to chuck it all, split us the assets, pay the attoreys umpteen thousands of dollars and hope to find someone else who will make you happy - at least that is what the world would have believe.
God has a somewhat different plan. Husbands are to love their wives as much as they love themselves (Eph. 5:33). Wives are to help and respect her husband. That's it, that's God's plan - love and respect.
Divorce Proof Your Marriage Part 2
Jimmy Seghers
Touched by Creation
December 20, 2015 • David Parkes Music
In this soul stirring show, Focus gives honor to the master of creation, our Lord almighty with some of the most beautiful images of nature ever recorded and featuring the remarkable vocal talent of David Parks. It is our prayer that this special focus presentation feeds your spirit and nourishes your soul touched by creation.
Called To Pray
November 25, 2018 • Kathleen Beckman
Everyone is called to pray! Serving in the Catholic Church for nearly 30 years as a Catholic evangelist, best-selling author as well as involved as numerous other ministries, Kathleen Beckman captures in this Focus production the transformative power of prayer. She inspires a new outpouring of prayer for healing and holiness. She explains that through prayer our mind is renewed, our soul is purified and our heart is converted. You'll discover how prayer is God's special weapon against evil. This program proclaims the wealth of grace entrusted to all who pray, that's why we are all CALLED TO PRAY!
Do You Have A Mustard Seed?
November 5, 2017 • Anne Trufant
Even though it’s one of the smallest seeds, the trees can grow up to 20 feet tall and 20 feet wide. The tree can grow in arid, dry climates and thrive in all kinds of soil. So we can see the mustard seed as a symbol of our faith that can be tested in “dry times” and the most difficult of circumstances. Even if the tree is cut down to the trunk, it can grow back again. In this Focus show, Anne teaches us that mustard seed faith is that even during times of “pruning” we can overcome and come back stronger than ever just like the mustard tree that’s been severly pruned if only a little bit of faith remains. Over and over Anne reminds us that even when we are planted in poor soil we can still grow even if we have a smalll amount of faith. So get the faith of a mustard seed and don’t be afraid to use it!