Authors interviewed on Premier Christian Radio – UK National Broadcaster

On Friday 11th March Garry and Ellen were in interviewed on Premier Radio, the UK national Christian broadcaster from their studios in Pimlico, London.

Maria Toth, pictured on the right of the photo, presenter of the weekday programme “Woman to Woman” discussed the authors’ personal experiences and their reasons for writing the book.

In reply to Maria’s question Garry said they had set out to examine the cultural changes in Western moral standards which had resulted in a reduction by three quarters of recorded marriages in the UK since 1970.

During the programme the authors said that the questions posed in both the title of the book, and in the subtitle “Why don’t more men commit to God? Why don’t more men commit to marriage?” are deliberate. Ellen explained that this was to get readers searching within themselves to find answers from their own experience. It is important that we know the fundamental nature of both men and women, the complementarity of the sexes rather than differences, in marriage as well as in society. This is the core to forming long-lasting relationships based true knowledge and understanding of both oneself and the other. But to achieve this one needs to learn to listen.

In answer to Maria’s question about the changes that being married entails, Ellen ventured that women are face with extreme changes in giving up so much more of themselves to pregnancy and child-birth. Garry added that too many men get married but expect to remain bachelor in attitude. Elucidating this point he went on to explain the hierarchy of relationships beginning with the primary relationship with God, then spouse, family, work and so forth.

Ellen responded eloquently about the need to realise God’s unconditional love for each and every one of us. When this realisation is absent in our lives we put unreasonable expectations on our spouse, in seeking from them what they cannot provide.

Copies of the book are available on-line from all the usual on-line outlets or from the publishers at www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/WhereAreAllTheMen.html.

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