...Jim skillfully weaves together sharp wisdom, pointed
insights, and practical challenges for couples to consider...
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Jim Hughes graduated from Bethel College in Mishawaka, IN in
1970 with a B.A. in Biblical Literature and a minor in Pastoral
Theology. He was ordained in the General Conference
Churches of God
He served as pastor in various churches across denominational
lines for the past 40 years, and is very happily married to his
wife, Jan, for 36 years.
Jim and Jan have two adult married children and one son still at
home whom we adopted several years ago.
Excerpt from "C Through Marriage" by Jim Hughes
Marriage is often described as a journey, an
adventure, a setting sail for two people who’ve fallen madly in love and
happily tied the knot. No doubt marriage is a setting sail; the only
problem is that word happily. As a young pastor who has already spent
much time counseling couples preparing for marriage, I can think of no
better place to begin than where Jim has started his book:
Being married does not necessarily mean that we will always live
“happily ever after.” We wish it were so, but life is not like that.
Life has its ups and downs. There are many good times and there are
times in which life is not so good. Calamity happens to everybody sooner
or later. Unfortunately today, many couples exert far more energy and
effort in preparing for the wedding than for the marriage. Couples have
the naïve idea that after the wedding, life will fall naturally into
place, with the only argument being whether to squirt the tube of
toothpaste from the top or bottom.
Jim’s book wonderfully dispels the myths of marriage
and forces couples to look at it honestly and accurately...
— Pastor Jim Erwin, Wellspring
Evangelical Free Church
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