hy did you write Loving God but Still Loving You?
I didn't want to do it!
When a friend wanted to organise a coffee morning for our friends who don't go to church I though it was a good ifea - until I realised she wanted to have it at my house!
With three very small children I felt I had enough to do. But in the end God made it very clear that it was His idea, and so I gave in.
We soon discovered that a number of our guests were closet Christians, or would like to have faith, but were afraid of what it might do to their marriage if they became active in the church. At that time there were no books available in the UK that looked at marriage from this perspective, and I felt God prodding me to write one.
Does your husband share your faith?
Yeas, and had made a Christian commitment in childhood as I has done.
So what made you think you had any right to talk about this topic?
I have no 'right' at all. But God made laid it very firmly on my heart, that I should write a book for these women. I felt presumptuous - what did I know?
Initially it seemed a hopeless task, but after months of research talking to women in the situation I felt I could write and say what they feel they could not - without being disloyal to the man they love so much.
Since that first book, which sold over 75,000 copies, I have written many articles for women's magazines all over the word, conducted seminars, and written the book that is currently in print.
Why are churches so insensitive to the needs of people in this situation?
I don't know. It certainly isn't unkindly meant, but I think people are not very good at 'walking in other's moccasins'.
Certainly there are many congregations where the majority are lone worshippers. I've worked hard to help the church become more aware of their needs, although that is an uphill struggle.
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