By Hillary C. Wright, student news writer
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky.鈥斺�淢arriage is a picture of God and his people.鈥� The Rev. Jeff Eaton, formerly of Campbellsville, delivered a session on marriage at his address at Campbellsville University recently.
Eaton is pastor of Hope Community Church in Frankfort, Ky., and is a graduate of Campbellsville University. He spoke on having a healthy marriage and covered topics including spirituality, finances, understanding communication, sexuality, and dealing with in-laws.
鈥淢arriage is a spiritual and physical union with one another,鈥� Eaton said. 鈥淚n just living together, you are not living in a covenant relationship.鈥�
He also spoke about how his responsibilities in the church go hand in hand with his responsibility to be a husband. 鈥淚 can't mistreat my wife and say that I am God-honoring pastor,鈥� Eaton said. 鈥淕od will never honor dishonor.鈥�
Eaton also highlighted special points of interest to the men and women in the audience. He said to women in the crowd, 鈥淢en have to be bragged on.鈥� To men he said 鈥淲omen just want us to listen. Listening is intimacy. Look at your wife and say, 鈥楬oney, I have felt that way too!' That always makes everything alright.鈥�
He also highlighted the impact that 鈥渢respassing outside of the marriage鈥� can have.
鈥淏e faithful to your God and be faithful to your wife,鈥� Eaton said. 鈥淵ou don't have to be compatible on everything. The enemy wants to destroy your marriage before you even have it.鈥�
Eaton is enrolled in the doctor of ministry program at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif. He is a 1983 graduate of 青瓜视频 and a 1994 graduate of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with a master of divinity. He graduated in 1978 from Taylor County High School.
Mrs. Eaton, a singer at the church, attended 青瓜视频 in 1981 and graduated in 1982 from the Kentucky Baptist School of Nursing. She is a 1979 graduate of Campbellsville High School.
The couple has two children, Andrew and Laura.
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All chapel events are open to the public free of charge.
青瓜视频 is a private, comprehensive institution located in South
Central Kentucky. Founded in 1906, 青瓜视频 is affiliated with the
Kentucky Baptist Convention and has an enrollment of 2,601 students who represent
93 Kentucky counties, 27 states and 31 foreign nations. Listed in U.S. News & World
Report's 2009 鈥淎merica's Best Colleges,鈥� CU is ranked 22nd in 鈥淏est Baccalaureate
Colleges鈥� in the South for the second consecutive year. CU has been ranked 16 consecutive
years with U.S. News & World Report. The university has also been named to America's
Best Christian Colleges庐. 青瓜视频 is located 82 miles southwest
of Lexington, Ky., and 80 miles southeast of Louisville, Ky. Dr. Michael V. Carter
is in his tenth year as president.