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Merge For Marriage
$16.99Add to cartMarriage can be surprisingly difficult when you’re first starting out.
Newly married couples face a tremendous challenge that is seldom talked about. In our social media-driven world, it’s easy to think that everyone else has it together in their marriages and wonder if maybe you made a mistake. The truth is, most couples don’t enter marriage with the communication or attachment skills needed to deal with the integration of two lives.
The Merge for Marriage helps answer the question newly married couples face: “Can we ever get on the same page?” Couples will learn:
*what it means to “merge” and the damaging effects of not dealing with differences early in a marriage;
*the seven predictable areas of conflict;
*a practical, powerful plan for dealing with differences with one’s partner; and
*how to help another couple walk through the merge process.
Full of practical stories, current research on connection and attachment, and enduring biblical principles, this book will help a couple learn how the different “merge points” in their marriage can actually strengthen their relationship so that they can enjoy a thriving marriage.
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5 Love Languages For Men Workbook (Workbook)
$10.39Add to cartThe essential companion book for The 5 Love Languages(R) for Men
Good marriages just don’t happen. They require work.
The ten lessons in this book were created to strengthen and deepen your relationship with your loved one. These lessons give you workable strategies for applying the principles of The 5 Love Languages(R) for Men. They offer glimpses of your relationship’s potential when you and your mate speak each other’s love language.
Whether you’re working with this book as an individual, a couple, or in a small group, let patience, grace, and humor be your companions. Learning a new love language can be difficult, and there’s more than a little trial and error involved.
This won’t be particularly easy. Nothing worthwhile ever is. But you will see dividends. And the more of yourself you pour into this workbook, the greater your dividends will be.
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Love And Respect Devotional
$20.99Add to cartIn this couples’ devotional based on the classic bestseller, Eggerichs surveyed thousands of couples to develop 52 devotionals around the three cycles that are at the heart of Love and Respect.
Emerson Eggerichs has transformed marriages around the world with his biblically based approach to understanding the love that she most desires and the respect that he desperately needs. Now, in this long-awaited devotional based on Love & Respect, Emerson has created an experience for couples that is effective, flexible, and life changing.
To build this couples devotional, Eggerichs has taken the top concerns that surfaced in a survey of thousands of couples and has developed 52 devotionals around the three cycles that are at the heart of Love and Respect. On one occasion the couple will be talking about how to stop the Crazy Cycle or keep it at bay. The next devotional will discuss a concept built upon the Rewarded Cycle, which stresses the ultimate purpose for marriage. And the next may have both people talking about ways to use the Energizing Cycle in their efforts to love and respect each other.
This long-awaited devotional:
*Contains 52 devotions specifically guided to couples’ most common concerns
*Can be done weekly or at your chosen pace
*Is husband and wife friendly, written to ensure both are comfortable in the process
*Supplemental video studies are also available for purchaseWith this wealth of new material and video devotionals available online, The Love & Respect Devotional will be indispensable to anyone wishing to improve their marital relationship.
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How To Be Married To Melissa
$19.99Add to cartYour therapist told you that marriage was no laughing matter, but standup comedian and podcaster Dustin Nickerson begs to differ. Join Dustin as he draws on experiences from his incredibly average life to share tips for appreciating the uniqueness of every marriage.
Through storytelling and brutally honest disclosures, Dustin brings his highly relatable brand of humor to the challenges couples may face, including eating healthy (versus being happy), parenting (building crucial survival skills), finances (bill collectors, anyone?), and church attendance (Melissa’s purse holds enough mints and fidget toys to entertain the kids and Dustin).
Go beyond the formulas and charts of conventional marriage advice as you dig deep into your one-of-a-kind relationship. In this book written for actual married humans by an actual married human, Dustin shares:
*Why laughter in your marriage is essential–even in the hard times
*Why in marriage, unlike on Southwest, your baggage does not fly free
*An approach to problem-solving (we’re talking money, kids, and in-laws) that brings you closer
*Why you should never put Scattergories on your wedding registry
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Enneagram In Marriage
$19.99Add to cartMost books exploring the Enneagram are focused on understanding oneself. But how does the Enneagram lend insight to our relationships? Specifically, your relationship with your spouse and the unique pairing you share?
In this incredibly practical and easy-to-understand book, counselor and psychologist Christa Hardin combines her expertise in psychological assessment and marriage and family counseling to explore all 45 possible Enneagram pairings in relationships. She calls it the Enneagram Glow–the unique, mutual influence of two types in intimate relationship across the seasons and shifts that every couple experiences. She helps you learn to
* understand your partner’s emotions and reactions
* extend more grace to your partner and yourself
* have productive conversations that foster connection
* build a legacy together with intentionYou’ve never read a relationship book or an Enneagram book like this before! Discover how you and your partner can build on your shared gifts, overcome the shadows, and shine a bright and beautiful light on each other and everyone you encounter.
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Real Good Life
$20.97Add to cartWhere are you looking for joy, contentment, and purpose? Stevie and Sazan Hendrix show us that the good life we’re looking for won’t be found in our latest purchase, achievement, or dream vacation–it’s found by intentionally cultivating the simple, everyday moments that make up a real, good life.
We say we want “the good life,” but that often leads us to constantly chase after the next thing, compare ourselves to others, and feel disconnected and unable to enjoy the good things that are right in front of us. Stevie and Sazan know what it’s like to search for the good life and, having achieved “success” at a young age, they know firsthand that the success we think we want isn’t what truly satisfies.
Even as their careers and social media popularity grew, Stevie and Sazan were still searching for the good life, just like everyone else. What they discovered in that search completely changed how they lived their days–and by extension their lives. In A Real Good Life, you’ll join them on their journey
*identifying how you can set yourself up for a good day by being intentional with all of your hours;
*discovering your unique process for building faith and connection in yourself, your home, and your relationships;
*rethinking your routines so you can establish life rhythms that are sustainable and unique;
*recognizing that reflecting, focusing, gathering, and resting are crucial values; and
*inspiring you to see life as a gift that should be cherished every single moment.
Slow down and trade the endless cycle of striving and competing for real, good days filled with purposeful reflection, intentional focus, gathering with loved ones, and true rest.
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How To Put Love First
$13.97Add to cartDo you feel your relationships are lacking deep connections? Do you feel your time with God could be more rewarding? New York Times bestselling author Sadie Robertson Huff and her husband, Christian, invite you on a 90-day journey to embrace a life-giving relationship with God and experience authentic, healthy relationships with your people and your community.
You are meant to be in relationships that bring joy and connection–that help you know soul-deep peace and leave you feeling loved instead of lonely. Instead, surface-level friendships, filtered social media feeds, unresolved conflicts, and unhealthy relationships can often seem to harm our self-worth, spiritual growth, and mental health–and keep us from the very relationships that could bring that true connection.
How to Put Love First reminds you that prioritizing and deepening your love relationship with God is the key to growing healthy relationships in every area of life. Through personal stories of their own walks with God, their pitfalls and victories in relationships of all kinds, and biblical encouragement, Sadie and Christian will help you:
*Find peace and connection in your relationship with God
*Enjoy healthier, happier relationships with close friends and family
*Learn how to resolve conflict, offer forgiveness, and endure loneliness
*Reap the mental and spiritual health benefits of thriving in communityAs an added bonus, Dr. Josh Kirby, a psychologist and life coach, joins Sadie and Christian to speak into some of the key themes in the book to offer informed, practical counsel to further help you incorporate these important teachings into your life.
If your relationships feel more frustrating than life-giving or if you feel like something deeply important is missing in your life, join Sadie and Christian on this 90-day challenge to discover the joy and freedom of being loved and loving well.
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Enneagram In Marriage
$39.99Add to cartMost books exploring the Enneagram are focused on understanding oneself. But how does the Enneagram lend insight to our relationships? Specifically, your relationship with your spouse and the unique pairing you share?
In this incredibly practical and easy-to-understand book, counselor and psychologist Christa Hardin combines her expertise in psychological assessment and marriage and family counseling to explore all 45 possible Enneagram pairings in relationships. She calls it the Enneagram Glow–the unique, mutual influence of two types in intimate relationship across the seasons and shifts that every couple experiences. She helps you learn to
* understand your partner’s emotions and reactions
* extend more grace to your partner and yourself
* have productive conversations that foster connection
* build a legacy together with intentionYou’ve never read a relationship book or an Enneagram book like this before! Discover how you and your partner can build on your shared gifts, overcome the shadows, and shine a bright and beautiful light on each other and everyone you encounter.
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Preparing For Marriage (Revised)
$18.99Add to cartCreated by FamilyLife, one of America’s leading marriage and family ministries, Preparing for Marriage is a dynamic, comprehensive program designed to help you prepare for life together after the cake is cut and the guests head home. That is when the real adventure begins–the adventure of creating an intimate, lasting, and biblical marriage!
This third edition is again restructured and refreshed for today’s young couples, while still offering the solid, dependable information it has since first published.
Centered around five essential conversations about God, finances, sex, and more, inside you’ll find a fun, romantic study that will help you target areas for growth in your relationship. You can work through Preparing for Marriage as a couple or with a mentoring couple, pastor, or premarital counselor.
Don’t just plan your wedding . . . prepare for your marriage!
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5 Love Languages Workbook (Workbook)
$10.39Add to cartThe essential companion book for #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages(R)
You want to be able to love effectively and truly feel loved in return. The 5 Love Languages(R) workbook provides the sure steps to meaningful, relational connection. This workbook provides lessons–designed for individuals, couples, or small groups–focused on the invaluable love languageTM content. It includes interactive questions, quizzes, charts, and diagrams–all aimed at helping you better express love and identify areas for development.
Loving well for the long haul is a challenge. How can we ensure deep, growing relationships amid the demands, conflicts, and even boredom of everyday life? Combine the insights of The 5 Love Languages(R) with this practical, interactive workbook for deeper levels of joy and intimacy!
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Greater Joy TWOgether
$17.99Add to cartDoes your soul mate feel more like a roommate? This year-long devotional will help you and your spouse go deep in your faith, nurture your marriage, and make laughter a part of your everyday life.
Each weekly devotion in Greater Joy TWOgether includes a short reading, a Scripture verse, thoughtful conversation prompts, ideas for putting the week’s theme into action, and prayer starters to draw you closer to God and each other.
With his trademark blend of humor and inspiring biblical content, author Ted Cunningham helps you and your spouse:
*Realize the importance of intentional little connections
*Be more engaged with each other throughout the week
*Encourage and equip other couplesWhether you have been married a few weeks or several decades, Greater Joy TWOgether will add spark to your relationship as you prioritize faith, each other, and the lighter moments of your crazy life.
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Becoming Wife : Saying Yes To More Than The Dress
$15.95Add to cartWhether you are preparing to be or are already a wife, you likely are immersed in the external reality of marriage. But being wife is so much more: It’s a call to holiness and a vocation of incredible significance.
Becoming Wife explores what it means for a woman to fulfill this vocation. Catholic wife, mother, speaker, and author Rachel Bulman shares – like a friend over a cup of coffee – how being a wife is at once a calling and a purpose. The more a wife makes herself a gift to her husband, to her children, and to the world, the more she inevitably becomes the person God created her to be. She becomes more wife, more woman, more Christian. Thus, she fulfills her identity as a daughter of God and cultivates the soil from which her motherhood comes to fruition.
By exploring the life of the Blessed Mother and the guidance of great minds in the Church, like Saint John Paul II and Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, this book unwraps the gift of becoming a wife and what it means to make a “total gift” of oneself through matrimony.
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Marrying Again : 52 Devotions To Prepare Your Heart And Mind For Marriage A
$16.99Add to cartEmbrace a new beginning with faith, hope, and confidence.
When God brings a new relationship into our lives after divorce, we feel hopeful. It’s easy to assume that this second chance at happiness is a gift we can simply accept with gratitude, but not so fast! Having been married does not mean that we know how to be remarried, and having been a parent does not mean that we know how to stepparent.
In Marrying Again, Ron and Nancy Keller share knowledge, wisdom, and skills learned from decades of professional and personal experience with remarriage and blended families.
Learn how to:*develop realistic expectations,
*overcome common feelings and challenges,
*promote unity and healthy communication,
*navigate tricky subjects, such as financial and legal matters, and
*nurture your relationship with the Lord.Whether you’re newly divorced, dating, or already remarried, this book will encourage you on your journey, reminding you that God walks alongside you every step of the way.
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Dear Future Husband
$13.99Add to cartLove letters spark within our hearts a sense of nostalgia, tender affection, and the blooming potential of the future to come. Imagine writing love letters to the man in the future whom you will one day marry but have yet to meet.
Dear Future Husband embarks on a journey beginning in the transitional late teen years through the roaring twenties of life. Each letter encapsulates lessons learned along the way, as well as a deep sentiment of adoration for a man who would one day be called “husband.”
Through the span of over a decade these letters mark milestones in the journey of a single woman who is still waiting for her future husband, but who finds the greatest love of all is that of knowing her Creator deeply and truly.
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Grace Marriage : How The Gospel And Intentionality Transform Your Relations
$15.99Add to cartWe live in a performance-based world–but happy and hope-filled marriages thrive on grace.
Marriage was God’s idea, so we know He designed it to be very, very good. But why do most marriages look disengaged, unappealing, or at best a bit stagnant?
For Brad and Marilyn, “the honeymoon was over before the honeymoon was even over.” Both found themselves disillusioned and disappointed. In The Grace Marriage, the authors share how a revelation of God’s grace and fresh conviction of the need for intentional investment transformed their hearts and relationship.
What does a grace marriage look like? This book invites couples to explore:
*Grace and Identity
*Grace in the Day-to-Day
*Grace in Crisis
*Grace and Communication
*Grace and Sex
*Grace and Money . . . and more.Choosing to show your spouse the same grace Christ has showed you liberates you to walk in freedom and fullness of joy. If you want your marriage to reflect the vibrancy, creativity, and oneness God intends, you must show proactive, ongoing investment.
This book is an essential resource for couples who desire to thrive–not just survive–and who want a marriage that showcases the grace of God to the watching world.
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Praying The Scriptures For Your Marriage
$27.99Add to cartPraying the Scriptures for Your Marriage equips you with powerful and life-changing prayers that will strengthen your marriage and help you discover the peace, provision, and joy that comes from trusting God with your most important relationship.
God has good things planned for your marriage. He wants to fill you with joy in his presence. And he invites you to partner with him, through your prayers, to experience his richest blessings.
Whether you’re newly engaged or celebrating a golden anniversary, navigating an exciting new season or just barely hanging on, brand new to prayer or have been talking to God your whole life, Praying the Scriptures for Your Marriage helps you find ways to pray for every part of your most important relationship. From praying through a health crisis, parenting issues, job loss, a move, or simply daily love and communication, bestselling author Jodie Berndt covers some of the most common marriage struggles in this helpful, powerful, and thoughtful guide.
Jodie vulnerably shares stories from her own marriage of almost forty years, as well as wisdom gleaned from teaching marriage courses and mentoring other couples, to guide you to:
*Pray specifically and powerfully for the top struggles married couples face
*Approach crisis situations with God’s promises and perspective
*Discover simple and natural ways to support and pray with your spouse
*Develop a more loving, joyful, and deeply connected marriage through scriptural prayers personalized for your own relationshipPraying the Scriptures for Your Marriage is the latest addition to the bestselling Praying the Scriptures series. With short, easy-to-read chapters, this book invites you to read, reflect, and respond as you pray the Scriptures over every part of your marriage–whether you choose to do it individually or together with your spouse. Discover the provision and peace of God as you pray his Word over your marriage.
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Beautiful Union Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$12.00Add to cartA practical, illuminating companion guide to Beautiful Union, Joshua Ryan Butler’s positive exploration of how God’s design for sex can point all of us to the good and beautiful.
It’s time to better understand God’s vision for what might just be humanity’s greatest obsession. In Beautiful Union award-winning author Josh Butler helps readers rediscover the beauty of the Christian sexual ethic by framing it within the greater things sex is designed to point us to. But how can Christians live faithfully in an age of so many competing narratives about sex and human dignity?
In this dynamic, author-curated guide, readers will reflect on key questions, dig into the Bible’s beautiful narrative about what our sexuality is intended to point us toward, and map practical steps and insights outlined in the book. These personalized tools will guide readers to the next level as they better appreciate the beauty of the Christian vision for human sexuality, not as a list of do’s or don’ts but as an image of God’s own nature and love for all people–and an invitation into deeper, fuller life.
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Beautiful Union : How God’s Vision For Sex Points Us To The Good, Unlocks T
$18.00Add to cartA powerful call for Christians to understand sex as a window into God’s story of redemption, and a validating guide to living with authentic love in a changing culture-from the influential pastor and author of The Skeletons in God’s Closet.
It’s time to better understand God’s redemptive vision for humanity’s greatest obsession. In this bold book, award-winning author Joshua Ryan Butler helps readers rediscover the beauty of the traditional Christian theology of sex by framing it within the greater things it is designed to point to. As our culture’s values and expressions of sexuality shift, there is a growing tension between the casual way everyone seems to be doing it and historic teaching about the sacred beauty and dignity of the body, which affirms sex as diversity-in-union, of marriage as faithful love, and of procreation as life-giving presence.
At their worst, some Christian theologies of sex have been confused, repressive, and shame-based. They have resulted in situations of sex-negativity, hypocrisy, and even abuse. But contrary to popular opinion, this is not because of the teachings of the Bible. In fact, this is in spite of them. There is a better way, found by understanding God’s design for our sexual natures. A way of freedom, pleasure, and meaning.
Influential pastor and respected author Joshua Ryan Butler is used to leading the hard conversations. In this inspiring, provocative and surprisingly fun guide, he shows us all afresh–regardless of our struggles, sexual background, or singleness–the beauty and meaning of sexuality as part of God’s story–and empowers all of us to live with clarity, faithfulness, insight, and love.
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Enneagram And Your Marriage
$18.99Add to cartA couple’s workbook for growing in understanding, empathy, and love
The Enneagram is a powerful tool for increasing our awareness and understanding of ourselves and others. When applied to our marriages it can be truly transformational, allowing us to grow in empathy and compassion for one another, resulting in a stronger, more loving bond.
In this seven-week workbook, certified Enneagram coach Jackie Brewster guides you through the process of building a stronger marriage. Interactive exercises help each partner identify their primary Enneagram number, subtypes, and wing numbers, then apply that knowledge to the everyday challenges of married life. Jackie walks couples through topics such as:
– how unconscious childhood messages fuel conflict and frustration in our relationships
– what unique insights each person brings to the table
– how each spouse processes information and deals with their emotions
– and moreThis easy-to-use, comprehensive, and encouraging guide will equip you and your spouse to feel known, seen, understood, and deeply loved.
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100 Ways To Love Your Wife
$7.99Add to cartCouples with great marriages know one simple truth: the best marriages are made up of many everyday decisions that say “I love you” rather than those that say “I love me.” When we put the other person first, even in little ways, we find true fulfillment.
This book offers husbands powerful, practical, hands-on advice to start applying immediately. Maybe you are just entering into marriage and want to start off on the right foot. Maybe you have made some mistakes along the way and are struggling to connect. Or maybe you want your marriage to go from good to great. Wherever you currently are in your relationship, let Matt Jacobson help you learn how to love your wife well.
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100 Ways To Love Your Husband
$7.99Add to cartCouples with great marriages know one simple truth: the best marriages are made up of many everyday decisions that say “I love you” rather than those that say “I love me.” When we put the other person first, even in little ways, we find true fulfillment.
This book offers wives powerful, practical, hands-on advice to start applying immediately. Maybe you are just entering into marriage and want to start off on the right foot. Maybe you have made some mistakes along the way and are struggling to connect. Or maybe you want your marriage to go from good to great. Wherever you currently are in your relationship, let Lisa Jacobson help you learn how to love your husband well.
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Happily Even After
$17.99Add to cartIs happily-ever-after a myth-or can you experience something even better?
Couples don’t ride off into the sunset after their honeymoon. The truth is marriage is hard. Maybe you’re in place where you’re feeling that. You might even feel like this is the end.
Bob and Dannah Gresh have been there. But they decided to participate in God’s redemption story. Together they discovered something better than romance: a love that endures.
Whether your relationship is suffering from pornography, addiction, an affair, or just years of unhappiness, Jesus Christ can help you redeem the broken places of your marriage. In Happily Even After, Dannah is a friend who walks beside you and helps you:
*stop pretending everything is okay
*strengthen yourself in the Lord
*fight for your husband instead of with him
*discover 7 essential beliefs every marriage needs to survive broken places
*participate in your husband’s redemption storyDannah demonstrates how to forgive, live with joy, and hold your head high while you participate in His redemption story for your husband. You may feel like your story is over, but no one writes better-or happier-endings than Jesus.
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Secrets Of Sex And Marriage
$19.99Add to cartLet’s Talk about Sex
Most people are curious about sex and would love a few answers. “Are we normal?” “Why isn’t my spouse as interested in sex as I am?” “I don’t want to feel pressured, but don’t want to disappoint my spouse either–what do I do?” “How do we handle the impact of medication, menopause, porn, ED, pain . . . ?”
Most importantly: “How can we get on the same page and create a thriving intimate life?”
Sex is one of the most common marriage issues (for example, almost 80% of couples are mismatched in how often they want it), but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Relationship researcher Shaunti Feldhahn and renowned sex therapist Dr. Michael Sytsma have identified eight simple, transformational factors to help you move from disconnection to delight. This is knowledge you can trust, based on vast clinical experience and their breakthrough research, including the largest nationally representative study ever conducted with married couples about sex. This book is not a “sex manual”; it is a fascinating, practical field guide that will help you intimately understand your spouse and create the marriage you’ve always wanted.
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101 Prayers For Mr And Mrs
$14.99Add to cartSpending time together with God in prayer is vital to a strong and happy marriage, and 101 Prayers for Mr. & Mrs. Gold Faux Leather Prayer Book pairs rich passages of Scripture with unique prayers to encourage every Christ-centered marriage.
The prayer book is covered in soft gold-toned faux leather that is slightly textured. The gold-foiled title on the front page is sandwiched between two ornate filigree designs.
101 Prayers for Mr. & Mrs.
The title also appears on the spine in gold-foiled lettering. Topstitching along the edges and gilt-edged pages create a crisp and finished look, and a gold-toned satin ribbon marker is included to mark your progress through the book.
The interior pages are printed in two colors. An encouraging Scripture verse complements each prayer to help guide couples into a deeper relationship with God and each other. Prayer themes include faithful love, God’s comfort, forgiving each other, mutual respect, peace and patience, unity in marriage, sharing God’s blessings, together in faith, and more.
The 101 Prayers for Mr. & Mrs. Gold Faux Leather Prayer Book is part of the Mr. & Mrs. Collection designed to celebrate couples young and old. This collection includes faux leather devotionals, a hardcover devotional couple’s pen set, and a faux leather guest book.
Best-selling husband and wife team Rob and Joanna Teigen have been married for over 30 years and are the parents of five kids. They founded Growing Home Together to create resources that help families grow closer to God and each other.
Give the 101 Prayers for Mr. & Mrs. Gold Faux Leather Prayer Book as a first-anniversary gift to your children, or wrap a copy of the 101 Prayers for Mr. & Mrs. Gold Faux Leather Prayer Book as an anniversary gift for your grandparents. The 101 Prayers for Mr. & Mrs. Gold Faux Leather Prayer Book will help any couple grow closer through prayer.
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Joyful Hearts : Prayers And Promises For Couples
$14.99Add to cartSpending quality time together as a couple can be difficult, but it’s incredibly important for maintaining a healthy relationship! One of the best ways to strengthen your relationship is to spend time together with God.
Joyful Hearts: Prayers & Promises for Couples incorporates more than 70 themes to help you receive inspiration found in the promises of God’s Word. Uplifting prayers offer the opportunity for deeper reflection.
By staying connected to God, and believing the promises of his Word, you can live a fulfilling, blessed life in close relationship with each other and with your heavenly Father.
Features:*High-grade faux leather provides durability and exquisite tactile appeal.
*Heat debossing on faux leather darkens its color, giving the cover a two-tone appearance and creating indentation which shows off the intricate design and varied texture.
*Metallic, pearl, or matte foil finishing touches are elegantly placed to enhance certain features, capturing attention and adding class for an aesthetic appeal.
*High-quality sturdy Smyth-sewn binding stitches book signatures together creating durability and allowing pages to lay flat when open. Decorative head and foot bands are also added to further complement the overall design.
*This matte art high quality paper with a smooth satin touch provides long-lasting vivid coloration and durability.
*A beautiful satin ribbon marker conveniently keeps your place so you can quickly pick up where you left off.
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Marriage Devotional : 52 Days To Strengthen The Soul Of Your Marriage
$28.99Add to cartA successful marriage takes daily commitment. But what does that look like, and where should you start? Levi and Jennie Lusko share 52 power-packed devotions to help married couples reconnect, recommit, and grow in their faith all year long.
In this beautiful and uniquely designed devotional, Levi and Jennie Lusko share what it takes to make a marriage flourish. Including personal stories of their life with five children, one of whom is in heaven, the Luskos discuss their connection with their church, society, and biblical truth, helping young couples grow closer to God and each other, one devotional at a time.
This devotional includes:
*52 devotions-one for every week in the year
*Questions for the couple to answer and discuss
*Short prayers for the husband and wife to pray over each other
*Checklist of? fun, thoughtful activities to do throughout the weekPerfect for newlyweds and even seasoned married couples, each of the 52 weekly entries includes relevant scripture or quotes, relatable stories, compelling application, and essential prayer. If you’ve been seeking a way to inspire and uplift your marriage, this devotional journey will be the encouragement your marriage needs.
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Together For A Purpose
$24.99Add to cartA unique story of two seasoned travelers who find each other and marry later in life is told from two viewpoints with openness and candor. This engaging and often humorous narrative written by a high-powered Christian woman publisher and a ready-for-retirement widowed pastor deals with change and criticism, blended families, issues of compatibility, and meshing as a couple. More than just a love story, this growing-in-faith story touches on what we all long for-belonging, being loved for who we are, and finding a place of service to God and purpose in our everyday lives.
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Together For A Purpose
$14.99Add to cartA unique story of two seasoned travelers who find each other and marry later in life is told from two viewpoints with openness and candor. This engaging and often humorous narrative written by a high-powered Christian woman publisher and a ready-for-retirement widowed pastor deals with change and criticism, blended families, issues of compatibility, and meshing as a couple. More than just a love story, this growing-in-faith story touches on what we all long for-belonging, being loved for who we are, and finding a place of service to God and purpose in our everyday lives.
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Hope Is Where The Heart Is
$26.00Add to cartIn Hope Is Where the Heart Is, Jim Pourteau shares the story of how he and his wife, Shannon, found healing and restoration in their marriage after betrayal and brokenness.
Have you made mistakes, wrong choices, or foolish decisions that have negatively affected your life and the people you love?Jim Pourteau has you beat.
Jim was the guy who did everything “right.” He was a spiritual leader in one of the largest congregations in the Northeast, the go-to guy when others needed advice. Yet he nearly destroyed his marriage by having an affair with one of his wife’s best friends.
But Hope Is Where the Heart Is is about much more than the demise of Jim’s marriage and how he and his wife, Shannon, discovered how to put it back together. It is a roadmap for overcoming hardships, for finding strength to face another day–or to make it through the long, dark night of your soul–forging ahead in faith, and persevering despite the circumstances or opinions of others.
This story will cause you to ask, “What would I do in a similar situation? How can I better handle betrayal and rejection?” Most of all, it will evoke the question, “What really matters?”
Whether you have a great marriage, or your relationship is in trouble, Hope Is Where the Heart Is offers a different approach to facing your challenges. Within these pages, you will find one of life’s most valuable assets– hope!
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Obedience Paradox : Finding True Freedom In Marriage
$12.95Add to cartFew concepts in Christianity are more misunderstood than obedience. Words like submissive, subject, and obedient can appear utterly incompatible with the fundamental equality that Jesus offers to us in baptism. Yet headship and obedience within marriage has been preached authoritatively throughout the Church’s history.
When properly understood and lived out, obedience is, in fact, liberating. The Obedience Paradox illuminates the subject by examining the relationship between husband and wife in marriage as an image of Christ’s relationship to the Church. Presenting the sexual complementarity of husband and wife as an expression of gift, this book probes the meaning and power of receptivity in a relationship.
While a marriage certainly involves mutual giving and receiving, a husband most authentically lives headship when he acts as a generous giver towards his wife. Correspondingly, a wife practices authentic obedience when she graciously receives of her husband’s self-gift. Understanding obedience as the free reception of a gift unveils its unique potential to make us more free and to bring about deeper spiritual union between persons, both human and divine.
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Making Your Marriage A Fortress
$27.99Add to cartThe wisdom and insight every couple needs to keep your marriage together when the trials of life threaten to rip it apart and how you can fortify your marriage ahead of time.
Every marriage will face disaster. Illness or cancer. Job loss or financial burdens. Addiction. Anxiety. Infidelity. Loss of faith. It’s not a question of if your marriage will face trials. It’s a question of when.
Whether you’ve been married for five years or fifty, your marriage will either become part of the problem or part of the solution, and it’s within your power to ensure your marriage is prepared for those seasons, is a place of refuge and safety throughout those seasons, and can recover well after those seasons.
In Making Your Marriage a Fortress, Gary Thomas, bestselling author of Sacred Marriage, guides you and your spouse in building a marriage that can withstand any storm or difficult season. In these pages, you will . . .
*Discover helpful and practical principles to protect your marriage from any struggle
*Learn to detect the warning signs of trouble and how to act on them
*Understand how the state of your marriage is magnified during a crisis and how to improve it
*Be encouraged through stories from Gary’s marriage, as well as others, that you and your spouse are not alone
*Gain spiritual insight about God’s view of marriage and how to live it out in all circumstances–for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health, till death do you part
Every marriage will face setbacks and seasons of disappointment, but this book will help you keep your marriage strong before and after a setback happens.
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Loving Your Husband Well
$29.99Add to cartImagine if, at the end of the year, despite your busy schedules and all the demands on your time and attention, you and your husband were more in sync, more connected, and more in love than ever before. Sounds amazing, right?
That kind of marriage is what is waiting for you as you read through the 52 weekly devotions in Loving Your Husband Well. Each entry includes a specific theme, related Scripture, a powerful devotion, a prayer, thoughts for further reflection, and practical ideas, all designed to help you love, cherish, and serve the man who shares life’s journey with you.
Perfect when read alongside your husband’s Loving Your Wife Well, this devotional will still transform your relationship even if you work through it on your own.
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Loving Your Husband Wife Well Bundle
$24.99Add to cartImagine if, at the end of the year, despite your busy schedules and all the demands on your time and attention, you and your spouse were more in sync, more connected, and more in love than ever before. Sounds amazing, right?
That kind of marriage is what is waiting for you and your spouse as together you read through the 52 weekly devotions in Loving Your Husband Well and Loving Your Wife Well. Each week’s entry in both volumes centers on the same theme and includes Scripture, a powerful devotion, a prayer, thoughts for further reflection, and practical ideas, all designed to help you love, cherish, and serve the person who shares life’s journey with you.
This bundle makes a thoughtful wedding or anniversary gift, and it’s the best gift you can give yourselves if you long to transform and strengthen your relationship with each other.
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Marriage Aint For Punks
$17.99Add to cartMarriage is a bond that requires hard work from two people in order to achieve happiness–find all the tips and tools to a happily-ever-after, using the guidance of a trusted relationship expert.
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Beloved marriage counselor Pastor Cal Roberson captivates millions of viewers with his eccentric personality and unabashed yet effective marriage advice–and Marriage Ain’t for Punks is no different.This book is a relationship game changer. It’s a straightforward and unapologetic dive into why people fail or struggle at one of the most popular and sought-after unions in society. Even though some marriages look like a hot mess, don’t give up hope, because it is transparency, honesty, and downright fearlessness that make a great marriage. A good relationship is about refusing to allow pettiness to destroy the loving connection that partners truly seek to find with each other. Those with healthy marriages are not weaklings. They are not quitters. They know that Marriage Ain’t for Punks!
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Loving Your Wife Well
$15.99Add to cartImagine if, at the end of the year, despite your busy schedules and all the demands on your time and attention, you and your wife were more in sync, more connected, and more in love than ever before. Sounds amazing, right?
That kind of marriage is what is waiting for you as you read through the 52 weekly devotions in Loving Your Wife Well. Each entry includes a specific theme, related Scripture, a powerful devotion, a prayer, thoughts for further reflection, and practical ideas, all designed to help you love, cherish, and serve the woman who shares life’s journey with you.
Perfect when read alongside your wife’s Loving Your Husband Well, this devotional will still transform your relationship even if you work through it on your own.
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Everybody Fights : So Why Not Get Better At It
$18.99Add to cartLearn how to fight better and end your arguments with your partner feeling closer, more loved, and better understood.
We take our cars in for oil changes. We mow our lawns and pull weeds. Why don’t we do maintenance on our marriages? This relationship is the most important one we will ever have, so why not get better at it?
For the last several years, Penn and Kim Holderness of The Holderness Family have done the hard maintenance and the research to learn how to fight better. With the help of their marriage coach Dr. Christopher Edmonston, they break down their biggest (and in some cases, funniest) fights. How did a question about chicken wings turn into a bra fight (no, not a bar fight or a bra fight)? How did a roll of toilet paper lead to tears, resentment, and a stint in the guest bedroom?
With their trademark sense of humor and complete vulnerability, Penn and Kim share their 10 most common Fight Fails and how to combat them. Throughout the book, they offer scripts for how to start, continue, and successfully close hard conversations. Couples will emerge equipped to engage and understand, not do battle–and maybe laugh a little more along the way.
In Everybody Fights, couples will learn how to:
*Use magic words for healthy conflict resolution
*Address unspoken and unrealistic expectations
*Banish the three Ds of unhealthy communication–distraction, denial, and delay
*Carry individual baggage while helping your partner deal with theirsPenn and Kim want you to know you’re not alone. Everybody fights. Marriage is messy. Marriage is work. But marriage is worth it. Fight for it!
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Good The Messy And The Beautiful
$15.95Add to cartGod draws spouses closer to the Heavenly marriage through the sanctifying power of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony.
However, that means it is not always easy, and it certainly is not like what newlyweds may imagine.
In The Good, the Messy, and the Beautiful: The Joys and Struggles of Real Married Life, Edward and Beth Sri – national marriage speakers – show readers that the struggles of marriage are to be expected and, even more so, they are purifying us to make us saints.
No marriage is perfect, and neither is the Sri’s. This book is packed full of hilarious and relatable stories from their 20+ years of marriage. From their experience, see helpful tips, mindsets, and reminders of how to live out the beautiful vocation of marriage.
In good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, God has an incredible vocation for all for spouses. The Good, the Messy, and the Beautiful goes into the nitty-gritty, explaining what to do when reality hits-when the rubber hits the road.
From discussions about:
*Miscommunication
*Healing
*Intimacy
*Gifts
*And moreYou will dive into new depths of the reality of Catholic marriage-from the messy to the beautiful-in this practical, entertaining, and wise book.
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God Sex And Your Marriage
$15.99Add to cartMany Christian books talk about sexual issues within broader works on marriage, but few resources comprehensively and biblically guide couples specifically on sexual intimacy. God, Sex, and Your Marriage challenges the common assumptions couples have about sexuality and presents the richer biblical narrative of sex as a metaphor of God’s covenant love. Dr. Juli Slattery applies that biblical framework to the practical challenges in sexual intimacy. Godly sexuality extends far beyond sexual purity and calls us to sexual integrity. God invites every couple to view their sexual relationship, including their greatest struggles, as an avenue to learn about the nature of His covenant love. It’s God desire to make us more like Himself and sex within marriage is often a powerful training ground for godly character. That desire gives purpose and context to addressing pornography, healing from past wounds, sexual incompatibility, pursuing pleasure together, and forgiveness.
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2nd Happy : Seven Practices To Make Your Marriage Better Than Your Honeymoo
$16.99Add to cartWhat is the secret to a healthy, happy, fulfilling marriage?
Nearly every marriage starts out happy, and if we’re honest, nearly every marriage at some point becomes unhappy. Is there a solution? Can an unhappy marriage really get back to being happy? Can it be truly and authentically happy–even better than it was at first? Kevin and Marcia Myers, married for thirty-seven years through nearly every challenge a couple can face, emphatically say yes.
Revealing seven practices that offer help and hope for a happy and enduring marriage, The Second Happy is a captivating, practical resource that provides the tools necessary to tune-up, overhaul, or even rebuild your marriage. Practices to sustain and strengthen marriage include the following:
*breaking the quit cycle;
*picking a fair fight so both people win;
*keeping disagreements from escalating; and
*removing pretense from your relationship.Rooted in Scripture and contemporary insights from the Myers’ marriage, as well as real stories from other couples, this revelatory book shows how any marriage can regain depth, meaning and, yes, happiness.
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Why Marriage Counseling Fails
$16.99Add to cartLike life itself, marriage has moments of joy…and sorrow. As difficult as marriage can be, many who have said “I do” try to stick it out when problems arise because the alternative–being alone–is not very appealing. If the couple truly wants to save their marriage, they usually turn to counseling.
Unfortunately, most marriage counseling ends with the couple dropping out and then, more often than not, ending their relationship. In some cases, the problem is not the couple but their choice of counselor. One who is poorly trained, disinterested, or obviously biased can destroy a marriage.
Why Marriage Counseling Fails explores different scenarios that cause problems for couples as well as the different types of counselors who can help or harm a marriage. Dr. David B. Hawkins has more than forty-five years of experience as a marriage counselor and has helped thousands of couples save their marriages.
“Sadly, when it comes to reaching out for help for marriage counseling, few have a sense of trust and confidence in their counselor,” he says. “Stories abound about how they came out of a counseling session worse than when they went in.”
Dr. Hawkins defines the “five I’s” of a qualified marriage counselor as one who:
*Offers wise instruction
*Takes an active interest in the couple
*Offers insight into why problems recur
*Is willing to work intensively
*Works in-depth to help the couple find long-term solutionsWhy Marriage Counseling Fails offers insights into marital issues, the brokenness of the counseling system, how to find good help, and how to insist upon effective help when turning to a counselor.
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Preparing For Marriage (Revised)
$39.99Add to cartCreated by FamilyLife, one of America’s leading marriage and family ministries, Preparing for Marriage is a dynamic, comprehensive program designed to help you prepare for life together after the cake is cut and the guests head home. That is when the real adventure begins–the adventure of creating an intimate, lasting, and biblical marriage!
This third edition is again restructured and refreshed for today’s young couples, while still offering the solid, dependable information it has since first published.
Centered around five essential conversations about God, finances, sex, and more, inside you’ll find a fun, romantic study that will help you target areas for growth in your relationship. You can work through Preparing for Marriage as a couple or with a mentoring couple, pastor, or premarital counselor.
Don’t just plan your wedding . . . prepare for your marriage!
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His Needs Her Needs (Revised)
$22.99Add to cartTime after time, His Needs, Her Needs has topped the charts as the bestselling marriage book available. In this classic book, Willard F. Harley, Jr., identifies the ten most vital needs of men and women and shows husbands and wives how to make their marriage sizzle by satisfying those needs in their spouses. He provides guidance for becoming irresistible to your spouse and for loving more creatively and sensitively, thereby eliminating the problems that often lead to conflict and even extramarital affairs.Join those who have seen spectacular changes in their marriages by following Dr. Harley’s tried-and-proven counsel. You will discover that an outstanding marriage can be more than a dream–it can be your reality.
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5 Steps To Romantic Love (Workbook)
$39.99Add to cartFive Steps to Romantic Love will help you and your spouse to know and meet each other’s needs and overcome the habits that destroy your love. This workbook takes the proven concepts found in Dr. Harley’s His Needs, Her Needs and Love Busters and helps you make them a reality in your marriage. All of the worksheets, inventories, and questionnaires that Dr. Harley recommends in these two bestsellers are available here in a full-sized and easily reproducible format. Fall in love again and enjoy an intimate, passionate marriage that lasts.
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Intended For Pleasure
$21.99Add to cartGod gave humankind the gift of sex. But many couples don’t experience the kind of joy and fulfillment God intended. If you’ve ever been frustrated with a lack of intimacy in your marriage, or if you just want to know more about how you can get the most out of your relationship, Intended for Pleasure is for you. This honest and frank resource will answer your questions about sex and sexuality, improving sexual response, sex techniques for pregnancy, birth control, sex at any age, solutions for sexual problems, and much more. All of the questions you’ve been afraid to ask (or didn’t even know to ask!) are answered right here.
A perfect gift for newlyweds and a trusted resource for pastors and marriage counselors, this classic book has helped more than a million people understand and enjoy the gift God intended for pleasure.
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31 Ways To Show Her What Love Is
$18.99Add to cartIn Jefferson Bethke’s newly revised edition of 31 Ways to Show Her What Love Is, readers will discover practical and inspiring tips for bringing more romance, joy, and vibrancy to their marriages.
In 31 Ways to Show Her What Love Is,Jefferson Bethke gives husbands thirty-one specific tips for strengthening and deepening their marriage relationship. Each day, readers find a new suggestion for encouraging and loving their wives. Topics include serving each other, offering forgiveness, laughing together, praying for one another, affirming each other through words, and even making a favorite snack. From serious to lighthearted, each tip challenges readers to make their marriage a priority and reminds them of the importance of a healthy, vibrant relationship. Now with new covers and revised content, these books take readers on a one-month journey to bring them closer to their wives than ever before.
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Enough Is Enough
$13.99Add to cartYou need to get to safety. Now.
When the abuse starts, that’s when you know enough is enough. It’s time to find a haven somewhere else. There will be a chance down the road to assess where your marriage is headed in the long term. No one is saying divorce is the inevitable outcome. God can transform anyone.
But He doesn’t promise to do that. People choose to persist in sin. And that’s why it’s imperative for you to leave . . . so you can think clearly, take stock of the situation, and most of all, protect yourself and those whom you love.
Dr. David Clarke, a licensed psychologist specializing in marital therapy for more than 30 years, wants to help you make the break from your abusive relationship. Whether or not divorce is on the horizon is beside the point. You need to get out so you can sort it out.
Dr. Clarke understands this journey won’t be easy. That’s why he provides a step-by-step plan that includes practical advice as well as biblical guidance. But leave you must, because abuse is a sin that doesn’t come from above. Let this book help you get away from your abuser so you can give your marriage the best chance to succeed. Because only with some distance will you be able to see what your loving, ever-faithful God has in store for you.
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No I Cant Make Your Wife Disappear
$16.99Add to cartYour marriage can be magical.
World-renowned illusionist Danny Ray pulls back the curtain and shares the biblical truths he has discovered in his career to expose the secrets of a successful marriage. Drawing from his own experiences of building an enduring, magical marriage, Danny, together with his wife Kimberly, will help you unlock the secrets to:
*Experience effective communication
*Overcome impossible situations
*Thrive in your marriageNo, I Can’t Make Your Wife Disappear is a lighthearted, practical, and sometimes hard-hitting guide to building a stronger relationship with your spouse. So don’t ask the magician to make your spouse vanish! Instead embrace his secrets for a magical marriage and enjoy a lifelong, loving, fun-filled relationship.
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Rhythm Of Us
$16.99Add to cartAre you feeling stuck in your marriage? Do you long to enjoy your spouse over a lifetime but you don’t know how to get there?
Chris and Jenni Graebe want you to know that every marriage can thrive. Using thoughtful, accessible stories and practical guidance, the Graebes provide an “anyone can do it” vision for healthy marriage, leaning into life-giving, universal rhythms that guide our deepest passions and priorities. For marriage partners, Chris and Jenni show how the classic spiritual practice of the rule of life can create a dynamic and lifelong “rhythm of us.”
Together and individually, you will learn how to create space in your busy lives to spend time with Jesus and become more like Jesus. Instead of reacting to the pull of life into a thousand meaningless directions, you will learn how to craft an intentional rhythm to guide you toward a life and marriage of significance.
What profound yet seemingly ordinary everyday rhythms can bring you closer to God and each other? What core rhythms are key to every healthy couple? You will answer these questions in unique ways to your relationship and situation. The Rhythm of Us also includes exercises to evaluate your personal habits, values, and vision inventories.
Leave behind the busy life of chaos and hurry and develop your unique Rhythm of Us. Change your marriage for the better. Start living intentionally and fully now.
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Your Marriage Gods Way Workbook (Workbook)
$14.99Add to cartApply God’s Wisdom to Your Marriage
God designed the unique covenant between a man and a woman to be a lifelong partnership that brings joy, support, and stability to both their lives. You can experience this fulfillment for yourself when you follow His plan as the foundation for the relationship between you and your loved one.
This interactive companion to Your Marriage God’s Way invites you to work together with your spouse to take a closer look at the biblical principles for this precious contract and make them an active part of your own marriage. You will build a stronger relationship and deeper faith as you:
*understand the unique roles God has given each of you
*identify ways you can better help, encourage, and support each other
*make serving God the focal point of your marriageNo matter how long you’ve been married, there is always room to grow in your relationship by placing Christ at its center. With the help of the Your Marriage God’s Way Workbook, bring your hearts closer together and experience the fullness God has in store for both of you.
