Synopses & Reviews
<P align=center>Do you have the marriage you want?<BR>What about the marriage <BR>God wants you to have?</P><P>"<EM>It is not good for the man to be alone.</EM>" Genesis 2:18 NIV</P><P>Marriage is meant to be the most intimate of human relationships, but for many couples this intimacy is only a dream. A<EM> Couple's Guide to a Growing Marriage</EM> will help you make that dream a reality.</P><P>So much more than a personal and group study, <EM>A Couple's Guide to a Growing Marriage</EM> will teach you to share your life more fully with God, and as your relationship with God grows and deepens, so will your relationship as a couple.</P><P>Learn how to share yourself more fully with your spouse in:<BR>¿ How to understand and be understood.<BR>¿ How to express love.<BR>¿ How to handle anger.<BR>¿ How to resolve conflict.</P><P>As you spend personal time with God and share time with your spouse and perhaps a small group, you'll discover the sense of closeness, of knowing and being known, of understanding and being understood . . . you'll discover what marriage is all about.</P>
Synopsis
From the <EM>New York Times</EM> bestselling author and international<BR>speaker comes this interactive, practical resource designed to help<BR>couples grow closer to each other--and closer to God. Couples will<BR>discuss and reflect on such areas as money, anger, forgiveness, and<BR>spirituality, all in an easy-to-use workbook format.<BR>
Synopsis
From the
New York Times best-selling author and international
speaker comes this interactive, practical resource designed to help
couples grow closer to each other--and closer to God. Couples will
discuss and reflect on such areas as money, anger, forgiveness, and
spirituality, all in an easy-to-use workbook format.
About the Author
GARY CHAPMAN, PhD, is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling The 5 Love Languages. With over 30 years of counseling experience, he has the uncanny ability to hold a mirror up to human behavior, showing readers not just where they go wrong, but also how to grow and move forward. Dr. Chapman holds BA and MA degrees in anthropology from Wheaton College and Wake Forest University, respectively, MRE and PhD degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has completed postgraduate work at the University of North Carolina and Duke University. For more information visit his website at www.5lovelanguages.com.
Table of Contents
<P>TABLE OF CONTENTS<BR><BR>Introduction / 8<BR><BR>1.<EM> </EM>Enhancing My Conversation with God / 11<BR><BR>2.<EM> </EM>Enhancing My Conversation with My Spouse / 19<BR><BR>3.<EM> </EM>Learning to Forgive / 27<BR><BR>4. Developing My Serve / 35<BR><BR>5. Becoming Friends with My Feelings / 43<BR><BR>6. Learning to Listen / 53<BR><BR>7. Learning to Love / 63<BR><BR>8. Learning to Agree / 73<BR><BR>9.<EM> </EM>Developing a Positive Response to Anger / 85<BR><BR>10.<EM> </EM>Learning the Ministry of Intercession / 95<BR><BR>11.<EM> </EM>Making Money an Asset to Marriage / 205<BR><BR>12. Developing Mutual Sexual Fulfillment / 115<BR><BR>Only the Beginning / 126<BR>Resources / 133<BR><BR> </P>