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Too often, couples enter remarriage unaware of potential problems and unprepared for the challenges stepfamily life will bring.
The Heart of Remarriage takes a unique approach to success in remarriage by going straight to the heart, helping couples heal from the inside out rather than offering surface suggestions that may change circumstances but not the lives of couples and their families.
Drs. Gary and Greg Smalley partner with remarried couple Dan and Marci Cretsinger to offer this marriage-changing idea: No matter what circumstances or challenges a remarried couple and their stepfamily face, the solution starts in their hearts. Remarried couples will learn how to examine their own hearts and heal them from the hurts of the past, so that they can be filled with God’s love and let that love overflow to their family members. The Heart of Remarriage teaches readers how to create emotional security for every family member, and offers practical ideas for connecting at the heart level with their spouse, children and stepchildren. Couples will be encouraged to keep their hearts open and challenged to leave a family legacy of love.
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Relationship expert Gary Smalley, best-selling author of The Blessing and The Language of Love, finally tackles a topic that’s on everybody’s mind: sex. With his pastor and friend, Ted Cunningham, Smalley nudges past our hang-ups and sacred cows to answer the question, How can I have the best sex of my life? The answer may surprise you. Did you know that great sex begins with security, which leads to intimacy, which leads to incredible sex? It's only as we take an honest look at the differences between men and women and find ways to bridge the gap that we can create the security and intimacy that great sex needs to flourish. In The Language of Sex, Smalley and Ted Cunningham peel back the layers of mystery and show us how to do just that!
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Gary Smalley's first book on the topic of sex! He explores the basics, differences between men and women emotionally, spiritually, and physically. Find out the answer to the question, "How can I have the best sex of my life?"
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In Smalley's first book on the topic of sex, he explores the differences between men and women emotionally, spiritually, and physically. He takes a biblical look at the topic of sex in the marriage relationship and answers questions such as, What does the Bible say about sex?
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Church Kit Includes:
-From Anger to Intimacy hard cover book
-Six From Anger to Intimacy Study Guides
- From Anger to Intimacy DVD
-Church Campaign CD-ROM
In From Anger to Intimacy Study Guide and From Anger to Intimacy DVD, Gary Smalley and Ted Cunningham go beyond the book and take a deeper, biblical look at the topic of anger and forgiveness in the marriage relationship. What does the Bible say about anger? Does Scripture tackle emotions and how to find forgiveness in our marriages? This Bible study and companion DVD are a fantastic resource for couples to do together, and they are equally useful for individuals, small groups, pastors and leaders.
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Did you know that spiritual, emotional, physical and relational exhaustion lead to, ANGER? And unresolved anger leads to sin. All couples deal with anger and how they respond (stuff it, spew it or study it), can make all the difference in their relationship and in their lives. In
From Anger to Intimacy, Gary Smalley and Ted Cunningham explore this often maligned and God-given emotion that unless dealt with can strip us of everything we love. Now couples can learn the skills to: resolve conflict, hurt and pain in a healthy way, master their internal buttons so as to overcome feelings of anger, frustration and rage, use five specific tactics to deal with anger and rage when they rear their ugly heads, walk in the freedom God intends by learning the three essentials of forgiveness and five keys to nurturing a forgiving spirit, craft the perfect apology, remove the roadblocks to forgiveness once and for all, break sexual addiction and heal after an affair, and find answers to big questions about anger and forgiveness in their marriage
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Anger begins as frustration, hurt or fear. When you don’t deal with these deeper emotions, they intensify and fester into resentment and rage—and the affectionate intimacy you long for in your relationship is driven away. Yet everyone experiences anger at one time or another . . . so how can you cope when it surfaces and strengthen the connection between you and your spouse? Popular relationship expert Dr. Gary Smalley suggests that you have three options when anger rears its head: You can stuff it, you can spew it or you can study it.With his pastor and good friend, Ted Cunningham, Smalley peels back anger’s layers to expose the emotional core of fury and bitterness. In the From Anger to Intimacy study guide and companion DVD, they invite you to go beyond the book and take a deeper look at the pain that lies at the heart of anger. Through six teaching and Bible study sessions, they show you how sharing that pain leads to deep intimacy and a marriage that will go the distance.
About the Author
GARY SMALLEY is president and founder of the Smalley Relationship Center, which presents conferences nationwide and provides resources for families and churches. Combined, his books have sold more than 6 million copies. The Blessing and The Two Sides of Love won the Gold Medallion Award for excellence in literature, and The Language of Love won the Angel Award for best contribution to family life. Gary has been a guest on numerous national TV shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live and NBC's Today. He is the coauthor, with Ted Cunningham, of The Language of Sex and From Anger to Intimacy.
GREG SMALLEY has a passion to help premarital and married couples learn how to enjoy a lifetime together. Dr. Smalley is the Director of Marriage Ministries for the Center for Relationship Enrichment on the campus of John Brown University, and assistant professor of marriage and family studies. Dr. Smalley is the author or co-author of 10 books including The Wholehearted Marriage, Before You Plan Your Wedding, Plan Your Marriage, The DNA of Relationships for Couples, The Marriage You’ve Always Dreamed Of, Men’s Relational Toolbox, Winning Your Wife Back, and Winning Your Husband Back. Greg and his wife Erin, along with their two daughters, Taylor and Maddy, and son, Garrison, live in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.