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101 Questions to Ask Before You Get Engaged
by: H. Norman Wright
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers Published: 2004-06-01 ASIN: 0736913947
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| | More details | The Perfect Remedy for Cold Feet! More than half of all couples who become engaged this year will never make it to the altar. Why? Leading experts believe itâs because couples fail to really get to know their potential mate before getting engaged. Relationship expert and noted couples counselor Norm Wright steers potential brides and grooms through a series of soulâsearching questions to discern if theyâve really met âthe One.â Couples will be much more confident about whether or not to pursue marriage after completing these inâdepth and personal questions. Norm also addresses the delicate subject of calling off the wedding if readers discover that a potential mate isnât actually meant to be a life partner. |
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4 Days to a Forever Marriage
by: Gary Smalley
Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group Published: 2011-10-03 ASIN: 0892217081
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| | More details | | Every day a married man or woman must make a choice . . . choosing love or anger . . . and it isnât as easy as it sounds. This unique book provides the guidance and perspective you need from marriage coaches Gary & Norma Smalley. They can help you begin living a more intimate and loving relationship that honors God and each other. Invest a little time over just four days to help get your relationship in balance and start reaping emotional and spiritual benefits. |
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40 Unforgettable Dates with Your Mate
by: Gary Rosberg
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Published: 2002-08 ASIN: 0842361065
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| | More details | | In The 5 Love Needs of Men and Women, the Rosbergs taught us how to recognize our spouse's most important love needs. Now it's time to put those ideas into action! In 40 Unforgettable Dates with Your Mate, America's favorite family counselors offer forty ideas for dates that are not only fun and romantic but also help readers meet their spouse's love needs. From picnics to day trips to snuggling at home, these ideas are guaranteed to put your marriage into high gear. |
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A Celebration of Sex: A Guide to Enjoying God's Gift of Sexual Intimacy
by: Douglas E. Rosenau
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Published: 2002-11-23 ASIN: 0785264671
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| | More details | Dr. Douglas Rosenau is a licensed psychologist, and a Christian sex therapist who has for the past seventeen years used his training in theology and counseling to help Christian couples enrich and reclaim God's wonderful gift of sexuality within marriage. A Celebration of Sex answers specific, often unasked questions about sexual topics, presents married couples with detailed techniques and behavioral skills for deepening sexual pleasure and intimate companionship, and is an excellent tool for premarital education. Previous edition: 0785273662 |
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Act of Marriage, The
by: Tim LaHaye
Publisher: Zondervan Published: 1998-03-01 ASIN: 0310211778
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| | More details | | With over 2.5 million copies sold since its release in 1976, The Act of Marriage has helped Christian couples around the world discover new joy and sexual fulfillment in marriage. This new edition expands on topics previously only touched on and includes updates on the latest findings in medicine and social science. It offers biblical principles, goals, guidelines, and charts to help couples enrich their physical relationship. |
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Becoming the Woman of His Dreams: Seven Qualities Every Man Longs For
by: Sharon Jaynes
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers Published: 2005-01-01 ASIN: 0736913513
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| | More details | Becoming the Woman of His Dreams is for women who want to be more Cinderella than Cruella De Vil, but this book is not just about living happily ever after. Itâs a thoughtful look at the wonderful, unique, and Godâordained role a woman has in her husbandâs life. Author Sharon Jaynes surveyed hundreds of men and asked them many specific questions, including - How would you describe the woman of your dreams?
- What does your wife do well that other women could learn from?
- What is one thing you wish women understood about what a man wants in the woman of his dreams?
Pulling it all together, Sharon presents seven key qualities that together unlock the secret to a happy marriage. |
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Becoming Your Spouse's Better Half: Why Differences Make a Marriage Great
by: Rick Johnson
Publisher: Revell Published: 2010-01-01 ASIN: B0038636H2
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| | More details | | It's no secret that men and women are different. And it's no secret that they don't always get along because of these differences, even when they love each other. But having a successful marriage is not about finding the perfect person to marry. It's about loving someone in an unselfish, Christlike manner. Whatever we want out of marriage--unconditional love, forgiveness, passion--that is what we have to give to our spouse. Rick Johnson shows couples how to go beyond merely tolerating each other's differences to using those God-given differences to add spice and passion to their relationship. |
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Before You Say "I Do"®
by: H. Norman Wright
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers Published: 1997-01-01 ASIN: B004HW7LN6
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| | More details | | Drawn from years of marriage preparation and enrichment seminars, this handbook delivers solid information on how you and your partner can make your marriage all that it is meant to be, particularly through incorporating Christ into your relationship. |
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Boundaries in Dating: Making Dating Work
by: Henry Cloud
Publisher: Zondervan Published: 2000-03-01 ASIN: 0310200342
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| | More details | | Rules for Romance That Can Help You Find the Love of Your Life Between singleness and marriage lies the journey of dating. Want to make your road as smooth as possible? Set and maintain healthy boundaries--boundaries that will help you grow in freedom, honesty, and self-control. If many of your dating experiences have been difficult, Boundaries in Dating could revolutionize the way you handle relationships. Even if you're doing well, the insights you'll gain from this much-needed book can help you fine-tune or even completely readjust important areas of your dating life. Written by the authors of the bestselling book Boundaries, Boundaries in Dating is your road map to the kind of enjoyable, rewarding dating that can take you from weekends alone to a lifetime with the soul mate you've longed for. |
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Boundaries in Marriage
by: Henry Cloud
Publisher: Zondervan Published: 2002-08-01 ASIN: 0310243149
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| | More details | | Learn when to say yes and when to say no--to your spouse and to others--to make the most of your marriage Only when a husband and wife know and respect each other's needs, choices, and freedom can they give themselves freely and lovingly to one another. Boundaries are the 'property lines' that define and protect husbands and wives as individuals. Once they are in place, a good marriage can become better, and a less-than-satisfying one can even be saved. Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, counselors and authors of the award-winning best-seller Boundaries, show couples how to apply the 10 laws of boundaries that can make a real difference in relationships. They help husbands and wives understand the friction points or serious hurts and betrayals in their marriage---and move beyond them to the mutual care, respect, affirmation, and intimacy they both long for. Boundaries in Marriage helps couples: * Set and maintain personal boundaries and respect those of their spouse * Establish values that form a godly structure and architecture for their marriage * Protect their marriage from different kinds of 'intruders' * Work with a spouse who understands and values boundaries---or work with one who doesn't |
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Boundaries with Kids: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Children
by: Henry Cloud
Publisher: Zondervan Published: 2001-11-01 ASIN: 0310243157
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| | More details | | What the award-winning Boundaries has done for adult relationships, Boundaries with Kids will do for you and your children Here is the help you need for raising your kids to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions. Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend take you through the ins and outs of instilling the kind of character in your children that will help them lead balanced, productive, and fulfilling adult lives. Learn how to * set limits and still be a loving parent * bring control to an out-of-control family life * apply the ten laws of boundaries to parenting * define appropriate boundaries and consequences for your kids ... and much more. 'Boundaries with Kids helps us give our kids the skills they need to live realistic and full lives in meaningful relationships. Not perfect---but healthy!' ---Elisa Morgan, president of MOPS International, Inc. |
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Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship
by: Joshua Harris
Publisher: Multnomah Books Published: 2005-07-26 ASIN: 1590521676
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| | More details | Purpose Driven Romance
The last thing singles want is more rules. But if youâre looking for an intentional, God-pleasing game plan for finding a future spouse, Joshua Harris delivers an appealing one. A compelling new foreword, an all-new â8 Great Courtship Conversationsâ section, and updated material throughout makes this five-year revision of the original Boy Meets Girl a must-have! Harris illustrates how biblical courtshipâa healthy, joyous alternative to recreational datingâworked for him and his wife. Boy Meets Girl presents an inspiring, practical example for readers wanting to pursue the possibility of marriage with someone they may be serious about.
Are you ready for âromance with purposeâ?
If youâre fed up with self-centered relationships that end in disillusionment, itâs time to rethink romance. Finding the loving, committed relationship you want shouldnât mean throwing away your hopes, your integrity, or your heart.
In Boy Meets Girl, Joshua Harris âthe guy who kissed dating goodbyeâmakes the case for courtship. As old-fashioned as it might sound, courtship is what modern day relationships desperately need. Think of it as romance chaperoned by wisdom, cared for by community, and directed by Godâs Word.
Filled with inspiring stories from men and women who have rediscovered courtship, Boy Meets Girl is honest, romantic, and refreshingly biblical. Keep God at the center of your relationship as you discover how to:
   â¢Â Set a clear course for your romance    â¢Â Get closer without compromise    â¢Â Find support in a caring community    â¢Â Deal with past sexual sin    â¢Â Make the right decisions about your future New! Courtship Conversations
Eight ideas for great dates that will help grow and guide your relationship.
Story Behind the Book
âI wrote I Kissed Dating Goodbye to challenge singles to drop the worldly approach to serial dating and reconsider the way they pursued romance in light of Godâs Word. Since then, Iâve received letters asking questions like, So, what comes between friendship and marriage? and, How can you know when you are ready for marriage? Boy Meets Girl answers those questions. Now as a happily married man I can look back on my courtship with Shannon and see from personal experience that God is faithful. If you trust Him enough to wait on romance in dating, He will lovingly guide you as you pursue it in courtshipâ¦right to that wonderful moment when you kneel together at the altar.â â Joshua Harris |
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Capture His Heart: Becoming the Godly Wife Your Husband Desires
by: Lysa M. TerKeurst
Publisher: Moody Publishers Published: 2002-04-01 ASIN: 0802440401
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| | More details | A truly fulfilling marriage involves two people focusing on each others' needs rather than their own. Lysa TerKeurst, president of The Proverbs 31 Ministry, has written a practical guide for each spouse that will open their eyes to the needs, desires, and longings of the other. She offers eight essential criteria for capturing the heart of your spouse, with creative tips on how to accomplish them. Having a great marriage takes time, creativity, and willingness. Capture His Heart and Capture Her Heart are excellent tools to help spouses run this very worthwhile race.
Husbands Need Their Wives To: 1. Support Them Spiritually 2. Encourage Them Emotionally 3. Enjoy Them Sexually 4. Appreciate Them Vocationally 5. Engage Them Intellectually 6. Connect with Them Relationally 7. Affirm Them Physically 8. Stand by Them Permanently |
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Closer: Devotions to Draw Couples Together
by: Jim Burns
Publisher: Bethany House Published: 2009-10-01 ASIN: B004HB1BNS
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| | More details | | The Love Dare challenged individuals to love their spouse more. Closer shows wives and husbands how to grow that love together. Introduced with Scripture verses and engaging stories, these 52 devotionals will inspire couples to draw closer through faith conversations--those quiet talks so vital for emotional and spiritual intimacy in a marriage. Guided, practical action steps round out each reading. |
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Codependents' Guide to the Twelve Steps
by: Melody Beattie
Publisher: Touchstone Published: 1992-04-09 ASIN: 0671762273
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| | More details | | First the Hurt, Now the Healing... Millions identified with Melody Beattie in Codependent No More and gained inspiration from her in Beyond Codependency. Now she's back to help you discover how recovery programs work and to help you find the right one for you. Interpreting the famous Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve Steps specifically for codependent issues for the very first time, this groundbreaking book combines Melody's expertise with the experience of other people to: ⢠Explain each step and how you can apply it to your particular issues ⢠Offer specific exercises and activities to use both in group settings and on your own ⢠Provide a directory of the wide range of Twelve Step programs -- including Al-Anon, Codependents Anonymous, Codependents of Sex Addicts, Adult Children of Alcoholics, and more The uniquely warm and compassionate voice of Melody Beattie will inspire you to turn your life around -- one step at a time. |
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Created To Be His Help Meet: Discover how God can make your marriage glorious
by: Debi Pearl
Publisher: No Greater Joy Ministries, Inc. Published: 2010-08-27 ASIN: B0041D83VU
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| | More details | | Somewhere over the passing years and changing culture, women have lost their way. This book is written to lead them back home. Regardless of how you began your marriage or how dark and lonely the path that has brought you to where you are now, I want you to know that it is possible today to have a marriage so good and so fulfilling that it can only be explained as a miracle. Follow Debi Pearl as she takes the wisdom and experience of her own marriage and confirms it with the wisdom of scripture and learn how to be the "help meet" that God created you to be. You will learn to appreciate God's gift of a husband with a thankful heart that produces joy and wisdom in you and your home. Gain a better understanding of who your husband is and how your response to him can make or break your marriage. See the Bible's perspective of obedience and authority and understand how you are joint heirs to the promises of God. The miracle of a wonderful marriage is like the miracle of birth, God allows you to be an essential contributor to the miracle. Read, enjoy and be blessed as over 330,000 other women already have. |
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Creating an Intimate Marriage: Rekindle Romance Through Affection, Warmth & Encouragement
by: Jim Burns
Publisher: Bethany House Published: 2006-07-01 ASIN: 0764202065
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| | More details | | A Marriage Full of A.W.E. If you think intimacy in marriage is an impossible goal, think again. Even if your relationship is the high maintenance variety, you can still find that meaningful connection you are seeking by cultivating three important ingredients in your relationship: Affection, Warmth, and Encouragement--AWE. Sharing personal stories of both success and failure, Jim Burns' candid and vulnerable style will encourage you to work toward rekindling the fires of your romance, no matter how chilly the coals may have grown. Important areas discussed include communication, sexuality, friendship, forgiveness, worship, attitudes, and priorities. This is not a pie-in-the-sky approach to marriage. The challenges of everyday life with a spouse are faced head-on by someone who has not only experienced them himself but also coached hundreds of other couples and individuals in their struggles. The practical help he offers will equip you to tackle the real-life issues of marriage and find true and lasting intimacy with your spouse. Each chapter includes helpful follow-up exercises and questions for personal reflection. |
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Devotions for a Sacred Marriage: A Year of Weekly Devotions for Couples
by: Gary Thomas
Publisher: Zondervan Published: 2005-03-22 ASIN: 0310255953
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| | More details | | What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy? By popular demand, the author of Sacred Marriage returns to the topic of how God uses marriage to expand our souls and make us holy. With all new material, Devotions for a Sacred Marriage explores how God can reveal himself to you through your marriage and help you grow closer to him as well as to your spouse. Fifty-two devotions encourage you to build your marriage around God's priorities. From learning to live with a fellow sinner, to the process of two becoming one, to sharing our lives as brothers and sisters in Christ, Devotions for a Sacred Marriage challenges couples to embrace the profound and soul-stretching reality of Christian marriage. |
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Devotions For Dating Couples: Building A Foundation For Spiritual Intimacy
by: Samuel Adams
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Published: 2002-09-10 ASIN: 0785267492
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| | More details | Today, there is a great deal of emphasis on the mystical and intangible nature of relationships but very little emphasis on the real, practical steps involved in building an enduring love. In contrast, authors Ben Young and Sam Adams place great importance on the value of spiritual compatibility in Devotions for Dating Couples. Designed especially for highly committed or engaged couples, it helps readers: Understand and avoid the most common barriers to spiritual growth Have an increased desire for fellowship with God Share and explore spiritual issues together Pursue godliness, personal relational health, and wholenessEach of the nine sections includes Scripture quotations, suggested meditation passages, and discussion questions, as well as anecdotes from real people including the authors. Intended as an eight-week study, weekday devotions are to be completed by both individuals, and each weekend study is to be completed together as a couple. |
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Every Man's Marriage: An Every Man's Guide to Winning the Heart of a Woman (The Every Man Series)
by: Stephen Arterburn
Publisher: WaterBrook Press Published: 2010-03-16 ASIN: 0307458555
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| | More details | What every man wishes he knew about what his wife desires most.
Authors Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker believe that every man can meet the secret desires of his wife. The problem is, most of us aren't exactly sure what that desire is and how we can go about fulfilling it faithfully.
In Every Man's Marriage, you can discover the common misconceptions about what it means to exercise biblical authority and understand the role of submission in the marriage relationship. This groundbreaking book can help men grasp and apply essential but often overlooked principles for marital leadership.
Through candid reflections on their own struggles to achieve biblical unity in their own marriages, along with many years of combined experience in marital counseling, Arterburn and Stoeker apply solid, time-tested biblical wisdom to the everyday potential distortions that can lead to strife in a marriage.
The second book in the "Every Man" series, this is the perfect follow-up to the best-selling Every Man's Battle. Every Man's Marriage is a terrific resource for establishing mutual respect and sacrifice in your marriage based on Christ's example of loving His bride, the church.
Includes a comprehensive workbook for individual or group study. |
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Every Young Woman's Battle: Guarding Your Mind, Heart, and Body in a Sex-Saturated World (The Every Man Series)
by: Shannon Ethridge
Publisher: WaterBrook Press Published: 2004-07-20 ASIN: 1578568560
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The world you live in promotes sex as the answer to just about everything. The pressure to go along with the crowd is greater than ever before, and itâs easy to compromise in little ways that are a lot more harmful than they seem. You and your friends may become caught up in destructive relationships or sexual activities without even knowing how you got there. You just want to be normalâto fit in, to be liked, to look attractive to the opposite sex. But are you paying too high a price? This counterpart to the award-winning Every Young Manâs Battle can help you:
· learn how the sexual battle begins in your heart and mind · understand your hunger for attention from guys · recognize and avoid the potential pitfalls awaiting young women on the journey toward adulthood and possibly marriage · find out how the media, novels, fashion, internet chat rooms, and body and beauty obsessions influence your sexual choicesâand what you can do about it · guard your mind, heart, and body against sexual and emotional compromise · develop a deeper, more satisfying level of intimacy with God
Whether you have so far protected yourself emotionally and sexually, feel that youâve been robbed of your purity, or have given in to temptation in some way, this book can help you achieve or reclaim sexual integrity. It can also guide you through the temptations and pressures of young adulthood while demonstrating how you can live your life to the fullestâwithout regrets. |
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Fascinating Womanhood
by: Helen Andelin
Publisher: Bantam Published: 2007-01-30 ASIN: 0553384279
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What makes a woman fascinating to her husband? What is happiness in marriage for a woman? These are just two of the questions Helen B. Andelin answers in the bestselling classic that has already brought new happiness and life to millions of marriages.
Fascinating Womanhood offers timeless wisdom, practical advice, and old-fashioned values to meet the needs and challenges of todayâs fascinating woman. Inside youâll learn:
â What traits todayâs men find irresistible in a woman â How to awaken a manâs deepest feelings of love â Eight rules for a successful relationship â How to rekindle your love life â How to bring out the best in your manâand reap the rewards â Plus special advice for the working womanâand much more!
Fascinating Womanhood offers guidance for a new generation of womenâhappy, fulfilled, adored and cherishedâwho want to rediscover the magic of their own feminine selves.
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Five Steps to Romantic Love: A Workbook for Readers of Love Busters and His Needs, Her Needs
by: Willard F. Jr. Harley
Publisher: Revell Published: 2009-05-01 ASIN: 0800733584
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| | More details | The best marriage workbook just got better! Five Steps to Romantic Love helps couples know and meet each other's needs and overcome the habits that destroy love. A popular supplement to Dr. Harley's His Needs, Her Needs and Love Busters, this workbook is now available in a convenient lay-flat binding. 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. Using them will help couples turn new insight into action!
Husbands and wives will deepen their love and strengthen their marriages by working through the steps outlined in this workbook. Five Steps to Romantic Love is the perfect resource for counselors, small groups, and couples. |
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