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Marriage Fitness: 4 Steps to Building & Maintaining Phenomenal Love

Mort Fertel

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Total reviews: 28 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Marriage Fitness is a revolutionary step-by-step system for creating a phenomenal marriage. Whether you’re happy, satisfied, frustrated, angry, or bored, Marriage Fitness can help you get your marriage in the best shape of its life. Like physical fitness, Marriage Fitness is for everyone.

Marriage Fitness is based on the universal laws of love. Just as diet and exercise determine your health, certain behaviors determine the level of love and intimacy in your marriage. It’s a simple cause and effect determined by the choices you make everyday. With Marriage Fitness, the results are predictable—you can "make" love.

In this groundbreaking book, Mort Fertel reveals the MarriageMax™ 4-Step Plan along with 20 exercises, 5 marriage assessments, and a 14-week implementation schedule—all carefully designed to build phenomenal love in your life.

Best of all, Marriage Fitness is invigorating—like visiting a spa for your relationship. Forget about your childhood, unresolved conflicts, and past mistakes. Marriage Fitness won’t let you get mired in the negative aspects of your past. Instead, you’ll connect with your spouse in the here and now and fall in love all over again.

Getting your marriage in shape solves your existing problems, prevents future problems, and unleashes a powerful energy in your life. Read Marriage Fitness now—it will transform your marriage and your life.

And the Bride Wore White: The Seven Secrets to Sexual Purity (Fantastic Book for Teen Girls)

Dannah Gresh

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Total reviews: 51 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Doesn't matter if you're 13 or 30 -- this book has something to say to YOU! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I first read this book on sexual purity as an eighth-grader. When I decided to reread it for a college class, I discovered its insights are equally valuable (if not more so!) to a twenty-year-old college student. As Dannah Gresh illustrates seven truths about sexual purity, she also shares personal stories - some celebratory, others shameful - which every adolescent female can relate to, whether she's been in a relationship or not. Gresh covers a lot in under 200 pages: she urges girls to seek healing in a close relationship with God, offers clothing advice, and explores the more-than-skin-deep definition of purity. Although Gresh's target audience appears to be teen girls, I think women in their twenties could benefit from it as well. The text is easy-to-read (always important when an author tackles such difficult subjects) and the message very moving. There are a lot of purity/love/dating books floating around, but this is my all-time favorite because of its practicality, straightforwardness, and thorough treatment of the subject matter.

Editorial Review:

Our youth are bombarded by worldly messages about sex and love. Without God's help, remaining sexually pure is nearly impossible. Dannah Gresh's And the Bride Wore White exposes our culture's lies about sex, and prepares young women and girls for the world's pressures-giving them seven "secrets" of biblical purity.

Preparing for Marriage God's Way

Wayne MacK

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

The pages won't stay in the covers 1 out of 5 stars.
0 of 5 people found this review helpful.

I needed to buy this book for a pre-married counsling class, when i recieved the book all the glue that holds it togather was off needles to say i was not happy. the book itself was good, but what a mess. good luck.
dean

Great service! 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I was very pleased with the quality of the product that was sent and how quickly it got here. I will be using this service again.

Preparing For Marriage God's Way 5 out of 5 stars.
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Preparing for Marriage God's Way
This workbook is a great way for any couple to prepare for marriage. If they study it together and answer the question put to them. They will get to know each other and be able to work out problem areas before their marriage.

Very Pleased 5 out of 5 stars.
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We recieved our books quickly, they were in perfect condition and we are very pleased with the book itself.

Excellent 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a top notch product for engaged couples, or even newly married couples. It's thorough, appropriate, and does what it claims; prepares for marriage.

Editorial Review:

Preparing For Marriage God's Way guides you to an understanding of what to do when the glow of courtship must be replaced by the daily responsiblility of marriage.

A Lasting Promise: A Christian Guide to Fighting for Your Marriage

Scott M. Stanley, Daniel Trathen, Savanna McCain, Milt Bryan

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Build a Marriage of Lasting Love

Finally a practical, easy-to-read book that deals with real marital issues from a Christian perspective! Soundly based on both biblical principles and marital research, A Lasting Promise is a must read for any couple who wants to upgrade their marriage and make it a promise for life!
--David and Claudia Arp, authors of The Second Half of Marriage

This essential resource offers Christian couples, a well-researched and proven method for dealing with conflicts and resolving problems in their marriage.

A Lasting Promise offers solutions to common problems--facing conflicts, problem solving, improving communication, and dealing with core issues--within a religious framework. With the ultimate purpose of upholding the sanctity of marriage, the book is filled with stories that reflect the sacred teachings of the scripture. The strategies outlined can help Christian couples to improve communication, understand commitment, bring more fun into their relationship, and even enhance their sex life. This book will serve as an invaluable resource for all couples who want to honor and preserve the holy sacrament of their union.

The Gift of Sex: A Guide to Sexual Fulfillment

Clifford L. Penner, Joyce J. Penner

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

A Righteous Guide To Sex 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This is an awesome book to give to people before they are married. It takes the false expectations and preconceived ideas out of the picture and replaces them with truth and honesty.

The Gift of Sex: A Guide to Sexual Fulfillment 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

A very positive presentation of the marital sexual relationship as a gift from God. It is thorough and addresses details and issues about which most people do not know what to think or even how to go about considering them. It is professional as well as considerate in its presentation. While the authors approach the subject from a Christian perspective, it is not necessary for the reader to embrace this viewpoint in order to find the book truly helpful. If you have not read a book on the marital sexual relationship, you ought to read this one. If you have read other books, I think you will be pleased with this addition. I use this book with couples whom I see for marriage counseling.

Editorial Review:

Clifford and Joyce Penner, clinical therapist and nurse have written a sensitive and forthright guide to understanding sexuality and how it fits into God's design for marriage. This revised and updated version features a new introduction, new illustrations, a section on addictions and the Internet, and a timely discussion on sexually transmitted diseases and their consequences. With the latest information on sexuality and intimacy, this best-selling book is ideal whether you are newlyweds or have been married for many years.

Chapters include:

• The Physical Dimension
• The Total Experience
• Moving Past Sexual Barriers
• Resolving Difficulties
• Finding Help

Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts

Les and Leslie Parrott

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Helpful and Useful Before Remarrying 4 out of 5 stars.
3 of 5 people found this review helpful.

Several years after my divorce became final, I started dating a divorced guy. Long story short: we're remarried and blending a family.

This book is one of three or four books about remarriage that I read before actually agreeing to get married again. It is helpful and useful; I found myself skipping around within the sections and not reading every word.

I've since found another book by these authors with almost the same title. I actually like the other book better. The title is the same, without "Second" in the language. I think the other book "Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts" is actually stronger than this one.

Buy either one, with our without "Second" in the title. Both are helpful.

Lauren Hodge
Apple Valley, California

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Happily Remarried: Making Decisions Together * Blending Families Successfully * Building a Love That Will Last

Editorial Review:

Using the same structure as Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott address the unique issues of "pre-remarital" families. This book prepares couples for what lies ahead and enables them to tackle the challenges with faith, perseverance, and hope.

The Wedding Ceremony Planner: The Essential Guide to the Most Important Part of Your Wedding Day

Judith Johnson

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Total reviews: 40 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Many couples want a spiritual but not a religious ceremony that truly celebrates their unique set of beliefs, values and life circumstances. They want their ceremony, their way but don’t know where to begin or what questions they need to ask. The Wedding Ceremony Planner is a comprehensive and user-friendly guide. It covers everything you need to know to create a beautiful ceremony text and to anticipate and address all the profound and mundane logistics with ease, grace and fun. It includes hundreds of text excerpts reflecting the many voices with which our hearts speak. There are also ten sample ceremony texts, including those used to address such situations as the inclusion of children, the telling of the couple’s story, the renewal of vows and a commitment ceremony. Checklists and worksheets are included to manage all the details. The Wedding Ceremony Planner is also an invaluable resource for clergy of all faiths, wedding planners and location coordinators. Sprinkled with anecdotes about lessons learned by couples creating their weddings, this book is filled with the wisdom of experience.

El Misterio del Matrimonio (Spanish Edition)

Mike Mason

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Total reviews: 29 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

powerful 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

this book was recommended by a friend since then, i've recommended this book and given this book away as gifts to my friends getting married, thinking about marriage, or already married. it's not just about marriage, but the way a man and woman should live and can live happily in Christ

Truly amazing 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Although this book is not a quick read, if you are willing to take the time to sit down with it, it will open your eyes and knock your socks off! To truly understand the reason and meaning of marriage in God's eyes has been a tremendous blessing to my marriage. Highly recommend this book!

Beautiful. 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is a beautiful look at what marriage is and how God created it. It is refreshing to read and stays away from the how to and just focuses on the glorious yet mysterious miracle of marriage. Loved it and give it away to all new brides and grooms I know.

Editorial Review:

SPANISH EDITION. In the twentieth edition of this Gold Medal Award-wining book, Mike Mason delivers a poetic search for understanding the wondrous dynamics of committed love.

Asegure el Exito en su Matrimonio Antes de Casarse: Siete Preguntas Que Hacer Antes (y Despues) de Casarse (Spanish Edition)

Les and Leslie Parrott

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Total reviews: 37 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

One of the best in this genre. 4 out of 5 stars.
6 of 19 people found this review helpful.

Husband and wife Doctoral team, Les and Leslie Parrott have established themselves as the gurus of modern marriage counseling. This book, SAVING YOUR MARRIAGE BEFORE IT STARTS: SEVEN QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE (AND AFTER) YOU MARRY is, I believe, their best work.

This is an wonderful work that will benefit all marriages, but I do have a couple of complaints about it. The book does not read exceptionally well all the way through. It's great in most areas, but seems to wane in others. Also, for maximum effectiveness, this book should be used in conjunction with the workbooks, one for him, and one for her. That being the case, the book should have been bound into one volume or sold only as an all-inclusive package. Some readers will be put off to buy this book only to find out they need to go buy two more!

Now that I have that out of the way, let me amend by stating, I believe this is one of the very best and most practical books available for couples, especially from engagement up through the first year of marriage. I don't want to give away too much content, but the book begins with setting the right "expectations" in your marriage. I believe this is the most critical aspect of marriage that is most often a major contributing factor to disillusionment. Other subjects covered are things such as how to have disagreements without devastating results, learning how to communicate with each other, identifying the "love styles" of the couple and much more.

The advice is practical with a strong emphasis on your marriage from a Christian aspect. I highly recommend this book, but do yourself a favor and buy the workbooks with it.

Pastor Monty Rainey

Editorial Review:

SPANISH EDITION. This book is the first comprehensive marriage preparation program specifically designed for today's couples

The Marriage Builder

Larry Crabb

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Total reviews: 18 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

The Best Book on Marriage...EVER!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is the Best book on Marriage you'll ever read! I am a Pastor and I use this book in all of my Pre-Marital Counseling. Dr. Crabb is so piercingly accurate in his assessment of the Insecurities and Insignificance that each couple wrestles with! His solutions are NOT FORMULAS, they are insights and journey's with questions to discover and opportunities to serve one another regardless of their response toward us. This is also so thoroughly developed it not only prepares you for marriage it can help identify in the midst of a troubled marriage, where the breakdown in ONENESS is Occurring! This is the Definitive book on Marriage, especially from a Christian Faith perspective!

Be Careful! 1 out of 5 stars.
0 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Crabb appeals to our sense of self with statements like this one: "In Christ, I am significant and secure; therefore I can live responsibly before God no matter what happens." It could be argued that, according to Biblical principles, we are to live responsibly before God regardless of our feelings.
There are some neat analogies in this book, but I would caution readers to be aware of Crabb's humanistic view of people and marriage. There is no Biblical basis for the claims that we all have needs for security and significance, or that these needs must be met before we can live obediently before God.
I HIGHLY recommend any of Jay Adams's books for a strong, Biblical perspective on the human condition. The link here is my personal favorite.

The Biblical View of Self-Esteem, Self-Love, and Self-Image

Editorial Review:

An all-new discussion guide for couples has been added to this classic best-seller to allow readers to dig into it and apply it to their own lives and marriages.