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I Promise You Forever: Our Lifetime Together
In his groundbreaking book, I Promise, Dr. Gary Smalley condensed 10 years of marriage research into the powerful message that marriage survives and thrives when the relationship is characterized by emotional “safety” and “affirmation.” Now he has created a lovely gift book that helps couples speak to one another’s heart and emotional needs with gentle promises-to be faithful, to listen, to forgive, to honor, to provide for-that affirm the forever kind of love. The package is created by an award-winning designer who has garnered the highest awards in the gift and card...
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Reflections from the Powder Room on The Love Dare
What’s more fun than reading a book? Discussing it with friends. . . or even strangers who become friends. Four of us happened to stumble upon The Powder Room, an on-line reading place where women discuss, dissect, and dish out some diverse thoughts about best-selling books. A book is not only a friend-it makes friends when people are drawn in to a conversation about it. Although as different from each other as colors of lip stick, hair, and fingernail polish, we felt a divine connect through humor, personality quirks, and a common desire to gain momentum toward our God-given destiny. We decided to review books written by those who have traveled similar roads and triumphed, or who have taken...
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God on Sex: The Creator’s Ideas About Love, Intimacy, and Marriage
Daniel Akin does not write in a vacuum. Having led over 300 marriage seminars across the United States, he is in touch with contemporary distorted perceptions of sex. But the Bible is not silent on this subject. As a matter of fact it has much to say. As the creator of sex, God knows and has imparted the knowledge of the conditions for sex at its best. Daniel Akin sets the many and varied misconceptions about sex alongside God’s design to reveal His intention and blessing for this vital dimension of...
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Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America’s Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship
In 1994, Dr. John Gottman and his colleagues at the University of Washingto— made a startling announcement: Through scientific observation and mathematical analysis, they could predict—with more than 90 percent accuracy—whether a marriage would succeed or fail. The only thing they did not yet know was how to turn a failing marriage into a successful one, so Gottman teamed up with his clinical psychologist wife, Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, to develop intervention methods. Now the Gottmans, together with the Love Lab research facility, have put these ideas into practice. In Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage, the Gottmans share this vital information so that couples can develop the skills to turn their relationship problems around and create strong, lasting...
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Cupidity: 50 Stupid Things People Do for Love and How to Avoid Them
You’re a smart person. You really are. Most of the time. So why are you having such trouble making sense of your love life? Whether you’re single and wondering where your “one” could be hiding; head over heels in a new relationship and vowing that this time it’ll work; or finding that married life isn’t the thrilling adventure you’d once anticipated . . . you might be surprised to discover that the answer lies in your own ‘Cupidity’—stupid love. In this book, popular authors Hayley and Michael DiMarco identify 50 of the most common acts of Cupidity, ways to avoid them and learn from them, and some surprising things God has to say about relationships. With the help of...
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Bringing Out the Best in Your Wife: Encourage Your Spouse and Experience the Relationship You’ve Always Wanted
Most “relationship books” are written for women, but women aren’t the only ones who want happy, enduring marriages. Bringing Out the Best in Your Wife is written with men in mind, men who want to build a satisfying relationship but just aren’t sure how. The secret, Dr. H. Norman Wright reveals, is mutual affirmation. But first, husbands have to understand that women receive respect and encouragement differently than men. When husbands discover how to speak the language of love their wives understand, relationships are taken to a whole new level. Dr. Wright lays out biblical and practical ways husbands can bring out the best in their wives. Readers will find firsthand testimonies from men just like them, who share...
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Love Never Ends: Growing Together in Marriage and Faith
Many of today’s families struggle in nurturing their children in the Christian faith beyond attending church services. Finding time at home to talk together about faith can be challenging when so much else demands attention. At Home with God gives families with school-age children (ages 6 to 11) solid spiritual help. Designed to bring a family together in worship at home for 10 to 15 minutes each day, the devotions require little to no advance preparation and speak to families large and small. You’ll find in this book’s pages for the days from September through May: daily devotions based on specific scriptures prayers and litanies to say and learn together stories and activities to share songs to sing with...
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Looking For Love w/ CD
Deep down, each of us wants to experience a relationship that will give us the love, support, and intimate friendship we so desperately desire. If you’re ready to discover the essential keys to experiencing lasting love, then let George Bloomer show you the way to establishing godly relationships that will stand the test of time. Whether you’re married or still looking for that special someone, you can find out how to distinguish between good and bad relationships, deal with harmful relationships, do what it takes to keep your relationship alive and exciting, and develop deeper intimacy in your relationship. Experience a loving, lasting relationship far beyond all you could ever ask or imagine! About George Bloomer Having been set...
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