Sacred Marriage : What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy? (Large Print 16pt) (Edition 16) (Paperback)

from erikssonfamily

Originally I was hesitant to buy this book; I am not a fan of "self-help" books, but it isn't one. It's a treatment on the role of marriage in relationship to God and man. I read this before getting married, and frankly, it has helped us move beyond ourselves and grow closer to each other. I woul...

from retiredlib

"What if god designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy?" Thomas is from a Catholic background. This is an interesting proposal. Each chapter is about a different aspect of holiness. It seems to be written with men in mind. Chapter titles: 1. Greatest challenge in the world: a c...

from thornton37814

Thomas addresses the interdependence of one's relationship with God and the marriage relationship in this volume. He advocates that couples should be pointing each other in the direction of God as their relationship grows. He makes a lot of good points. The biggest problem with the book lies in t...

from atimco

There are tons of books out there on how to improve your marriage. It seems that no matter how many tomes are written on love-languages and conflict resolution and communication, no matter how many idealized visions of marriage are put to paper, Christian marriages still struggle. Sometimes there...

from LudieGrace

I'm never sure what I'll get when I pick up a Christian book on marriage; some can be gimmicky or cliched or simply tiresome. But there are definitely some gems out there, and I count [book: Sacred Marriage] among them.Instead of asking how spirituality shapes married life, Gary Thomas asks how m...