Did you know that God has a divine blueprint for your marriage? It's true He deeply desires for you to have a strong and lasting relationship that defies the heartbreak of today's secular statistics. In this inspiring series of lessons, highly acclaimed teachers Carl Brecheen and Paul Faulkner present the ultimate designer's plan for you and your spouse. With an engaging style and some down-home humor, this dynamic duo teaches spiritual truths that will help you: Know how to build a loving and lasting marriage relationship.Understand the great importance of developing a good communication style within marriage.Appreciate the unique contribution that sexual intimacy makes to a healthy relationship. These, plus many more powerful lessons, show how God has shaped and designed the marriage relationship to be a great gift and a life-changing blessing.

The return of a classic! A systematic, practical model for building marriage skills, newly revised and updated. Invaluable tools to help make marriages more rewarding, effective, and satisfying by showing couples how to encourage each other, resolve conflict, communicate effectively, maintain equality in the relationship, and make better choices.

This volume traces the modern critical and performance history of this play, one of Shakespeare's most-loved and most-performed comedies. The essay focus on such modern concerns as feminism, deconstruction, textual theory, and queer theory.

God intends for marriage to be one of the most satisfying relationships you will ever experience. Like our relationship with Christ, your relationship with your spouse should be a source of joy, peace, life, and love. But many marriages miss God's plan. The facts are that only about half the couples who go to the altar remain married -- and many of those who do not divorce find themselves in frustrating relationships full of pain and conflict. Maximizing Your Marriage is an interactive mentoring course for couples based on solid biblical principles about God's design for marriage. Ten weekly sessions provide plenty of tools that get couples headed in the right direction to experience and enjoy all God wants for them. And the course concludes with an overnight retreat which offers couples the opportunity to renew their vows. Maximizing Your Marriage is an adventure that will bring refreshment and encouragement to any marriage. It's a great investment for a healthy relationship that reflects Jesus Christ. Sessions include: * Mutual Submission To Christ * The Wonder Of God's Oneness * A Promise To Be Kept * Expectations vs. Godly Assignments * Stop -- Talk -- and Listen, Listen, Listen * In Pursuit Of Understanding * Finding A Firm Financial Foundation * The Reward Of Raising Children * Intimacy In Every Way * Fueling The Flames Of Your Marriage * The Getaway Daryl G. Donovan is currently the senior pastor of Sanibel Community Church in Sanibel, Florida. He has served in pastoral ministry for nearly three decades and been extensively involved in premarital and marriage counseling. Donovan received his D.Min. degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary. Other books by Donovan include Able To Stand, Men Mentoring Men, Men Mentoring Men Again, The Inheritance, and Mentoring For Marriage.

The level of happiness in a marriage depends on the depth of intimacy a couple shares. As Catholics, our deepest source of sharing is the Eucharist. This workbook gives Catholic couples practical skills to enhance their marriage all based on the Eucharistic Liturgy. This material is perfect for parish or personal used, and has been used by the Holy Spirit to help thousands of Catholics enrich their Sacrament.

In conjunction with the related workbook, this leaders guide for the Popcaks' monthly, 12-session marriage enrichment program helps couples apply rich theological content directly to their current married life. Instructing them with a variety of tools?including activities, DVD supplements, and group discussions?this resource shows spouses not only how to be closer with each other and their community but also how to fully enjoy the spiritual significance of their bond. As a trustworthy source that utilizes lessons from both the orthodox faith and the best research in marriage and family psychology the program is an ideal addition to any Catholic parish.

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