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Simon & Schuster
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2024.
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"From the bestselling author of Home Comforts comes the story of our wedding vows-what they mean and why they still matter. In the West, marrying is so thoroughly identified with ceremonial promises that "taking vows" is a synonym for getting married. So, it's a surprise to realize that this custom is actually a historical and anthropological oddity. Most of the world, for most of history, married without making promises. And there's a reason for...
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"Watch out for karaoke mishaps that result in a fake engagement...because weddings are forever... When librarian Cecily Jane Allerton and hotshot struggling author Nate Ellis are caught in a compromising position during their MFA program, they decide to get married to keep the haters from destroying their careers. To the horror of Cecily's family, which is a big fan of big white weddings, they elope to City Hall. Now they're back on Block Island,...
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The eighth and final episode of The Klumps Mysteries: Season OneEpisode Eight – "Revelations"The final episode of Season One. Many loose ends are tied, while some are inadvertently (or on purpose???) unraveled. Meh, whatchyou gonna do?Libby Klump faces off with the Town Council while an assassin lies in wait.The police department scrambles to find their chief before it's too late.Don Klump has a battle of wits with his captor.Oh dear.Why watch TV...
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Discover the profound impact of a life partner in "No Life Without Wife," a heartfelt exploration of the invaluable role that a wife plays in building love, happiness, and success. Delve into the intricacies of emotional support, partnership, and companionship as you navigate the chapters, each unraveling a different facet of the essential connection between spouses.In this illuminating journey, we examine the wife as a caretaker, expertly managing...
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Classic Marriage is a fun-filled marriage book with practical tips and tools for communication and a long-term commitment.
There will be moments in your relationship where you haul yourselves back to "the garage" for work. Like a trusty classic truck, a classic marriage needs regular upkeep.
As the odometer climbs, everyday challenges have probably affected your communication, romantic feelings, and even your commitment. Michelle and Phil...
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TOTAL INTIMACY and loving by color can inspire a rich, vibrant sex life! Loving by color beautifully creates a picture of marital love reflective of God's true design---a balanced, complete intimacy that fosters play, trust, communication, anticipation, laughter, and sexual fulfillment. Couples can now share a language to assist them in intentionally practicing and including each of the colors that represent a crucial category of intimacy. All three...
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Married couples are an at-risk population. Thousands have been shipwrecked and did not survive. Of those that survived, not all are thriving by any means. Experts are now predicting a coming tsunami. The Marriage Arkis a definitive blueprint that can equip couples to build a vessel or examine their existing vessel that is capable of enduring high winds and lashing waves. Through the story of Noah, enduring principles are found that provide vital elements...
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"Baggage Claim" offers a transformative roadmap to crafting resilient, covenant-driven marriages. Delving deep into the complex terrain of relationships, this book illuminates the path toward healthy unions by guiding couples through the crucial journey of self-introspection.
By fostering effective communication skills and encouraging the courageous examination of toxic behaviors, this guide empowers partners to navigate their emotional baggage,...
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A Good Marriage Begins with God.
It is our natural tendency to seek personal happiness and satisfaction in marriage. We often give our own needs, wants, and goals first priority. But what is God's design for our marriages? With clarity and conviction, Christopher Ash turns us away from marriage for ourselves and toward marriage in the service of God. With practical applications for everyday life, Ash shows us God's purposes and patterns for every...
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Marriage is a profound and marvelous mystery established by God for his glory-and that is for our good. So many marital relationships never reach their greatest potential because they have the fatal limitation of being focused on one another. When our focus is solely on God, our marriages have the potential to thrive and not merely survive.
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The release of the landmark first edition of God, Marriage, and Family provided an integrated, biblical treatment of God's purposes for the home. Since then, explain authors Andreas Köstenberger and David Jones, the crisis confronting modern households has only intensified, and yet the solution remains the same: obedience to and application of God's Word.
In the second edition of God, Marriage, and Family, Köstenberger and Jones explore the latest...
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Which road are you on for your marriage-yours or God's? Inspired by the heartwarming movie No Greater Love, executive producer Russ Rice and co-writer and director Brad Silverman have created this 90-day devotional for couples to help husbands and wives dig deeper into the mystery of marriage, addressing what it means to truly love your spouse in the sacrificial and unconditional way God loves us. Each devotion invites couples to keep God at the center...
13) The Solution
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Just the way you are
The American Reformed theologian and radio broadcast host R.C. Sproul once said, "The heart of a relationship is to know others for who they are and still value, accept, and love them."
It's very easy to focus on one another's faults and flaws when it comes to our relationships. Similar to the verse in Matthew 7:3, where it alludes to us seeing the speck in someone else's eye and ignoring the plank in our own, we often...
14) Date Your Wife
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An Intensely Practical Guide for Husbands Looking to Strengthen, Save, or Spice up Their Marriage
Most men don't know how to date their wives. They did it before, but they've forgotten how, or they're trying but it just doesn't seem to be working. Justin Buzzard helps men re-learn this all-important skill from a position of security in the gospel of grace. As a father of three boys and husband, Justin offers guys a helping hand, good news, and wise...
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Updated with Discussion Questions and Two Bonus Chapters
When you say "I do," you begin the journey of a lifetime- and you have dreams of that journey being perfect. But it won't take long for expectations of the perfect marriage to fade away in the struggles of everyday life. A long-term, vibrant marriage needs to be grounded in something sturdier than romance-it needs the life-changing power of the gospel.
In this rebranded edition of What Did You...
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All parents want their daughters to marry godly young men. But which qualities, specifically, should they be looking for?
What will you say when that certain young man sits down in your living room, sweaty-palmed and tongue-tied, and asks your permission to marry your daughter? What criteria should he meet before the two of them join together for life? What He Must Be… If He Wants to Marry My Daughter outlines ten qualities parents should look for...
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If you are a couple, you've most likely had an argument. Big or small, it can ruin your day and, even worse, your relationship. Dr. Sharon Morris May says, "It's not how similar you are or even your level of conflict that determines your marital success but how you deal with your emotions, vulnerabilities, and dragons when you argue. " Dr. Sharon views conflict through the lens of the attachment theory, helping us understand: why we argue, how we...
18) Montana Meetup
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It never seems to fail. When two people finally get together, something always happens to interrupt them. Montana Meet-Up is a short story about such an event.
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Alguien se interpusoentre Lee y LeslieStrobel, amenazandoCon hacer naufragarSu matrimonio.Pero no fue un viejoAmor, fue Jesucristo.La decisión de Leslie de convertirse en una seguidora de Jesús trajo una oposición candente de su escéptico esposo. Comenzaron a experimentar conflictos sobre diferentes asuntos, desde las finanzas hasta la crianza de los hijos. Pero con el tiempo, Leslie aprendió cómo sobrevivir a un matrimonio desigual. Hoy ambos...
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La mayoría de los matrimonios con el pasar del tiempo se sumergen en la mediocridad de la rutina, el desencanto y el egoísmo. Descubrir El poder del amor te llevará a caminar en dimensiones de gozo, propósito y disfrute jamás soñados. El poder del amor ayudará a los lectores a recuperar el brillo perdido en su vida conyugal, y mirarán su futuro con mayor entusiasmo compartiendo en su matrimonio honra, generosidad, comunicación, intimidad,...
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