Couples

The Five Love Languages

Dr. Gary Chapman

Marriages may be made in heaven, but they must be nurtured here on earth. In this bestselling book, the author explains how people communicate love in different ways, and shares the wonderful things that happen when men and women learn to speak each other's language. Chapters are categorized by love language and each one ends with simple steps to express a specific language to your spouse and guide your marriage in the right direction.

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Love & Respect

Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

This simple but poignant revelation of marital need wonderfully takes couples to the place they should have been all along.

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The DNA of Relationships

Dr. Gary Smalley

Because most everything is relational, the author, with personal transparency, shows you the way through your fears to help heal a wounded heart. "When Sinners Say "I Do": Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage" (David Harvey) - Marriage is the union of two people who arrive at the altar toting some surprisingly large luggage. Often it gets opened right there on the honeymoon, sometimes it waits for the week after. The Bible calls it sin and understanding its influence can make all the difference for a man and woman who are building a life together. When Sinners Say "I Do" is about encountering the lifetransforming power of the gospel in the unpredictable journey of marriage.

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The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

Timothy Keller

Are you and your spouse struggling to keep your marriage alive? You'll welcome Pastor Keller's wise insights about love and commitment. Drawing from his sermons, he frankly discusses difficulties couples experience and shows how God's Word can provide a blueprint for a healthy, loving, and lifelong relationship. Perfect for couples, those preparing for marriage, pastors, and counselors.

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A Lifelong Love

Gary Thomas

You believe your marriage has eternal purposes. You long for it to reach beyond your home and encourage others. But what does it look like to have a spiritually intentional relationship in the midst of dirty dishes, work deadlines, and car pools? Thomas gives us the practical tools to craft our marriages into inspiring relationships that breathe spiritual life to others. Whatever season of marriage you are in, A Lifelong Love gives you the practical help you need to infuse your marriage with a spiritual passion that will not only change you but will change the world around you.

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Men

For Men Only

Shaunti & Jeff Feldhahn

While many believe it impossible to understand the ever-changing essence of womanhood, this book provides deep insight and profound explanation of who she is and what she needs.

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Every Man's Battle

Arterburn, Stoeker & Yorkey

Today's media bombards men with sexual images and temptation, so it's no wonder that "sexual addiction" is on the rise - even within the church. In this compassionate brother-to-brother guide, this book tackles a serious problem head-on, offering a practical battle plan for men, married or single, who desire to live by God's standard.

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Capture Her Heart: Becoming the Godly Husband Your Wife Desires

Lysa TerKeurst

In this practical guide for husbands, Lysa TerKeurst outlines the needs, desires and longings of a woman. Then she discusses eight important ways to capture the heart of your wife. Filled with creative tips, Capture Her Heart is an excellent tool to help husbands with marriage-building.

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The Power of a Praying Husband

Stormie Omartian

This book helps men pray effectively for their wives and marriages. With stories and examples from her own marriage, Stormie encourages men to lovingly intercede for their wives in every area, including priorities, emotions, motherhood, fears, and sexuality. With comments from wellknown Christian men as well as a foreword by Stormie's husband, The Power of a Praying Husband - is an ideal study for men wanting to develop the discipline of prayer.

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Women

For Women Only

Shaunti Feldhahn

This book outlines what makes men "tick" and reveals what most women have needed to know but never understood.

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Every Woman's Battle

Shannon Ethridge

The only way you can survive the intense struggle for sexual integrity is by guarding not just your body, but your mind and heart as well. Using real-life stories and examples from her own struggle, Shannon Ethridge helps women like you - whether married, engaged, or planning to marry someday

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The Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspective

Martha Peace

Who is an excellent wife? What is she like? Using the woman in Proverbs 31 as a model, this book offers detailed practical answers to questions most often asked by Christian wives. These proven principles and scripturally based insights will encourage you to become the wife God wants you to be. This is a must-read for every Christian wife.

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Capture His Heart: Becoming the Godly Wife Your Husband Desires

Lysa TerKeurst

A fulfilling marriage requires two people focusing on each other's needs before their own. This practical guide will open your eyes to the needs, desires and longings of your husband. Capture His Heart offers eight essential criteria plus creative tips for winning and holding your husband's heart.

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The Power of a Praying Wife

Stormie Omartian

This book is packed with practical advice on praying for specific areas of a husband's life including his decision-making, fears, spiritual strength, role as father and leader, and his faith and future. Every woman who desires a closer relationship with her husband will appreciate the life illustrations, select Scripture verses, and the assurances of God's promises and power for their marriage.

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Sacred Influence: How God Uses Wives to Shape the Souls of Their Husbands

Gary Thomas

Applying the concepts from his bestseller Sacred Marriage, Thomas gives you a man's eye view of how to positively motivate your spouse and cultivate a deep and true relationship with him.

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Sex & Intimacy

Love, Sex and Lasting Relationships

Chip Ingram

God wants his children to have a lasting relationship and great sex - the results of a deep, meaningful love that is rooted in commitment. Love, Sex, and Lasting Relationships helps readers walk a path to true love that is more fulfilling than they ever imagined.

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Celebration of Sex: A Guide to Enjoying God's Gift of Sexual Intimacy

Douglas Rosenau

Reclaim the Bible-based concept of marriage as a satisfying one-flesh relationship. Updated with the latest information, this bestselling manual offers the definitive guide to marital intimacy for Christian couples. Trained in psychology and theology, Rosenau answers specific questions and presents detailed techniques for deepening intimate companionship.

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Sheet Music Uncovering the Secret of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage

Dr. Kevin Leman

You can make beautiful sexual music. All it takes is practice...and the right attitude. Sex is about the quality of your entire love life, not just the alignment of your bodies. So if you're willing to forge ahead for the sake of the best marriage you can imagine, this book is for you. It will expand and challenge your thinking!

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Intimate Issues: 21 Questions Christian Women Ask About Sex

Linda Dillow & Lorraine Pintus

What does God think about sex? Can you be godly and sensuous? How do you recapture the passion in your marriage? With warmth, wisdom, and candor, Dillow and Pintus answer the most-asked questions Christian women have about sexual intimacy. Their biblical insights and creative ideas will guide married couples to deeper, more satisfying relationships.

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Dating / Pre-Marriage / Pre-Engagement

12 Questions to Ask Before You Marry

Clayton & Charie King

Today, marriages have a 50 percent chance of lasting. Longing to improve those odds, pastor Clayton King and his wife, Charie, reveal a revolutionary biblical perspective - at the heart of a godly union is a heart of service. Love is more about understanding one's spouse than being understood.

Offering wisdom from God's Word and beneficial advice from their decade of marriage, the Kings present 12 relationship-building questions for couples to ask before they wed. They guide and encourage couples to discuss their:

  • religious backgrounds
  • past relationships
  • desires for family and future
  • financial habits and goals
  • vocational aspirations

These questions reveal expectations and concerns and help each person understand the needs and hopes of their loved one. A great resource for churches, counselors, dating couples, and young men and women who dream of a forever marriage.

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101 Questions to Ask Before You Get Engaged

H. Norman Wright

More than half of all couples who become engaged this year will never make it to the altar. Why? Leading experts believe it's because couples fail to really get to know their potential mate before getting engaged. Relationship expert and noted couples counselor Norm Wright steers potential brides and grooms through a series of soul-searching questions to discern if they've really met their life-long spouse.

Couples will be much more confident about whether or not to pursue marriage after completing these in-depth and personal questions. Norm also addresses the delicate subject of calling off the wedding if readers discover that a potential mate isn't actually meant to be a life partner.

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Fit To Be Tied

Bill & Lynne Hybels

This book gives great examples of ways to court your spouse, check lists for singles, great illustrations, tools to understand family background and temperaments as well as identify and control unhealthy behaviors.

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Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

Dr. Gary Chapman

With a divorce rate that hovers around 50 percent, don't let yourself become a statistic. This book teaches you and your future spouse how to work together as an intimate team. He shares with engaged couples practical tips he wishes he knew before he got married. Discussion centers around love, romance, conflict resolution, forgiveness, and sexual fulfillment. Included are insightful questions, suggestions, and exercises.

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Going All The Way: Preparing for a Marriage that Goes the Distance

Craig Groeschel

Smart advice for a new generation about love, sex, and happily ever after.

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Boundaries in Dating

Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend

Dating scene got you down? Try a new approach! Discover how to take responsibility for your life, behavior, and values as God intended. Organized by principles such as honesty, freedom, and respect, this guide helps you develop self-control and intimacy in healthy dating relationships so you're better able to find and commit to a marriage partner.

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Remarried & Blended Families

When "I Do" Becomes "I Don't"

Laura Petherbridge

Divorce is never easy, with its multilayered issues concerning finances, children, and forgiveness. In her revised and updated text, Petherbridge offers experience-based insight and practical answers to common questions about this traumatic experience.

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Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts: Nine Questions to Ask Before (and After) You Re-Marry

Dr. Les and Leslie Parrott

More than 60% of remarriages end in divorce. That's why couples considering a new marriage - and blending two families - need help meeting the unique challenges that will arise. With wisdom and up-todate research, Les and Leslie Parrott prepare couples for the future, enabling them to tackle obstacles and fears with faith, perseverance, and hope.

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The Smart Step Family

Ron L. Deal

Ron Deal understands the inner workings of the step-family and provides practical, realistic solutions to the issues they face. With a biblical perspective, he helps remarried and soon-to-be-married couples solve the everyday puzzles of step-parenting, learn communication skills with exspouses, deal with the common pitfalls and so much more.

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