Download or read book Growing Together As a Couple written by Brian Brodersen and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their 30 years of shared ministry and marriage, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa pastor Brian Brodersen and his wife, speaker and author Cheryl Brodersen, watched many couples struggle to build a lasting, fulfilling relationship. With the desire to understand God's path for their union, the Brodersens' turned to the Bible and learned how to view and experience marriage as an incredible gift from God. Now they share the ten essential "E" principles they discovered, showing readers how to: Entrust the relationship to God Eliminate unhealthy expectations Encourage one another Enlighten with spiritual truth Energize the relationship Endure by standing together in faith In this biblical and practical resource, newlyweds and longtime married couples will embrace the wholeness of God's plan for them to have the very best human love experience possible.
Download or read book Toward a Growing Marriage written by Gary Chapman and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a fresh look at your marriage through the lens of this valuable book. Learn how to communicate, how to rekindle love, how to avoid financial bondage. If you're single, learn how to avoid the problems many marriages develop.
Download or read book The Marriage You ve Always Wanted Bible Study written by Gary Chapman and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2009-07-22 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author and international speaker comes this interactive, practical resource designed to help couples grow closer to each other, and closer to God. Couples will discuss and reflect on such areas as money, anger, forgiveness, and spirituality, all in an easy-to-use workbook format. Learn how to share yourself fully with your spouse and express love in a meaningful way. Formerly titled A Couple's Guide to a Growing Marriage. Ideal for personal and group study, and includes an updated resource list at the end of the book.
Download or read book A Couple s Guide to a Growing Marriage written by Gary Chapman and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2014-07-28 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Gary Chapman Every marriage is a growing marriage. The real question is: are you growing closer together or further apart? If you’re content with the latter, don’t change a thing. However, if you desire the kind of marriage that keeps getting better, then you’ll need to be intentional. This book will start you in the right direction. A Couple’s Guide to a Growing Marriage teaches you how to... Invite God into the details of your life and marriage Listen in ways that deepen intimacy and friendship Understand your spouse and be understood Keep your love fresh and mutually engaging Manage conflict constructively, not destructively In both private and shared-time exercises, you'll explore Bible study, prayer, and Scripture memory. You will learn how to have a brief daily sharing time with your spouse, and you will cultivate deeper friendships with others through group activities. So much more than a personal and group study, A Couple's Guide to a Growing Marriage Bible Study will teach you to share your life more fully with God, and as your relationship with God deepens, so will your relationship as a couple.
Download or read book Relationship Goals written by Michael Todd and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A candid, inspiring guide to finding lasting love and sustaining a healthy relationship by getting real about your goals—based on the viral, multi-million-view sermon series about dating, marriage, and sex “No matter where you are and no matter what stage of life you are in, Relationship Goals will be a game changer.”—Levi Lusko NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY COSMOPOLITAN You scroll through photo after photo of happy couples and think, I want a relationship like that! The thing is, those intimate relationships are a mirage—the closer you get to them, the more you realize they aren’t real at all. So what does a real relationship look like? And how do you get there? In Relationship Goals, Pastor Michael Todd digs deep to give you good news and real-life ideas for making the most of your most important relationships. Take a look at • what it means to choose intentional dating over recreational dating • how to move on from mistakes you’ve made in the past • why love gets stronger after marriage • what the Bible has to say about sex (hot take: it’s more sizzling than you think) • why the best friendships have God at the center Whether you are married, single, or it’s complicated, aiming for the right targets will make all the difference in finding true satisfaction. As it turns out, God’s got the best relationship goals of all for your life. Why settle for less?
Download or read book The Young Couple s Guide to Growing Rich Together written by Jill Gianola and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2003-11-22 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Financial strategies that help couples start off on the right foot Couples today face a far more complex financial environment than their parents could have imagined. The Young Couple's Guide to Growing Rich Together addresses issues unique to those just starting out--from limited incomes and college debt to home purchases, new babies, and more--and provides the knowledge and tactics necessary for juggling these financial responsibilities while also working on the nonfinancial aspects of a still-developing relationship. Featuring strategies that are both sensible and realistic, this financial planning guide explains how to tackle the smaller issues before they grow to take on a life of their own. Sample topics include: Techniques for combining personal budgets Determining whether a prenuptial agreement is appropriate How to address financial "differences of opinion"
Download or read book Sacred Pathways written by Gary Thomas and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-09-17 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sacred Pathways reveals nine distinct spiritual temperaments--and their strengths, weaknesses, and tendencies--to help you improve your spiritual life and deepen your personal walk with God. It's time to strip away the frustration of a one-size-fits-all spirituality and discover a path of worship that frees you to be you. Experienced spiritual directors, pastors, and church leaders recognize that all of us engage with God differently, and it's about time we do too. In this updated and expanded edition of Sacred Pathways, Gary Thomas details nine spiritual temperaments and--like the Enneagram and other tools do with personality--encourages you to investigate the ways you most naturally express yourself in your relationship with God. He encourages you to dig into the traits, strengths, and pitfalls in your devotional approach so you can eliminate the barriers that keep you locked into rigid methods of worship and praise. Plus, as you begin to identify and understand your own temperament, you'll soon learn about the temperaments that aren’t necessarily "you" but that may help you understand the spiritual tendencies of friends, family, and others around you. Whatever temperament or blend of temperaments best describes you, rest assured it's not by accident. It's by the design of a Creator who knew what he was doing when he made you according to his own unique intentions. If your spiritual walk is not what you'd like it to be, you can change that, starting here. Sacred Pathways will show you the route you were made to travel, marked by growth and filled with the riches of a close walk with God.
Download or read book Growing As a Couple written by Cornelius D Jones and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing as a Couple is a book written by a real therapist to help couples with effective skill building techniques. These skills reinforce the foundation that healthy relationships should be built on. You'll learn to explore and apply new ways to improve communication, express your feelings, negotiate in your relationship, cope better with problems, and resolve conflicts with the one you love. Each chapter teaches you an essential skill that supports greater relationship satisfaction and deeper intimacy. Couple's are encouraged to work together throughout this book. Each mate will learn how to demonstrate respect and love through listening and using clean communication to enhance the relationship.
Download or read book Couple Relationships in the Middle and Later Years written by Jamila Bookwala and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's older couples often look and function differently than those of yesteryear. Lifespans have increased, while many health challenges remain. Retirement, spousal role equity, and family caregiving needs look different now, and cultural shifts have shaped the prevalence and visibility of non-traditional older relationships, such as same-sex relationships and ""living apart-together"" relationships. With such an increased variety in relationship forms and social contexts, what does the research say about quality? What factors influence the nature and quality of today's older couple relationships, and what are the complex links between relationships and health? In this cutting-edge book, the authors present the latest theoretical, methodological, and empirical perspectives in the field of middle-age and older couple relationships. The chapters cover a broad range of topics, including the impact of health concerns, loneliness, chronic disease management, couple negotiation of everyday tasks, and coping across the lifespan. Implications for couples therapy and policy are included. In short, the book makes a significant stride into understanding the strengths and challenges of older couples.
Download or read book The All or Nothing Marriage written by Eli J. Finkel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “After years of debate and inquiry, the key to a great marriage remained shrouded in mystery. Until now...”—Carol Dweck, author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Eli J. Finkel's insightful and ground-breaking investigation of marriage clearly shows that the best marriages today are better than the best marriages of earlier eras. Indeed, they are the best marriages the world has ever known. He presents his findings here for the first time in this lucid, inspiring guide to modern marital bliss. The All-or-Nothing Marriage reverse engineers fulfilling marriages—from the “traditional” to the utterly nontraditional—and shows how any marriage can be better. The primary function of marriage from 1620 to 1850 was food, shelter, and protection from violence; from 1850 to 1965, the purpose revolved around love and companionship. But today, a new kind of marriage has emerged, one oriented toward self-discover, self-esteem, and personal growth. Finkel combines cutting-edge scientific research with practical advice; he considers paths to better communication and responsiveness; he offers guidance on when to recalibrate our expectations; and he even introduces a set of must-try “lovehacks.” This is a book for the newlywed to the empty nester, for those thinking about getting married or remarried, and for anyone looking for illuminating advice that will make a real difference to getting the most out of marriage today.
Download or read book The Couple Intimacy Workbook written by William E. Krill and published by Loving Healing Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the intimacy in your relationship as rich as it could be? Expand your understanding of the power of intimacy in couples.Learn new and stimulating ways to interact with your partner to enhance bonding.Explore the possibilities of pushing the limits of six kinds of intimacy.Advance your relationship with exercises you can do together or solo.Relate at a deeper level than you may have thought possible.Recharge passion for your relationship and partner."This workbook encourages us to take a step back and rethink our intentions and help us remember why we love our partners and continue to strengthen our relational bonds." -- Sarah Davinsizer, B.A. "Growing Couple Intimacy is well done, filled with concrete ways for couples to explore and grow individually and in their intimacy with one another." -- Pastor Mary J. Hendricks "A wonderful, practical guide to further develop intimacy, including helpful activities that are both individual and couple focused." -- Melody Ray "Growing Couple Intimacy sums up many poignant topics most humans could use some help with and presents suggestions in very workable and understandable ways. I will be using this workbook in my own marriage. I also believe this will give me another useful tool in my clinical practice." -- Michael Stubler, MA, CRC, LPC "Very insightful and engaging! The exercises help to break down walls and explore intimacy in ways you might not have known existed." -- Chris Schneider, Worship Leader, Manchester, CT "Growing Couple Intimacy is a useful tool that I can apply to individuals as well as couples. I found the practical applications outlined a helpful step towards intimacy growth." -- Nicole Behe, wife and mother Learn more at www.LHPress.com
Download or read book Growing Together written by Andrew Body and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2014-08-04 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting married? Growing Together is a practical guide that will help you to develop a shared understanding of your future together through exploring your dreams and expectations of married life and by highlighting some of the key issues that being married can raise.
Download or read book Growing Love In Christian Marriage Third Edition Couple s Manual Pkg of 2 written by Joan and Richard Hunt and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use by couples for marriage preparation, either during pre-wedding counseling or with a mentor couple. The Couple's Edition is built upon four vital marriage themes; "Faith Through Covenantal Commitment,", the foundations, what the couple brings to their marriage; "Power Through Shared Communication, " the basics and skills of communication in marriage; "Love Through Caring Relationships, " the couple, their larger families, and their work; and "Hope Through Life's Journey, " a sneak preview of the years ahead of the couple. Each person will need his or her own copy of the eBook.
Download or read book Growing In Love written by Jane Vincent and published by Rwg Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Growing in Love: A Christian Couple's Journey to a Fulfilling Marriage" is a comprehensive guide that offers practical advice and spiritual insights for couples who are looking to strengthen their relationship and deepen their love for each other. Based on Christian principles, this book explores a variety of topics including communication, trust, intimacy, faith, sacrifice, and forgiveness. Each chapter offers thoughtful reflections, helpful tips, and practical exercises that will inspire couples to grow closer together and build a stronger, more fulfilling marriage. Readers will learn how to communicate effectively, resolve conflicts, and prioritize their relationship above all else. They will discover the importance of self-awareness, reflection, and personal growth in their marriage, as well as the power of prayer, grace, and community support. This book also emphasizes the importance of making time for fun, adventure, and exploration in marriage, as well as the significance of embracing vulnerability and cultivating a spirit of forgiveness. With its compassionate and relatable approach, "Growing in Love" offers couples of all ages and stages of their marriage a practical and inspiring guide to deepen their love and commitment to each other. This book is perfect for newlyweds, engaged couples, and long-term partners who are looking to build a stronger, more fulfilling relationship based on Christian principles.
Download or read book Growing Together written by Curious Curious Journaling and published by . This book was released on 2021-07 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Was The Last Time You Intentionally Created Space In Your Relationship For Connection And Exchange? How about having that on a regular basis? Growing Together journal is designed to help you bring rhythm, connection, and excitement to your relationship, for a full year. Imagine what just one year of commiting to your relationship can bring into your life... ✓ Deeper admiration ✓ Better understanding ✓ Greater perspective ✓ Sincere self-love And all of that compounding since Day 1! That's what's possible. Now is the time to commit. How To Use This Journal The journal is intended for both you and your partner and, ideally, you will be filling it together. It has five parts: Our Goals. List all your goals as a couple, by categories. Don't worry about filling it all in one sitting, probably more goals will crystalize as you go through the journal so be sure to add those as well. Daily Habits Of Happy Couples Checklist. Go through this checklist every day. Don't stress if one or more days have a 'bad score' -- not every day can be perfect, but this daily and weekly checklist will help you understand the patterns of your relationship and easily see the areas where you could do better. Our Bucket List. The area to write down your bucket list items for the year and, as you cross them off, the place to reminisce on the experience and what it gave you as a couple. Weekly Relationship Journal. We recommend you set aside some together time once a week to discuss and fill out what was happening in your relationship the previous week. Along with the next section, it can be a meaningful way to spend time together, get to know each other, and get surprised by each other. Weekly Conversation And Journaling Prompts. This section contains 52 weekly questions for both partners. You can use them in any order you like. They are designed to spark conversations and help you reach new levels of intimacy and trust so we recommend you take your time with them, make it your ritual. The last 11 pages are blank and you can use them either to repeat some questions after a while (that's good for tracking how your thinking has evolved) or to add your own. Now What? It's simple. Make sure you're both on board with the idea of commiting to a year of journaling about your relationship. Decide when will be your weekly journaling and conversation time, and put it in both your calendars. Approach each journaling event with curiosity, openness, and desire to learn more about yourself, your partner, and ways to grow your relationship. If you're ready to start being in a relationship that helps you both grow in a loving way, order the Growing Together journal right away and watch your connection deepen, day after day.
Download or read book The Marriage Garden written by H. Wallace Goddard and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical steps for making marriage last a lifetime Two noted relationship experts Wally Goddard and James Marshall offer down-to-earth advice for any couple who wants to strengthen their marriage and make it last a lifetime. In this important book the authors outline their six-step program-commit, grow, nurture, understand, solve, and serve-that has proven to be effective. Using a bountiful garden as a metaphor for a healthy marriage, the book encourages couples to invest time in growing their relationship, shine the light of encouragement on each other, deal with "bugs" and "thorns," and share time and resources to make the whole world blossom. Shows how to turn differences into blessings and transform difficult times into rewarding experiences Authors are part of the National Extension Marriage and Education Network An honest and accurate look at relationships that offers couples a solid foundation for nurturing and growing their love.
Download or read book Growing with Marriage written by Jane Tybring and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
