Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christian Living - Love & Marriage

James W. Moore says that "physical stress fractures are painful and troublesome, but there is another kind of stress fracture that is even worse--stress fractures of the spirit."

In his engaging style, the author provides guidance for those times in life when you need "healing where it hurts." Drawing upon the Bible and stories of faith and hope from everyday experience, he tells how the healing power of love can bring healing and wholeness . . .

- when life breaks your heart
- when you are fighting a virus in your soul
- when you are heading for a breakdown
- when...

A graceful, biblical way to reclaim sanity for the home and dignity for the suffering spouse in a dysfunctional or dangerous marriage.

Thousands of conscientious believers wanting to honor the sacred vows they took before God suffer in dysfunctional, even dangerous marriages. Each and every day they must choose between the lesser of two evils: divorce without sound biblical support or a life of perpetual, unrelenting misery. Somewhere between the secular disregard for the commands of Christ and the sacred unwillingness to deal with real problems of people, there is...

The world has changed, and it's going to keep changing.

That's no big revelation, but we cling to the fleeting hope that we can return to the gentler, more stable days gone by . . . especially where our marriages are concerned. But the truth is, we can't, because as the world changes, so do we, and so do our marriages.

Let's face it: marriage and the home have altered drastically through the years. Men afraid to be men. Women ashamed of being women. Children unsure of who's in charge. Blended and not-so-well-blended families. Homes that have become battlegrounds. And all of it...

Una mirada al modelo original divino para el hogar y el matrimonio.

A Celebration of Sex After 50 answers specific, often unasked questions about sexual topics, presents detailed techniques and behavioral skills for deepening sexual pleasure and intimate companionship, and addresses other issues facing older couples including:

• the normal effects of aging
• common medical problems and solutions
• erectile function and the use of Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis
• the effects of other drugs on sexuality
• postmenopause and estrogen replacement
• prostate disorders
• minimizing the impact of various...

Creating a safe haven for each other in a marriage can enable a couple to weather any storm. Yet that accomplishment is certainly easier said than done. Psychologists Arch Hart, Ph.D, and Sharon Hart May, Ph.D., present a detailed blueprint for establishing a marital safe haven so that couples can count on each other and avoid criticizing, blaming and shutting out their partners during tough times. Based on a new therapeutic approach that involves establishing a feeling of -safety, - out of which commitment and the other necessary elements of a lasting and fulfilling relationship can...

Shedding a new light on perennial questions, Elizabeth Achtemeier examines the contemporary state of marriage and family life from a biblical perspective. With candor, clarity, and passion, the author provides insight into many sources of conflict within a marriage--from discipline of children to women's liberation. Viewing Christian marriage as a form of discipleship, she finds in it the key to freedom, order, and fulfillment.

Statistically speaking, about half of all first marriages fail. The Spiritual Work of Marriage comprehensively discusses an issue that is central to addressing committed relationships and intimacy--the difficult, and yet very common, spiritual work that exists within marriage. This insightful guide goes deeper into ways to improve marital intimacy by explaining its spiritual dimension and describing a variety of spiritual themes that every couple deals with and must resolve. The book...

Based on the principles in the besstselling Torn Asunder--a book that has helped thousands of people survive infidelity--this revised and expanded workbook offers five crucial services for hurting couples:

• Stabilizes the marriage in the initial crisis
• Provides structure for the emotionally volatile environment
• Brings closure to the -old- marriage--the marriage prior to the affair
• Establishes skills necessary for the -new- marriage pattern
• Answers the questions: How could you do this to me? Why did you do it?

The Torn Asunder workbook is...