Just How Married Do You Want to Be? : Practicing Oneness in Marriage

by Sumner, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780830833931
• ISBN10: 0830833935
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-01
• Publisher: Intervarsity Pr

Summary

Men Are from Strip Clubs. Women Are from Seminary.Jim and Sarah Sumner met at church. Jim, a new Christian and former male stripper, impressed Sarah with his desire to grow in his faith and to see people meet the God he had met. Sarah, a Ph.D. in theology and a division leader in evangelism, impressed Jim with her depth of knowledge and heart for discipleship. Their mutual admiration slowly turned to love, and thetwo were married. Just how married they're becoming is the story of this book.Sarah and Jim lay out a fresh approach to how husbands and wives relate biblically in marriage. In a culture where gender roles are often misunderstood, the Bible's teaching on the marital relationship is made more complex than it need be. What does it mean when we read that "the husband is the head of the wife"? How should the husband's headship play out when married couples deal with such issues as conflict and decision-making?Read this book and discover a fresh vision for how couples can become "one flesh" in a marriage that honors God.

Author Biography

Jim Sumner is on the staff of NewSong Church in San Dimas, California Sarah Sumner (Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the author of Men and Women in the Church

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Introduction: Becoming One Flesh	p. 11
An Unlikely Couple	p. 21
Two Popular Models of Marriage	p. 35
A Deeper Understanding of Headship	p. 49
A Biblical Model of Marriage	p. 65
Practicing Oneness in the Grind of Daily Living	p. 75
Resolving Conflict	p. 93
Defining Expectations	p. 111
Hot Button Issues	p. 125
Building a Christ-Centered Marriage	p. 139
Every Couple's Need for Christian Community	p. 153
Acknowledgments	p. 169
Notes	p. 173
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