Love for a Lifetime

by DOBSON, JAMES DR

• ISBN13: 9781576737705
• ISBN10: 1576737705
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-10
• Publisher: Multnomah

Summary

The bestselling Gold Medallion winner Love for a Lifetime has brought hope, harmony, and healing to millions of homes worldwide, giving men and women powerful and biblical insights for building lasting marital harmony. Encouraging and practical, this proven classic is perfect for every husband and wife who want to strengthen and celebrate their marriage relationship. The joining of husband and wife in marriage is the most fulfilling human relationship possible. There is nothing like being loved unconditionally and intimately, decade after decade, by someone who promises to be there for better or for worse for the remaining days of your lives. For this reason, nurturing and celebrating each other is the most important investment of time and energy you can make as a couple. And millions around the world can testify, the surest way to preserving a marriage is by applying the principles outlined in God's Word. With Bible-based insights shared by today's foremost family advocate,Love for a Lifetimeis a modern classic. This newly updated edition delivers the wisdom that will bring success to your marriage... for as long as you both shall live. Story Behind the Book For every ten marriages in America today, five will end in bitter conflict and divorce. And only one or two couples in ten will achieve what might be called "intimacy" in their marriages. This book helps keep readers from being passive victims in the unfolding drama of their lives together. They can build a stable, satisfying, intimate relationship that will withstand the storms of life. All they need is a little wise counsel...and a burning desire to succeed. Based on information from a panel of successfully married couples, on the research of respected experts in the field, and on the principles endorsed by the Creator of families Himself, Love for a Lifetime is designed to help couples do just that.

Table of Contents

Newlywed Nonsense	9	(6)
How Not to Make the Biggest Mistake of Your Life	15	(10)
Suddenly, Virtue Is a Necessity	25	(12)
Vive la Difference	37	(12)
Fundamentals of a Christian Marriage	49	(22)
Money: The Great Mischief-Maker	71	(18)
A Few Basic Facts about Sex	89	(12)
The Marriage Killers	101	(22)
Just Passing Through	123	(6)
Marriage Resources	129