Sound Bite Marriage
These short ideas trigger 4 to 6 hours of guided discussion to help couples understand how differently men and women think. Knowing this before they marry makes misunderstandings less of a surprise later.
It's a good idea to ask each party to write down their main lessons from each session and compare notes to see how their takeaways differ.
No matter how kind and understanding couples try to be, there will be disagreement from time to time. Conflict at work costs so much that "Anger Management" has been studied a lot. This is a well-researched way to keep disagreement from growing into conflict in marriage or at work.
Wedding Wisdom: The Simplicity of Marriage
Teaching parents and older believers how to prepare young people for marriage — simple in design, a lot of work in practice. We wrote Sound Bite Marriage when pastors pointed out that Wedding Wisdon is far too long for the few hours which couples choose to make available for premarital counseling.
Finding Joy in Marriage: Holy Matrimony and Secular Science
Scientific and Biblical insights into how sex binds couples together — and why following God’s design brings joy. The first chapter explains ways to repair a damaged relationship. The rest of the book tells how to build a marriage of delight.
God made marriage so simple that He could explain it in one verse. As with salvation, few there be that find it (Mt. 7:14).
Having given men and women different roles as they follow His command to be fruitful and multiply, God created their brains so that they think very differently. Chapter 14 touches on what God did to help families make better decisions by giving husbands and wives different points of view.
Marriages can’t last without deep emotional connections, but men and women are shocked to find out that they connect differently. A husband must connect to his wife by opening his heart whenever she needs emotional support. A wife must connect to her husband by opening her body whenever he is able to have her. This chapter explains how these connections bind husband and wife together 'til death do them part.
Chaper 9 summarizes brain research which shows how badly women are damaged by sex outside marriage and proves that traditional marriage customs work out best for couples and their children.
Chapter 13 treats the Book of Ruth as a romance story: a poverty-stricken widow goes to a strange land to find God, works hard, marries a rich guy, and becomes the great-grandmother of a king. Any man who thinks he might want to marry a good woman should think about how Boaz honored Ruth so that she wanted to marry him. You'll read how Noami gave Ruth the very best advice on getting married you'll ever hear. An older woman's advice on staying married is in the Song of Solomon.
What Drove Jesus’ 11 Nobodies to Turn the World Upside-Down?
Jesus' message literally turned the world upside down. This is a Gospel-centered look at motivation, transformation, and how it all connects to joyful marriage. Jesus expects His people to turn our world upside down!
Teaching the Bible as Jesus Taught
A discipleship manual with 150 questions to teach basic doctrines: Who is Jesus? Why did the authorities want to kill Him? Where do you find truth? Why you need an Attitude of Gratitude. It's also used as a Sunday School curriculum for all ages and as a home devotional.
The same 150 questions are available in 8.5 X 11 format to fit standard copiers, see the Amazon description of the larger version. Our blog page index shows the "150 Questions" title of the 8.5 x 11 inch edition.
What God Gave For Our Learning
Lessons from Biblical examples that were given "for our learning(Ro. 15:4)." It discusses what leaders and their people did to show what worked, what didn’t, and why it matters for marriage.
The desire of rulers to own all the land and to get total control of all their subjects goes back at least to 1700 BC. This section shows how Joseph helped Pharaoh end up owning all the land, animals, and citizens of Egypt during the 7 years of famine that followed the 7 good years and gives other examples of unlawful power-grabs.
Hear the Voice of the Bridegroom Concerning Holy Matrimony
A call to pastors and believers to rejoice in Christ and prepare for the marriage supper of the Lamb. Chapter 12 tells how to prepare future church leaders.
God gave us a simple way to make peace whenever someone becomes offended. When people in a family, church, or business office don’t do what God commands to heal offenses, resentment builds up. People forget why they’re upset; they just remember that they’re angry without knowing why. This extends God’s plan of reconciliation between two people to help heal group hurts when nobody can explain why they're angry.
What God Said About Marriage
A comprehensive 350 page guide too big for a web page — filled with stories, Scripture, and hard-won wisdom. A grandmother who read the chapter on being a husband asked, "Do I need to read what you say about wives?" She had married daughters, they all knew what men want. "Let me put it this way, " she said. "If my husband treated me as you suggest, I would not only be willing to give him what he wants, I would be proud to meet his needs."
Weekend Marriage Seminar: Holy Matrimony and Secular Research
A weekend seminar — Friday night through Sunday — teaching couples how to build joyful, lasting marriages. Combines Biblical wisdom with scientific insights to show how God’s design for joyful marriage works in real life.
