Marriage Growth

This is the true story of Ora-Jay and Irene Eash, Amish farmers from northwest Montana whose lives changed in an instant when a semi-truck struck the family buggy, killing their two young daughters. After the accident, the couple turned to their Amish community for comfort, but they remained haunted by the thought that they might not see their girls again in heaven. Would their deeds be good enough?

Janie Hunt's path to the true ways of life was shaky, beset with constant sting of rejection and cruelty from her parents. She was a teenager when she first set foot in a church, where her new best friend's dad was a pastor. Now, after graduating from college and still trying to find her path in life, it still pains her to think of her past. Bradley Bridges is a small town guy, well loved by his neighbors and friends. He didn't grow up surrounded by faith, and he didn't know that anything was missing from his life... until he met Janie. As the friendship between Janie and Bradley grows, and...

Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott and Dr. David Olson - renowned marriage experts and founders of the two largest marriage support organizations, SYMBIS and PREPARE/ENRICH - share what they have learned from decades of research involving more than five million couples. Packed with practical and proven methods, data-driven techniques, and immediately usable strategies, Helping Couples is the ultimate guide for coaches, counselors, and clergy who want to know what really works.

An educator and poet, Shemique Blair offers creative, inspirational, and thought-provoking life lessons based on her own personal journey through poetry. In this collection of poetic writings, listeners explore memories of first love, commitment, relationship building, heartbreak, forgiveness, and personal growth.

Wesley Hill writes for gay Christians and those who love them. Part-memoir, part theological reflection, Hill shares the struggles that gay Christians face as they seek to live faithful to God's "no" to homosexuality.

Understanding relationships with family, opposite sex and other people. Solve its mysteries, challenges and conflicts to have a meaningful one.

Throughout Keep Showing Up, Karen includes ideas to implement in your marriage right now, such as powerful statements to speak to your spouse, date-night-on-a-shoestring suggestions, and discussion starters. Discover how your "incompatibility" can become the strength of your marital team in this real-life guide to both living with and loving your spouse - differences and all.

🌸 Discover the secret to a truly victorious marriage—by surrendering first. In this empowering and grace-filled guide for Christian wives, author Gwen Steinle shares a transformative perspective on marriage that begins not with your spouse—but at the foot of the cross. First One to the Cross draws from biblical principles, real-life stories, and years of marital mentoring to help women step into God's design for marriage with courage, humility, and joy. Through nine deeply reflective chapters—including topics like unconditional love, reverence, humility, spiritual warfare, and ...

Strengthen your marriage with empathy, spiritual connection, and resilience—without feeling overwhelmed.

This book will help you clarify your thinking, process your emotions, and help you make better decisions. If you are ready to design a life you love, this book will help you on your journey. Life teaches us lessons continuously. Do we pay attention and acknowledge what we learn? Do we strive to improve ourselves, and, due to these improvements, are our lives and relationships positive influences for everyone around us? Life is an ongoing process. We should consciously stop sometimes to reflect upon the situations we find ourselves in and the experiences life gives us. Could we have done ...

BEYOND GOOD: The Exceptional Husband's Guide to Married Life Embark on a transformative journey of love, loyalty, and respect with "Beyond Good: The Exceptional Husband's Guide to Married Life." In this book you'll be enlightened, as you delve into the intricacies of commitment, trust, communication, respect, partnership, intimacy, growth, navigating difficulties, gratitude, and practical everyday living as a devoted husband. Chapter by chapter, you'll explore the essence of commitment and learn how continuous choice and effort are crucial for a strong bond. Discover how trust is built, ...

For the longest time, Elizabeth Bristol ran from God — until, out of desperation, she caved. She found out she not only needed God but wanted him. In what came as a total shock, she found peace, purpose, and incredible healing. She can’t not share because in this crazy world, who couldn’t use a little more of all that? There are stories in this book she wasn’t going to tell. Why did she? She had to share her indiscretions in order for people to see the power of redemption.

Maybe you entered marriage with some pretty high expectations - most couples do. Jonathan and Wynter Pitts did. Until the reality of married life spilled into their expectations. Jonathan and Wynter invite you on a journey to explore a different approach to your happily-ever-after marriage. Join them for an honest look at the lessons learned as they navigated the ups and downs of early marriage while raising four daughters.

Are you beginning to toss divorce around in your mind? Are you and your husband talking “separation”? Does it seem like you’ve given so much trying to make the marriage work that you’ve lost contact with the real you in the midst of it all? Are you tired of waiting for your husband to change, and waiting on God to enact a miracle in your marriage? There is hope for your marriage even when it seems that all is lost. Marriage Glue: Sticking to your Vows -- Even When It Hurts focuses on helping you become whole on your own while working on being one with your mate. The book will ...

In spring 1095, Christian and Emelye make love for the first time. When it is announced Christian must fulfill his obligation to marry Lady Arianna the lovers know their dream of bring together is over. Months later Emelye realizes she is with child but refuses to tell anyone who the father is and is exiled from the home and family she loves. Emelye suffers the ultimate pain a mother can feel and is left without the man she loves and the child they created. The arrival of Christian and his newborn daughter gives Emelye a purpose. Christian is being forced to join the crusade and decides to ...

Gabriel Conte has created a life that others dream of—he's married to the love of his life, he's an entrepreneur in multiple fields, he nurtures great relationships with his parents and siblings, and he's sustaining a vibrant relationship with God that's at the heart of everything he does. But it didn't happen overnight. He's worked with intention to get to where he is today. With encouraging and uplifting stories from his personal journey, A Mission for Meaning highlights what he's learned about life, love, and being accountable for the consequences of your decisions.

While the culture has never been more confused about the definition of what marriage is, those who are married have never been more hopeless about how marriage should be lived. The times have never been more crucial for digging deeper, past the definition of marriage to the structure of marriage, the blessings of marriage, and the opportunity for living out the image of the gospel that's embodied within marriage. So, what now?

In Is This The One?, Steve Arterburn - an award-winning author and the founder and chairman of New Life Ministries - has created a "how-to" plan for happier, stronger marriages. He contends that living in a "no regrets" relationship can be as simple following this spiritually solid and personally drawn plan before the first "I do" is even spoken. He prescribes three sets of ten carefully devised dates designed to help couples reveal their true colors and clarify whether or not they are a compatible match.

“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:15-16 NIV Will you always be drawn to the darkness? Most likely! As long as you are a human being—your default position will be rebellion. How can you use this phenomena? Is it possible that the darkness can be utilized as a tool to lift you higher into God’s light? Yes...

PARALYZED BY FEAR OF MISSING GOD’S PLANS FOR YOUR LIFE? Do you find yourself condemned to indecision over important choices? If so, this book is for you! The book shows how God functions much like an architect who leaves the interior design, landscaping and color choices to us. Drawing on many years as a pastor, Ralph Moore brings lots of real life stories into the book. Each serves to illustrate a process for choosing success in light of God's plans for your life. The book makes complicated truth simple and easy to understand. It is a quick and enjoyable read... You will discover: - How ...