Marriage Ministries Recommended Resources

Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas

Your marriage is more than a sacred covenant with another person. It is a spiritual discipline designed to help you know God better, trust him more fully, and love him more deeply. Scores of books have been written that offer guidance for building the marriage of your dreams. But what if God's primary intent for your marriage isn't to make you happy, but holy? And what if your relationship isn't as much about you and your spouse as it is about you and God?

Love & Respect by Emerson Eggerichs

Cracking the communication code between husband and wife involves understanding one thing: that unconditional respect is as powerful for him as unconditional love is for her. It's the secret to marriage that every couple seeks, and yet few couples ever find.

When Sinners Say “I Do” by Dave Harvey

When Sinners Say "I Do" is about encountering the life-transforming power of the gospel in the unpredictable journey of marriage.

A Lasting Promise by Scott M. Stanley et.al

A Lasting Promise offers solutions to common problems--facing conflicts, problem solving, improving communication, and dealing with core issues--within a religious framework. With the ultimate purpose of upholding the sanctity of marriage, the book is filled with stories that reflect the sacred teachings of the scripture. The strategies outlined can help Christian couples to improve communication, understand commitment, bring more fun into their relationship, and even enhance their sex life. This book will serve as an invaluable resource for all couples who want to honor and preserve the holy sacrament of their union.

Before You Get Engaged by David Gudgel, et al

This book is designed to help daters know if engagement is truly the best next step in their relationship.  It will help guide readers to know if they are ready to get engaged, if they should date a little longer, or end the relationship and move on.

Sheet Music by Kevin Leman

Sex is about the quality of your entire love life, not just the alignment of your bodies. This book will expand and challenge your thinking, help you start your marriage off right, or go for humdrum to exciting if you're already married. 

Intimate Issues by Dillow and Pintus

You want sex with your husband to be fulfilling. But can sex be both sensuous and sacred? Written by two mature wives and Bible teachers, Intimate Issues answers the questions women most frequently ask about physical intimacy. Through its solid teaching, warm testimonials and biblical insights, you'll come away with full permission to be the best lover you can be! Includes discussion questions at the end of each chapter; a secret, sealed challenge to be read only after you've finished the book; and a 12-week Bible study on becoming a godly and sensuous wife.

For Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn

What the author’s research reveals about the inner lives of men will open women’s eyes to what the men in their life—boyfriends, brothers, husbands, and sons—are really thinking and feeling. This book will guide women in how to provide the loving support that modern men want and need.

For Men Only by by Shaunti Feldhahn and Jeff Feldhahn

Through hundreds of interviews and the results of a scientific national survey of women, this book demonstrates that women are actually not random and that they really can be systematized and “mapped.” In fact, much to men’s delight, this book shows that women are actually quite easy to understand and please—as long as you know what it is they need. This simple map will guide you to loving your wife or girlfriend in the way she needs to be loved.

The Remarriage Checkup: Tools to Help Your Marriage Last a Lifetime by Ron Deal

Dating and married couples rarely, if ever, do a checkup on their relationship. But the sooner you identify problems and find ways to resolve them, the easier it will be to create a strong future. And the sooner you discover your relationship strengths and build on them, the deeper and more intimate your relationship will be. This book will give you a personalized diagnosis of the strengths and weaknesses in your relationship, and a prescription for a remarriage that lasts.

Torn Asunder: Recovering From an Extramarital Affair by David Carder

There is hope for recovery from the devastation of extramarital affairs. In Torn Asunder, Dave Carder provides an overall recovery process from sexual and non-sexual affairs.

Choosing Forgiveness: Your Journey to Freedom by Nancy Leigh Demoss

Far from minimizing the hurt of the offense, readers are called to understand that offering forgiveness and letting go of bitterness is the only way to walk in faithfulness. Drawing on biblical teaching of our call to forgive, the author shows the reader that forgiveness is a choice- and the only pathway to true freedom.

The Smart Step-Family by Ron Deal

Ron Deal understands the inner workings of the stepfamily and provides practical, realistic solutions to the issues they face. Includes questions and activities that make this a great resource for small groups, pastors and counselors, as well. With a biblical perspective, he helps remarried and soon-to-be-married couples solve the everyday puzzles of stepparenting, learn communication skills with ex-spouses, deal with the common pitfalls, and so much more.