The Top 10 Marriage Essentials
The Top 10 Marriage Essentials

Author: Paul R. Shaffer

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1491836350

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“The Top 10 Marriage Essentials” is a reflection of the couples’ work that Paul Shaffer has done over his lengthy career as a professional counselor. Moving past his books on couple’s conflict resolution, “Marriage Essentials” addresses ten of the most common dilemmas that chronically show themselves in marriages: realistic role expectations creating true intimacy keeping the marriage as a priority maintaining healthy boundaries fostering respect practicing validation exercising loving accountability embracing forgiveness dealing with differing perceptions a healthy you Equal time is spent addressing both the problem and the solutions, with summary questions included to personalize the reading experience and promote further discussion for the couple.

Growing Together As a Couple
Growing Together As a Couple

Author: Brian Brodersen

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0736941967

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In their 30 years of shared ministry and marriage, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa pastor Brian Brodersen and his wife, speaker and author Cheryl Brodersen, watched many couples struggle to build a lasting, fulfilling relationship. With the desire to understand God's path for their union, the Brodersens' turned to the Bible and learned how to view and experience marriage as an incredible gift from God. Now they share the ten essential "E" principles they discovered, showing readers how to: Entrust the relationship to God Eliminate unhealthy expectations Encourage one another Enlighten with spiritual truth Energize the relationship Endure by standing together in faith In this biblical and practical resource, newlyweds and longtime married couples will embrace the wholeness of God's plan for them to have the very best human love experience possible.

The Top 10 Dating Essentials
The Top 10 Dating Essentials

Author: Paul R. Shaffer

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2015-05-28

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1504912942

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The Top 10 Dating Essentials isnt a book about how to manipulate potential partners into dating you, nor is it about social etiquette on a date. Its about knowing whats important to look for in a partner, what makes a relationship work, and what you need to be working on with yourself. After three books on couples conflict resolution, and following up 2014s Top 10 Marriage Essentials, Paul Shaffers Dating Essentials addresses what every dater should know about dating. The ten essentials details: Knowing what healthy actually looks like Moving past your own past Understanding your partners type Recognizing manipulation Mythologies of dating Knowing what to judge How to handle conflict Knowing healthy boundaries Respecting the time needed for relationship transitions What true intimacy looks like

Marriage
Marriage

Author: Gary D. Chapman

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2006-05-01

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 0830821473

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Life is not a flow chart. We weren't meant to master it on our own. The discussion guides in the Transformation of a Man's Heart series put us in conversation with God and with one another to see how God shapes and transforms us in the ordinary experiences of our lives.This guide by Stephen W. Smith and Gary Chapman demystifies marriage for men.

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

Author: John Gottman, PhD

Publisher: Harmony

Published: 2015-05-05

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0553447718

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Over a million copies sold! “An eminently practical guide to an emotionally intelligent—and long-lasting—marriage.”—Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages. John Gottman’s unprecedented study of couples over a period of years has allowed him to observe the habits that can make—and break—a marriage. Here is the culmination of that work: the seven principles that guide couples on a path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship. Straightforward yet profound, these principles teach partners new approaches for resolving conflicts, creating new common ground, and achieving greater levels of intimacy. Gottman offers strategies and resources to help couples collaborate more effectively to resolve any problem, whether dealing with issues related to sex, money, religion, work, family, or anything else. Packed with new exercises and the latest research out of the esteemed Gottman Institute, this revised edition of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is the definitive guide for anyone who wants their relationship to attain its highest potential.

Marriage and the Family
Marriage and the Family

Author: Andreas J. Köstenberger

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2012-05-31

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1433528592

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The recent rulings on gay marriage and debates on family-related issues have placed marriage and family at the forefront of the public eye. More so than at any point in history, we are now confronted with the need to carefully define the meaning of marriage and family. Professor Andreas Köstenberger and ethics expert David W. Jones speak to the issues at hand and guide us through the fray. Presenting a Christian theology of marriage and parenting, they offer insight on issues such as: abortion contraception infertility adoption homosexuality divorce Marriage and Family: Biblical Essentials points the way to the spiritual solution to our culture's confusion: a return to, and rebuilding of, the biblical foundation of marriage and the family.

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

Author: John Gottman, Ph.D.

Publisher: Harmony

Published: 2002-02-04

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0609899538

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Just as Masters and Johnson were pioneers in the study of human sexuality, so Dr. John Gottman has revolutionized the study of marriage. As a professor of psychology at the University of Washington and the founder and director of the Seattle Marital and Family Institute, he has studied the habits of married couples in unprecedented detail over the course of many years. His findings, and his heavily attended workshops, have already turned around thousands of faltering marriages. This book is the culmination of his life's work: the seven principles that guide couples on the path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship. Straightforward in their approach, yet profound in their effect, these principles teach partners new and startling strategies for making their marriage work. Gottman helps couples focus on each other, on paying attention to the small day-to-day moments that, strung together, make up the heart and soul of any relationship. Being thoughtful about ordinary matters provides spouses with a solid foundation for resolving conflict when it does occur and finding strategies for living with those issues that cannot be resolved. Packed with questionnaires and exercises whose effectiveness has been proven in Dr. Gottman's workshops, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is the definitive guide for anyone who wants their relationship to attain its highest potential. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is the result of Dr. John Gottman's many years of closely observing thousands of marriages. This kind of longitudinal research has never been done before. Based on his findings, he has culled seven principles essential to the success of any marriage. Maintain a love map. Foster fondness and admiration. Turn toward instead of away. Accept influence. Solve solvable conflicts. Cope with conflicts you can't resolve. Create shared meaning. Dr. Gottman's unique questionnaires and exercises will guide couples on the road to revitalizing their marriage, or making a strong one even better.

The Fundamentals of Marriage
The Fundamentals of Marriage

Author: Howard and Danielle Taylor

Publisher:

Published: 2020-11-21

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781734620924

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Based on the #1 top selling book worldwide?the Bible?the Fundamentals of Marriage is an engagingly, insightful and interactive workbook that explores 8 essential practices vital to marital success.There's no fancy formulas or hoops to jump through to understand the roles, responsibilities and expectations outlined in the Bible to take your relationship to the next level. The chapters in this workbook will help you:? Master your communication by learning how to speak & understand the language of your spouse? Champion & bring out the best in each other? Conquer grudges and resentment through utilizing effective forgiveness techniques? Manage and direct your finances as a team; and then,? Discover and work towards the purpose and vision God blessed you with so you can become the Power Couple he intended you to be.Each chapter presents:? A short reading? Personal reflection? Discussion questions? His & her perspectives? Case studies highlighting real stories from real couples. This workbook is perfect for those who are seriously dating, engaged or married and want to start their marriage off right.? Are you a facilitator planning to use this workbook to lead a small group or church setting? Visit marriageondeck.com/leader for tips on how to lead the class and get access to related videos.

Conflict Resolution for Couples
Conflict Resolution for Couples

Author: Paul R. Shaffer

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2014-09-10

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1496936159

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The "Just the Tools" edition of "Conflict Resolution for Couples" is an abbreviated version of Paul Shaffer's first book, "Conflict Resolution for Couples" - originally published in 2005, and then re-published in 2011. This leaner edition "cuts to the chase" of couple's conflict resolution, without the foundational and special population sections that made the original book a much meatier but time-consuming work. "Just the Tools", while a stand-alone title, also serves as a companion book to Paul's "Top 10 Marriage Essentials" published in 2014 (and the "Top 10 Dating Essentials" projected for 2015). It retains the same comprehensive, easy-to-understand, and logical progression found in the original. This book consists of essentially two parts: Part I is about the tools for resolution. It presents a model for managing conflict and itemizes 26 guidelines (the ABC's of conflict resolution) for identifying, validating, processing and resolving issues. Part II discusses strategies for change. It focuses on initiating and maintaining change, understanding lack of change, and healthy routines to support lasting change.

8 Keys to a Successful Marriage
8 Keys to a Successful Marriage

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2021-12-08

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Keys are tools to open up things that are locked. They are either locked up, locked away, or locked to keep you out. Do you know that the devil wants the answers to a successful marriage to be locked up, locked away, and most definitely he wants you locked out from those successes? But God has provided the keys. Now these are not the only keys, but they will help you get started to unlock the doors and padlocks that have kept you from enjoying the fullness and happiness of your marriage that God has intended for you.