I also think this will work well as a book to read with your partner but I reccomend reading it alone first so you can consider its points and wisdom. While I can't say it touches on every question one might have, I do strongly believe it deals with some of the most important aspects of marriage, especially how we view marriage. In fact, there was a chapter that I had to read about 3 times before moving on, due to the questions and ponderings it unearthed in me.

There were many occasions that had me nodding in agreement, exclaiming 'that's me he's talking about' or having to rewind. With that said, I found the insights and practical advise personally enlightening. This is a profound and engaging work that will challenge and inspire people in all stages of life - single, newlywed and married.Īs a married man of a few years now I'd say I'm not so far away from singleness that I've forgot what it was like and not too far into marriage that I think I know it all. In this new book, coauthored with his wife, Kathy, he turns his attention to that most complex of matters: our need for love and its expression in marriage.īeginning with the biblical narrative and its pictures of marriage that span the original ideal to the broken to the redemptive, he looks at themes of friendship and commitment the completion of men and women in each other singleness, sex and divorce and ministry and discipleship within the context of marriage.

In previous books, respected New York pastor and best-selling author Timothy Keller has looked at such diverse and topical subjects as the existence of God, our need to do justice, the meaning of Jesus' life, and the human temptation to make idols - all through the twin lenses of a biblical framework and an engagement with contemporary culture. By using the word of God, Pastor Timothy Keller shows readers how much we have veered away from God’s plans for us and our partners.Īvailability:Usually ships in 5~10 business days.From the New York Times best-selling author of The Reason for God. We are told that romance is the most important aspect of relationships marriages are not “until death do us apart” but about the “now” partners are there to support our dreams and disagreeing couples should divorce and look for more compatible partners. In today’s world, many of us are taught that there is a soul-mate out there for each and every one of us. wrote a wonderful book, The Meaning of Marriage, which in effect argued that self-sacrificial love is actually the only practical way to get what you really. Without discrimination, Pastor Tim Keller paints the big picture of what the Bible says about ideal marriages. This book is for Christian couples and non-religious couples divorced couples and couples who have been together for decades, and even couples who are in the process of planning a future together. Timothy Keller and his wife, Kathy, describe their personal marriage journey and how a biblically-rooted understanding of Gods design for marriage. Product DescriptionAuthor: Timothy Keller

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