Many of our favorite old fairy tales have this ending: "So they were married and lived happily ever after." And this is what many of us would like to think about marriage . . . happily ever after. However, we all know from divorce statistics and the brokenhearted letters to advice columns that many couples do not achieve marital happiness. There may be more divorces today, but that doesn't necessarily mean that there is more unhappiness in marriage. We have no idea how many couples one or two generations ago stayed together because it was impossible for them to separate. People who are ready to get married have been dreaming some private dreams of love and happiness. The movies and love stories would have us believe that happy marriage is something handed as a gift to us on our wedding day. Actually, a happy marriage is something to be created together through many years of loving, caring, nurturing, and "hanging in there" through good times and bad. Marriage is a beautiful, life-consuming relationship. Other than your relationship to God, marriage is the most important relationship you will ever have. It is worth all of the time, energy, sacrifice, and devotion you can put into it.

Before I Thee Wed: A Guide to Help Engaged Couples Prepare for Marriage

Parenting & Relationships

Self, Carolyn Shealy

Self, William L.

Family Relationships

Fleming H. Revell Co.

Practical advice for enriching or saving one's marriage.

Survival Kit for Marriage

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Self, Carolyn

Home Improvement & Design

Baptist Sunday School Board

Surviving the Stained Glass Jungle

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Mercer Univ Pr

Surviving the Stained-Glass Jungle is a compelling and positive look at the parish ministry through the eyes of a veteran pastor of more than fifty-three years. The book directly confronts the issues of burnout, conflict, stress, and social concerns. It gives strategy and practical help in navigating through these difficult currents. Self addresses the usual themes of preaching, administration, and pastoral care, but also gives practical help with the issues of the pastor's own mental health and self-care. This material is written for parish leaders of all mainline denominations and will become a standard for the practice of ministry. The general theme of the book is that the church is worth the effort. The target audience is seminarians and veteran pastors alike in order to encourage them in the task. Laymen would also benefit significantly by reading this book, gaining a better understanding of the ministry. Self has a national reputation as a gifted preacher, pastor, author, lecturer, motivational speaker for corporate America, and innovator in church growth.

Surviving the Stained-Glass Ju

Mercer University Press

Book by Self, Carolyn, Self, William L.

Confessions of a Nomad: A Devotional Guide

Peachtree Pub Co Inc

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