About the Author Gary Smalley (1940-2016) was one of the country's best-known authors and speakers on family relationships. The bestselling and award-winning author or coauthor of many books, along with several popular films and videos, he spent more than thirty years learning, teaching, and counseling, speaking to over two million people in live conferences.Ted Cunningham is the founding pastor of Woodland Hills Community Church in Branson, Missouri. Woodland Hills was planted in 2002 and received a Purpose Driven Church Health Award in 2006. Ted is a speaker with the Smalley Relationship Center and coauthor of The Language of Sex and From Anger to Intimacy. He is a graduate of Liberty University and Dallas Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Amy, have two wonderful children, Corynn and Carson. Read more
T**R
Helped my daughter and her new husband
My daughter and her husband got married after only dating and knowing each other for 5 months. We weren't for the marriage and wanted them to wait, but they went ahead and got married. During the engagement time, they had a lot of fights and after they got married, it escalated. They both were supposed to be Christians, but they weren't walking it out. I sent this devotional to them and they started reading it and praying together. My husband and I had gone to several marriage seminars by Dr. Smalley and it helped us. He has great insight and walks what he says in his own marriage. It helped their marriage incredibly. Just the book itself isn't what did it, but the relationship that it represents with Jesus is what did it. It reminded them who they were in the Lord and refocused their attitudes and mind on Him, not what they did or didn't want. They're going on 3 years and seem to be doing well. They both even gave a new couple they knew who just got engaged, the advice to "go slow", LOL. I thought that was very interesting :) Jesus works!
W**L
Marriage the best it can be when God is the center .
The book asked you to review your expectations you brought to your marriage. Then your spouse would do the same. Next you would rate what you were receiving of those expectations. You and your spouse would discuss your answers, "boy" did it get real then.
K**S
good ideas but always true with Smalley
I couldn't read it for a month as my wife took it.
P**I
Must have for all couples!
This is a must have for any couple preparing for marriage or already married. My wife and I are reading this together now. Best part of the book is the evaluation list. You'll see when you get to it.
C**Y
Highly recommended.
Lots of biblical truth included here and presented from a real life perspective. Our marriage group is appreciating the study with meaningful discussion and application to our marriages. Highly recommended.
M**R
I loved this book.
I have been married for 22 years and found out that it wasn't what I thought it was. I purchased this book to see if it could help and it has made a Hugh difference in how I take my marriage. I would recommend this to anyone.
R**H
Interesting read
My small group did this study. I liked it. It was very eye opening way of looking at my marriage
J**H
Managing Expectations for Christians
As a fellow ecclesiastical leader, I was excited to see a book about marriage from a Christian perspective.The main focus of the book is managing expectations of relationships based upon what we've experienced, what we have picked up from media and what we dream our marriages can be.Both Pastors Small and Cunningham trade off throughout the writing so we get to see multiple perspectives on the advice.This book is seeped in Christian doctrine and theology (to the point that it sometimes drowned out the narrative of helping marriages.) If you are not a devout Christian this might not be the book for you.
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