what if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy? /
First Statement of Responsibility
Gary Thomas.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Grand Rapids, Mich. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Zondervan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (292 pages)
GENERAL NOTES
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"Now with discussion questions."
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-274).
CONTENTS NOTE
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The greatest challenge in the world : a call to holiness more than happiness -- Finding God in marriage : marital analogies teach us truths about God -- Learning to love : how marriage teaches us to love -- Holy honor : marriage teaches us to respect others -- The soul's embrace : good marriage can foster good prayer -- The cleansing of marriage : how marriage exposes our sin -- Sacred history : building the spiritual disipline of perseverance -- Sacred stryggle : embracing difficulty in order to build character -- Falling forward : marriage teaches us to forgive -- Make me a servant : marriage can build in us a servant's heart -- Sexual saints : marital sexuality can provide spiritual insights and character development -- Sacred presence : how marriage can make us more aware of God's presence -- Sacred mission : marriage can develop our spiritual calling, mission, and purpose -- Epilogue: The holy couple.