Covenant Marriage: Building Communication and Intimacy
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Whether you are in a healthy, loving, and affirming relationship or you are in a marriage that is holding on by a thread, the keys to survival and enrichment are the same. Strengthening your marriage means improving the crucial aspects of your relationship—communication and intimacy. Gary D. Chapman is one of the premiere experts on marriage and relationships. His books, including The Five Love Languages, have helped millions around the world. He can help you gain practical skills for developing communication and intimacy in your marriage. Whether your marriage is on a mountain top or on the rocks, few things are more important than developing a covenant marriage relationship that mirrors the covenant of God’s relationship with his people.
Top Highlights
“Covenants are born from a desire to minister to the other person, not to manipulate the person or to get something.” (Page 13)
“1. Covenants Are Initiated for the Benefit of the Other Person” (Page 13)
“This, I believe, is God’s plan for marriage: two people giving their lives away to each other, understanding that the ultimate goal in life is not simply to have a good marriage, but that if married, God intends us to be his encourager to each other so that together each of us will accomplish more for his kingdom than we would ever have accomplished alone.” (Pages 28–29)
“2. In Covenant Relationships, People Make Unconditional Promises” (Page 15)
“3. Covenant Relationships Are Based on Steadfast Love” (Page 17)
Product Details
- Title: Covenant Marriage: Building Communication and Intimacy
- Author: Gary D. Chapman
- Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
- Publication Date: 2003
- Pages: 224
About Gary D. Chapman
Gary D. Chapman has emerged as one of the premiere authors and speakers on marriage and relationships. Dr. Chapman received a B. A. from Wheaton College, an M. A. from Wake Forest University, and a M. R. E. and Ph. D. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Gary and his wife Karolyn live in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he is the senior associate pastor at Calvary Baptist Church. His books, including The Five Love Languages, which has sold millions of copies around the world, are available from Logos in the 7-volume Five Love Languages Collection.
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