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Title: Sacred Marriage
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Author: Gary L. Thomas
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• Posted on 2009-10-26
  If you view your marriage as shackles, this book is for you.
  
  We embarked on this book in a small group of 20-and-30-something married couples with kids. We are all Christians and have strong marriages. We were looking for a book to further explore the two together and help us grow in each path. This isn't the book to do that.
  
  Thomas seems stuck on marriage being a chore, and focusing in on how you have to pull up those bootstraps, and love the unlovable - including your spouse. For those in a very bad place, this book probably offers some great advice to "keep on keeping on" and get through the hurdles, love your spouse, make it work, yadda yadda yadda. However, to most of us in our group, we found it to be written from only the perspective of a horrible marriage in which people are not treating each other well.
  
  We dropped the book after several chapters. Yes, we see the small value the book has to offer, and yes, I'll bet if you read the whole thing, you can find some lovely snippets of insight. Sorry, not interested in investing the time to read through the rest of the this. I'd rather find an uplifting book, and focus on that. What a painful several weeks this has been digesting this writing. Good riddance!!
  
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• Posted on 2009-10-05
  Good, Honest Look at Marriage
  
  This book is a great aid to any Christian who is planning to get married, or who is even considering the idea. It looks at many aspects of marriage, and proves to us that marriage is not just a promise for a while, but it's a spiritual promise to God as well, which brings with it many more responsibilities and learning experiences. I would highly recommend this book - it is meaningful, well written, and a great aid in learning.
  
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• Posted on 2009-09-08
  Great Book
  
  This is one of the books that my wife and I have used for an read together before we go to bed book. This is not a standard Christian marriage book. In fact, this is as unique a Christian marriage book as I have read. There are some parts I have issues with, but the over-riding theme is right on base. Marriage is important, not only to the marriage, but to our own spiritual development. So it talks about how we are intentional about including our spiritual development as part of our marriage. I think we need to think about deeper things like this in our churches. I am all for "Five Love Languages" and other standard Christian marriage books. They are good and helpful. But this one should be read by most everyone.
  
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• Posted on 2009-08-30
  help my marriage
  
  This is a good book. It has helped me in my marriage and learn what truly makes a marriage successful. It's a little hard to read, I took this course at my church, which helped me follow along. I'd recommend any couple take this course and read this book, it's very practical and helpful.
  
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• Posted on 2009-08-01
  A Sacred Book for a Sacred Marriage
  
  This book is the best I've read for relationships & I've read one too many books getting my Masters at Bible College for Biblical Counseling, so this is a high rating for this. I recommend it to all my friends & family.
  
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