A Handbook for Engaged Couples: A Communication Tool for Those About to Be Married - Softcover

Fryling, Alice; Fryling, Robert A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0830819789 ISBN 13: 9780830819782

Verlag: IVP Bible Studies, 1996

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You're engaged! And now you are knee-deep in planning the details of the wedding. But are you also getting ready for what comes after the wedding?Alice and Robert Fryling bring over twenty-five years of marriage experience to this workbook designed to guide you through open and honest communication about the things that will really matter in your marriage:money time communication sex family work faith This isn't just a book you read--it's a book you experience together. Its interactive style allows you and your future spouse to explore its biblically-based counsel and challenging questions together or with a pastor. And with three chapters tailored specifically to your first few months together, you can even use A Handbook for Engaged Couples after the wedding.Set aside time now to develop a marriage that starts well and grows to lasting maturity.

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Alice Frying is a spiritual director and the author of nine books, including Seeking God Together: An Introduction to Group Spiritual Direction. She has been giving Enneagram workshops for fifteen years, teaching participants how to use the Enneagram to know God and themselves more deeply. She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren.

Robert A. (Bob) Fryling is publisher of InterVarsity Press (Westmont, Illinois) and Vice President of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (Madison, Wisconsin). He writes, speaks and teaches in the areas of spiritual formation, leadership, Christian faith and culture. He lives in Illinois with his wife, Alice, an author and spiritual director. Together they have co-authored three books.

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Of course, if you're engaged, you know the person. But how well do you really know the person? Do you know his or her long-range ambitions? immediate vacation preferences? philosophy of child-rearing? Do you know if he or she wants children at all? If you disagree, how will you resolve your differences? If yours is a remarriage, how will you make a fresh start? This workbook is for engaged couples who want to prepare seriously for a serious stage of life. Through questions with space for answers, Alice and Robert Fryling encourage open, honest communication in the light of Scripture. In fact, if both you and your fiance(e) have copies of this workbook, each of you can write your answers independently. Then you can compare your responses and talk over differences. The workbook goes with you into your marriage. The last three chapters will help you during your first months together. You can use them to protect your marriage from unhealthy patterns - and to stay on track with those good intentions from your engagement days!

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: IVP Bible Studies
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0830819789
• ISBN 13: 9780830819782
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 98
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: IVP; https://intervarsity.org/; ; 635 Science Drive; MADISON; WI; 53711; USA
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