100 Best Christian Marriage Books of All Time

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The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts book cover1

The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts

Gary Chapman

5.0
Couples who understand each other's love language hold a priceless advantage in the quest for love that lasts a lifetime -- they know how to effectively and consistently make each other feel truly and deeply loved. That gift never fades away.
The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God book cover2

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

Timothy Keller

4.6
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Based on the acclaimed sermon series by New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller, this book shows everyone—Christians, skeptics, singles, longtime married couples, and those about to be engaged—the vision of what marriage should be according to the Bible.

Modern culture would have you believe that everyone has a soul mate; that romance is the most important part o
Love & Respect book cover3

Love & Respect

Emerson Eggerichs

4.5
A Marriage Book with a Difference!

A Revolutionary Message: "I've been married 35 years and have not heard this taught.""This is the key that I have been missing.""You connected all the dots for me.""As a counselor, I have never been so excited about any material.""You're on to something huge here."

A Simple Message: A wife has one driving need--to feel loved. When that need is met, she is happy. A
Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy? book cover4

Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?

Gary Thomas

4.5
Happy is good. Holy is better.

Your marriage is more than a sacred covenant with another person. It is a spiritual discipline designed to help you know God better, trust him more fully, and love him more deeply. What if God s primary intent for your marriage isn t to make you happy . . . but holy?

Sacred Marriage doesn't just offer techniques to make a marriage happier. It does contain practical too
The Love Dare book cover5

The Love Dare

Alex Kendrick and Stephen Kendrick

4.4
Unconditional love is eagerly promised at weddings, but rarely practiced in real life. As a result, romantic hopes are often replaced with disappointment in the home. But it doesn’t have to stay that way.

The Love Dare, the New York Times No. 1 best seller that has sold five million copies and was major plot device in the popular movie Fireproof, is a 40-day challenge for husbands and wives to unde
The Power of a Praying Wife book cover6

The Power of a Praying Wife

Stormie Omartian

4.3
Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying series (more than 23 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers and new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives.

Stormie joyfully inspires you to develop a deeper relationship with your husband by utilizing the amazing power of prayer. This uplifting resource is pack
You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity book cover7

You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity

Francis Chan and Lisa Chan

4.3
Marriage is great, but it's not forever. It's until death do us part. Then come eternal rewards or regrets depending on how we spent our lives. In his latest book, Francis Chan joins together with his wife Lisa to address the question many couples wonder at the altar: How do I have a healthy marriage? Setting aside typical topics on marriage, Francis and Lisa dive into Scripture to understand what
Boundaries in Marriage book cover8

Boundaries in Marriage

Henry Cloud and John Townsend

4.3
Learn when to say yes and when to say no to your spouse to make the most of your marriage.

Only when you and your mate know and respect each other's needs, choices, and freedom can you give yourselves freely and lovingly to one another.

Boundaries are the "property lines" that define and protect husbands and wives as individuals. Once they are in place, a good marriage can become better, and a less-
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What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage

Paul David Tripp

4.2
A longtime Christian teacher and counselor calls engaged and married couples to a grace-based lifestyle of daily reconciliation, marked by six practical commitments. Marriage, according to Scripture, will always involve two flawed people living with each other in a fallen world. Yet, in counselor Paul Tripp's professional experience, the majority of couples enter marriage with unrealistic expectat
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The Mingling of Souls: God's Design for Love, Marriage, Sex, and Redemption

Matt Chandler and Jared C. Wilso

4.2
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The Song of Solomon offers strikingly candid—and timeless—insights on romance, dating, marriage, and sex. We need it. Because emotions rise and fall with a single glance, touch, kiss, or word. And we are inundated with songs, movies, and advice that contradicts God's design for love and intimacy. Matt Chandler helps navigate these issues for both singles and marrieds
NIV, The Woman's Study Bible, Hardcover, Full-Color: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation book cover11

NIV, The Woman's Study Bible, Hardcover, Full-Color: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation

Thomas Nelson

4.2
The Woman’s Study Bible poignantly reveals the Word of God to women, inviting them to receive God’s truth for balance, hope, and transformation. Special features designed to speak to a woman’s heart appear throughout the Bible text, revealing Scripture-based insights about how godly womanhood grows from a woman’s identity as a Christ-follower and a child of the Kingdom. Now with a beautiful full-c
For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men book cover12

For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men

Shaunti Feldhahn

4.2
Discover the Truth He Wants You to Know

The man in your life carries important feelings so deep inside he barely knows they’re there, much less how to talk about them. Yet your man genuinely wants you to “get” him—to understand his inner life, to know his fears and needs, to hear what he wishes he could tell you.

In her landmark bestseller, For Women Only, Shaunti Feldhahn reveals what every woman—
The NKJV, Woman's Study Bible: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation book cover13

The NKJV, Woman's Study Bible: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation

Thomas Nelson

4.2
Wife After God: Drawing Closer to God & Your Husband - A 30 Day Marriage Devotional for Wives book cover14

Wife After God: Drawing Closer to God & Your Husband - A 30 Day Marriage Devotional for Wives

Jennifer Smith and Aaron Smith

4.2
Wife After God is a refreshing and inspirational 30 day marriage devotional for wives who desire to have a deeper more fulfilling relationship with God and their husbands.
This devotional study was prayerfully composed with 30 days of biblical concepts and practical challenges to help you nourish your relationship with God and your relationship with your husband in marriage into ones that are capt
The Emotionally Destructive Marriage: How to Find Your Voice and Reclaim Your Hope book cover15

The Emotionally Destructive Marriage: How to Find Your Voice and Reclaim Your Hope

Leslie Vernick

4.2
Something Has to Change…

You can’t put it into words, but something is happening to you. Your stomach churns, your heart aches, and the tension in your marriage is making you feel weary and a little crazy. The constant criticism, disrespect, cruelty, deceit, and gross indifference are eroding your confidence and breaking your spirit.

For any woman caught in an emotionally destructive marriage, Le
The Power of a Praying® Wife Book of Prayers book cover16

The Power of a Praying® Wife Book of Prayers

Stormie Omartian

4.2
Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying? series (more than 23 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers and new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives.

Stormie offers praying wives a selection of favorite prayers from her bestselling The Power of a Praying? Wife. Small enough to keep in purse or pocket f
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NIV, The Woman's Study Bible, Cloth over Board, Blue Floral, Full-Color, Red Letter: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation

Thomas Nelson

4.1
The Woman’s Study Bible poignantly reveals the Word of God to women, inviting them to receive God’s truth for balance, hope, and transformation. Special features designed to speak to a woman’s heart appear throughout the Bible text, revealing Scripture-based insights about how godly womanhood grows from a woman’s identity as a Christ-follower and a child of the Kingdom. Now with a beautiful full-c
The Power of a Praying Parent book cover18

The Power of a Praying Parent

Stormie Omartian

4.1
Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying series (more than 23 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers and new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives.

After 20 years of raising her son and daughter alongside her husband, Michael, Stormie looks back at the trials and joys of parenting and the power in pra
Mr. and Mrs. 366 Devotions for Couples - White Faux Leather Devotional Gift Book for Bride and Groom, Engaged book cover19

Mr. and Mrs. 366 Devotions for Couples - White Faux Leather Devotional Gift Book for Bride and Groom, Engaged

Joanna Teigen, Rob Teigen

4.1

The Mr. & Mrs. 366 Devotions for Couples White Faux Leather Devotional is a great starting point for a new marriage and the perfect way to get into the habit of sharing your devotional time as a couple.Husband and wife team Rob and Joanna Teigen draw from their own experience to bring you 366 devotions to move you into a deeper relationship with God on a personal level but also as a couple.The bea

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His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage

Willard F. Harley Jr.

4.1
Marriage works only when each spouse takes the time to consider the other's needs and strives to meet them. In His Needs, Her Needs, Willard Harley identifies the ten most vital needs of men and women and shows husbands and wives how to satisfy those needs in their spouses. He provides guidance for becoming irresistible to your spouse and for loving more creatively and sensitively, thereby elimina
Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage: A Christian Woman's Guide to Hidden Emotional and Spiritual Abuse book cover21

Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage: A Christian Woman's Guide to Hidden Emotional and Spiritual Abuse

Natalie Hoffman

4.1
One out of three married women sitting in an average conservative Christian church is in a confusing and painful marriage relationship. Those women believe they are alone. I want them to know they aren't. They believe they can't find peace. I want them to know they can. They believe they don't have choices. I want them to know they do.This book isn't for the parents who raised them. It's not for t
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The Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspective

Martha Peace

4.1
Martha Peace, a nouthetic councelor of women, has written an Excellent Volume. Not only does it explain what God "requires" of a Christian wife, but it explaines clearly how to obey God's commandments in order to become that wife. Get it, read it and profit from it.""The Excellent Wife" is an absolute must for women today. This book is a welcomed first because it is a Scripturally based, systemati
Single, Dating, Engaged, Married: Navigating Life and Love in the Modern Age book cover23

Single, Dating, Engaged, Married: Navigating Life and Love in the Modern Age

Ben Stuart

4.1
ECPA Bestseller

Navigating the Four Critical Seasons of Relationship

The vast majority of young people will still pass through the key phases of singleness, dating, engagement and marriage in their twenties. Yet they are delaying marriage longer than any generation in human history. Why?

For the first time in history, the average age for an American woman having her first child, 26, is younger than
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Reclaimed: Finding Your Identity after Marital Betrayal

Stephanie Broersma

4.1
The Power of a Praying Woman book cover25

The Power of a Praying Woman

Stormie Omartian

4.1
Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying series (more than 23 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers and new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives.

It may seem easier to pray for your spouse, your children, your friends, and your extended family, but God wants to hear your requests for your life too.
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Kingdom Marriage: Connecting God's Purpose with Your Pleasure

Tony Evans

4.1
What happens when a kingdom man marries a kingdom woman? Kingdom Marriage: Connecting God's Purpose with Your Pleasure helps couples grow together as a kingdom couple to fulfill God's design and purpose for their marriage. Through practical insights and powerful stories, Dr. Tony Evans inspires and instructs so couples will discover the hope, challenge, and guidance God's Word provides for their j
Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul book cover27

Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul

John Eldredge, Stasi Eldredge

4.1
Every woman was once a little girl. And every little girl holds in her heart her most precious dreams. She longs to be swept up into a romance, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, to" be" the Beauty of the story. And yet―how many women do you know who ever find that life?

Most women think they have to settle for a life of efficiency and duty, striving to be the women they "ought" to
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#Staymarried: A Couples Devotional: 30-Minute Weekly Devotions to Grow In Faith And Joy from I Do to Ever After

Michelle Peterson

4.1
Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away: Real Help for Desperate Hearts in Difficult Marriages book cover29

Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away: Real Help for Desperate Hearts in Difficult Marriages

Gary Chapman

4.1
What to do when you feel like giving up

When you said, “I do,” you entered marriage with high hopes, dreaming it would be supremely happy.

You never intended it to be miserable.

Millions of couples are struggling in desperate marriages. But the story doesn’t have to end there. Dr. Gary Chapman writes, “I believe that in every troubled marriage, one or both partners can take positive steps that have t
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Healing Your Marriage When Trust Is Broken: Finding Forgiveness and Restoration

Cindy Beall and Craig Groeschel

4.1
A few days after an ordinary Valentine’s Day, Cindy Beall’s life changed forever. She listened with disbelief to her husband, Chris, a respected pastor, confess to pornography addiction, numerous affairs, and the startling news that a woman was pregnant with his child.

With raw honesty and intimate knowledge of pain and of God’s power to resurrect something new out of the debris of betrayal, Cindy
Freedom From Soul Wounds and Demons: Your Breakthrough to True Peace & Joy book cover31

Freedom From Soul Wounds and Demons: Your Breakthrough to True Peace & Joy

Nelson L. Schuman and Tina Kirkpatrick

4.1
Before You Say "I Do"®: A Marriage Preparation Guide for Couples book cover32

Before You Say "I Do"®: A Marriage Preparation Guide for Couples

H. Norman Wright

4.1
Build a Love that Lasts

At a time when more people are delaying marriage or writing it off altogether, couples ready to walk the aisle will appreciate a frank and trusted resources to help them start marriage on the right foot.

This interactive guide will help you explore your relationship in depth and will


provide new insight into your partner and how the two of you relate to one another
establish
Kingdom Woman: Embracing Your Purpose, Power, and Possibilities book cover33

Kingdom Woman: Embracing Your Purpose, Power, and Possibilities

Tony Evans

4.1
A kingdom woman gives the devil as much reason to fear as a kingdom man. She lives confidently in the knowledge that Christ died and rose for her so that she can experience the significance of the destiny to which she has been called.

In Kingdom Woman, Tony Evans and his daughter, Chrystal Evans Hurst, remind women of their calling from God to be free, delivered, healed, and hopeful. The authors br
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage - A Daily Devotional Journey to Inspire, Encourage, and Transform Us and Our book cover34

The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage - A Daily Devotional Journey to Inspire, Encourage, and Transform Us and Our

Aaron Smith and Jennifer Smith

4.1
Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage book cover35

Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage

Kevin Leman

4.1
With his characteristic warmth and humor, Dr. Kevin Leman offers a practical guide to sex according to God's plan. This frank and practical book is a perfect resource for married and engaged couples. Dr. Leman addresses a wide spectrum of people, from those with no sexual experiences to those with past sexual problems or even abuse. Using frank descriptions, this book has a warm and friendly tone
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Kingdom Man: Every Man's Destiny, Every Woman's Dream

Tony Evans

4.1
When a man follows the principles of biblical manhood, those around him benefit from his leadership and care. "Kingdom Man" challenges and equips men to fully understand their position under God as well as their position over what God has given them. The biblical definition of a man is one who has learned to operate under the authority of Jesus Christ while carrying out responsible and legitimate
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Marriage Triggers: Exchanging Spouses' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

Amber Lia

4.1
A husband-wife team offers practical advice for married couples to end the cycle of reactionary arguments by examining the most common issues that trigger disagreements and apply God’s Word to radically transform relationships.

Many couples know their marriage has room for improvement, but it is hard to pinpoint exactly why a relationship is suffering. Often times everyday triggers are the culprit.
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The 5 Love Languages for Men: Tools for Making a Good Relationship Great

Gary Chapman

4.1
The love she craves. The confidence you need.At the heart of every man is a desire to master what matters. Getting a compliment at work or on the court is nice, but nothing beats hearing your spouse say, You make me feel loved. If you havent heard that in a while or feel like youre not bringing your A game to your relationship, this audio book is for you.The 5 Love Languages has sold 10 million co
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Thirty-One Prayers for My Husband: Seeing God Move in His Heart

Jennifer Smith

4.1
Marriage is one of the most beautiful things God ever created & prayer for your marriage is one of the most essential parts of sustaining a Christian marriage. Prayer is the gift God gave us to be able to have direct access to His throne room to communicate with Him.
This book of 31 marriage prayers is purposed to encourage and guide you as you pray for specific aspects of your husband's life and c
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A Higher Calling: Pursuing Love, Faith, and Mount Everest for a Greater Purpose

Harold Earls IV

4.1
The husband and wife behind the popular Earls Family Vlogs share their inspiring love story of how an expedition to climb Mount Everest deepened their faith, strengthened their commitment, and sharpened their vision to make a difference in the world.

As a senior at West Point, Harold Earls dreamed of summiting Mount Everest after graduation and bringing awareness to the issue of PTSD in soldiers an
Song of Songs Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video: The Love We Long For (Beautiful Word Bible Studies) book cover41

Song of Songs Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video: The Love We Long For (Beautiful Word Bible Studies)

Lisa Harper

4.1

Discover the divine love story written for us.What if the greatest love story ever told was about the beautifully intimate bond we can enjoy with God?In this seven-session video Bible study (video streaming access included) of the Song of Songs, Bible teacher Lisa Harper unveils an eye-opening truth: This ancient, often-misunderstood book that sometimes reads like a racy romance novel is actually

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The Power of a Praying® Parent Book of Prayers

Stormie Omartian

4.1
Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying? series (more than 23 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers and new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives.

Stormie shares with you her most-loved prayers from The Power of a Praying? Parent--the book that started her bestselling series.

This gathering of short-
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The Naked Marriage: Undressing the truth about sex, intimacy and lifelong love

Dave Willis and Ashley Willis

4.1
The Forgiveness Journal: A Guided Journey to Forgiving What You Can't Forget book cover44

The Forgiveness Journal: A Guided Journey to Forgiving What You Can't Forget

Lysa TerKeurst

4.1
Marriage: 6 Gospel Commitments Every Couple Needs to Make book cover45

Marriage: 6 Gospel Commitments Every Couple Needs to Make

Paul David Tripp

4.1
Worthy of Her Trust: What You Need to Do to Rebuild Sexual Integrity and Win Her Back book cover46

Worthy of Her Trust: What You Need to Do to Rebuild Sexual Integrity and Win Her Back

Stephen Arterburn and Jason B. Martinkus

4.1
40 Días de Viaje en Silencio con Dios para Mujeres: Aprende a Hablar Sin Herir, Protege tu Familia y Dale a tus Hijos el Mejor Futuro que Merecen Usando la Fe como Aliada (Spanish Edition) book cover47

40 Días de Viaje en Silencio con Dios para Mujeres: Aprende a Hablar Sin Herir, Protege tu Familia y Dale a tus Hijos el Mejor Futuro que Merecen Usando la Fe como Aliada (Spanish Edition)

Ana María Solano

4.1
How We Love: Discover Your Love Style, Enhance Your Marriage book cover48

How We Love: Discover Your Love Style, Enhance Your Marriage

Milan Yerkovich, Kay Yerkovich

4.1
Identify the source of missteps in your marriage–and learn
exactly what you can do about it!


Tired of arguing with your spouse over the same old issues?
Longing for a marriage with less conflict and more intimacy?
Struggling under a load of resentment?


In How We Love, relationship experts Milan and Kay Yerkovich draw on the powerful tool of attachment theory to show how your early life experiences
For Men Only: A Straightforward Guide to the Inner Lives of Women book cover49

For Men Only: A Straightforward Guide to the Inner Lives of Women

Shaunti Feldhahn, Jeff Feldhahn

4.1
Finally--You "Can"Understand Her!
Women: Complicated and impossible to understand? Do you love and want to please the woman in your life, but just can't seem to figure her out? That was before "For Men Only." Now at your fingertips is the tool that will unlock the secret to her mysterious ways. Through hundreds of interviews and the results of a scientific national survey of women, this book demon
Boundaries with Kids: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Help Your Children Gain Control of Their Lives book cover50

Boundaries with Kids: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Help Your Children Gain Control of Their Lives

Henry Cloud, John Townsend

4.1
You want your kids to grow up into healthy adults. You want to see them take responsibility for their behavior, their values, their lives. But maybe you've discovered that simply telling them to "do the right thing" isn't enough. From toddler tantrums to teenage temptations, you've got to help them take ownership of their behavior, feelings, and attitudes. But how?

Establish healthy boundaries. Bou

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I Do!: A Marriage Workbook for Engaged Couples

Jim Walkup LMFT

4.1
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Marriage God's Way: A Biblical Recipe for Healthy, Joyful, Christ-Centered Relationships

Scott LaPierre

4.1
Alternate cover editions exists here and here.

At its best, marriage brings joys and blessings rarely seen in this life. At its worst, marriage generates pain and conflict, often because husbands and wives do not fully understand their roles and responsibilities.

Wouldn’t it be great if husbands and wives had access to clear, simple instructions on how to have a wonderful marriage? Such instructions
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A Love Letter Life: Pursue Creatively. Date Intentionally. Love Faithfully.

Jeremy Roloff

4.1
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

More than 2.3 million people watched as Jeremy and Audrey Roloff shared their vows and committed their lives to each other. Now for the first time, the former co-stars of TLC's hit show Little People, Big World share their imperfect, resilient, and inspiring love story.

As Jeremy and Audrey write, if you can fall into love, you can fall out. True love is something you cho
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Becoming Us: Using the Enneagram to Create a Thriving Gospel-Centered Marriage

Beth McCord, Jeff McCord

4.1
Do you ever feel baffled by the person sleeping beside you? What if your spouse came with an instruction manual? Beth and Jeff McCord, founders of Your Enneagram Coach, have helped over 250,000 people discover their unique personality type and apply that knowledge to their relationships.

Becoming Us pulls back the curtain on marriage and weaves the Enneagram through the lense of the Gospel to revea
How We Love Workbook, Expanded Edition: Making Deeper Connections in Marriage book cover55

How We Love Workbook, Expanded Edition: Making Deeper Connections in Marriage

Milan Yerkovich

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What Determines How You Love?

Each of us relates to our spouse based on how we experienced love as a child. In this expanded and enhanced companion workbook to How We Love, relationship experts Milan and Kay Yerkovich offer assessments and conversation starters to help you and your spouse identify your relational patterns and realize how they are affecting you now. Their solution-focused tools help
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The Wait: A Powerful Practice for Finding the Love of Your Life and the Life You Love

DeVon Franklin

4.1
In this New York Times bestseller, Hollywood power couple DeVon Franklin and Meagan Good candidly share their courtship and marriage, and the key to their success—waiting.

President/CEO of Franklin Entertainment and former Sony Pictures executive DeVon Franklin and award-winning actress Meagan Good have learned firsthand that some people must wait patiently for “the one” to come into their lives. T
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This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence

John Piper, Noël Piper

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Reflecting on forty years of matrimony, John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage over its emotion, exhorting couples to keep their covenant for all the best reasons.

Even in the days when people commonly stayed married "'til death do us part," there has never been a generation whose view of marriage was high enough, says Pastor John Piper. That is all the more true in our casual times.

Tho
The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex: Creating a Marriage That's Both Holy and Hot book cover58

The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex: Creating a Marriage That's Both Holy and Hot

Sheila Wray Gregoire

4.1

Read by the author.Bring greater satisfaction to your relationship in every way--emotionally, spiritually, and physically--whether you're preparing for your honeymoon or are empty nesters looking for a new spark.Are you wondering if there's more to your sex life than the status quo? Or maybe you have questions about your upcoming marriage that aren't exactly appropriate for the rehearsal dinner? T

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Preparing for Marriage

Dennis Rainey

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Preparing for Marriage, along with the accompanying Leader’s Guide, were developed to help engaged couples prepare for the important task of building a Christian marriage. This resource provides engaged couples opportunities to develop good communication skills and deal with issues of personal expectations, family histories, role responsibilities, communication, finances and the traits of a biblic
The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You've Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended book cover60

The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You've Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended

Sheila Wray Gregoire

4.1
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Garden City: Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human.

John Mark Comer

4.1
You’ve heard people say “Who you are matters more than what you do”. Does the Bible really teach that?

In Garden City, popular pastor and speaker John Mark Comer gives a fresh take on our calling and our purpose, with a surprisingly counter-culture take. Through his creative and conversational style, Comer takes a good look at Genesis and the story of a man, a woman, and a garden. He unpacks God’s
Devotions for a Sacred Marriage: A Year of Weekly Devotions for Couples book cover62

Devotions for a Sacred Marriage: A Year of Weekly Devotions for Couples

Gary Thomas

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Do you consider your marriage to be holy? What if holier meant having a happier marriage? Your marriage is more than a sacred covenant with your spouse. It is a relationship God uses to help you know Him more, trust Him more fully, and love Him more deeply.

Devotions for a Sacred Marriage written by Gary Thomas explores how God can reveal Himself to you through your marriage and help you grow close
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The Four Laws of Love: Guaranteed Success for Every Married Couple

Jimmy Evans

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What happens when an unsuspecting girl and guy are thrown into a marriage they don't want? That's exactly the case of Ivory and Darius, born into different families whose marriage serves to prevent competition between their businesses. No matter how they oppose the idea, their parents are hell-bent on marrying them to each other to honor a five-generation-old deal that took place between their anc
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Love and War: Finding the Marriage You've Dreamed of

John Eldredge, Stasi Eldredge

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What the Eldredge bestsellers "Wild at Heart" did for men, and "Captivating "did for women, LOVE & WAR will do for married couples everywhere. John and Stasi Eldredge have contributed the quintessential works on Christian spirituality through the experience of men and the experience of women and now they turn their focus to the incredible dynamic between those two forces.
With refreshing openness
Surviving an Unwanted Divorce: A Biblical, Practical Guide to Letting Go While Holding Yourself Together book cover65

Surviving an Unwanted Divorce: A Biblical, Practical Guide to Letting Go While Holding Yourself Together

Lysa TerKeurst, Jim Cress, Joel Muddamalle

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Discover biblically based, practical strategies for navigating divorce so you can move through one of life’s most painful seasons and into a new life of fresh hope.In Surviving an Unwanted Divorce, New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst, alongside theologian Dr. Joel Muddamalle and Licensed Professional Counselor Jim Cress, gives you a resource to help answer some of your toughest questi

Tying the Knot: A Premarital Guide to a Strong and Lasting Marriage book cover66

Tying the Knot: A Premarital Guide to a Strong and Lasting Marriage

Rob Green

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The Sacred Search: Updated & Revised book cover67

The Sacred Search: Updated & Revised

Gary Thomas

4.1
The Marriage You Want: Moving beyond Stereotypes for a Relationship Built on Scripture, New Data, and Emotional Health book cover68

The Marriage You Want: Moving beyond Stereotypes for a Relationship Built on Scripture, New Data, and Emotional Health

Sheila Wray Gregoire and Dr. Keith Gregoire

4.0
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Workbook for Women Updated: Seven Questions to Ask Before---and After---You Marry book cover69

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Workbook for Women Updated: Seven Questions to Ask Before---and After---You Marry

Les Parrott

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You can do more than hope.

Safeguard your relationship and build a love that not only goes the distance but fulfills your deepest dreams.

More than a million couples have used the award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (SYMBIS for short) to prepare for life-long love.

The Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Workbook for Women will help you uncover and understand the unique shaping
How a Wife Speaks: Loving Your Husband Well Through Godly Communication (How They Speak) book cover70

How a Wife Speaks: Loving Your Husband Well Through Godly Communication (How They Speak)

Selena Frederick

4.0

God cares how wives speak to their husbands.The nearest, clearest, and best opportunity every wife has to improve her marriage is becoming a better communicator. Couples who learn to speak, listen, and understand one another experience growth in every other aspect of their marriage, including their unity, intimacy, priorities, and more. So, why not devote yourself to mastering the craft of biblica

How a Husband Speaks: Leading and Loving Your Wife Through Godly Communication (How They Speak) book cover71

How a Husband Speaks: Leading and Loving Your Wife Through Godly Communication (How They Speak)

Ryan Frederick

4.0

God cares how husbands speak to their wives.The nearest, clearest, and best opportunity a husband has to improve his marriage is to become a better communicator. Couples who learn to speak, listen, and understand one another experience growth in every other aspect of their marriage, including their unity, intimacy, priorities, and more. So, why not devote yourself to mastering the craft of biblica

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Wife in Pursuit: 31 Daily Challenges for Loving Your Husband Well

Selena Frederick and Ryan Frederick

4.0
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Boundaries in Dating

Henry Cloud, John Townsend

4.0
Boundaries in Dating offers illuminating insights for romance that can help you grow in freedom, honesty, and self-control as you pursue a healthy dating relationship that will lead to a healthy marriage.

Dating can be fun, but it's not easy. Meeting people is just one concern. Once you've met someone, then what? What do you build? Nothing, a simple friendship, or more? How do you set smart limit
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Workbook for Men Updated: Seven Questions to Ask Before---and After---You Marry book cover74

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Workbook for Men Updated: Seven Questions to Ask Before---and After---You Marry

Les Parrott

4.0
You can do more than hope.

Safeguard your relationship and build a love that not only goes the distance but fulfills your deepest dreams.

More than a million couples have used the award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (SYMBIS for short) to prepare for life-long love.

The Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Workbook for Men will help you uncover and understand the unique shaping fa
The Meaning of Marriage: A Couple's Devotional: A Year of Daily Devotions book cover75

The Meaning of Marriage: A Couple's Devotional: A Year of Daily Devotions

Timothy Keller

4.0
From New York Times bestselling authors Timothy Keller and Kathy Keller comes a gorgeously packaged daily devotional that takes us on year-long journey into discovering the meaning of marriage

Marriage is the most profound human relationship there is. Coming to know and love your spouse is one of the most rewarding and wondrous things we can experience in life. But it is also one of the most diffic
Love and Respect Workbook: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs book cover76

Love and Respect Workbook: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs

Emerson Eggerichs

4.0
Based upon Ephesians 5:33 and extensive biblical and psychological research, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs reveals the power of unconditional love and unconditional respect and how husbands and wives can reap the benefits of marriage that God intended.
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Love Must Be Tough: New Hope for Marriages in Crisis

James Dobson

4.0
At the core of most marital conflicts lies an overlooked but vicious culprit: disrespect. According to Dr. James Dobson, this symptom is the most serious indicator of potential family breakup. In his groundbreaking classic that popularized the "tough love" principle, Dr. Dobson offers practical help for the spouse who wants to hold the marriage together. He shows how to rekindle romantic interest
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How to Find God, 3-Book Boxed Set: On Birth; On Marriage; On Death

Timothy Keller

4.0
From New York Times bestselling author and pastor Timothy Keller, a beautiful box set of three books that unpacks the spiritual meaning of life's most significant events: birth, marriage, and death

Birth, marriage, and death are milestones in our lives in which we experience our greatest happiness and our deepest grief. And so it is profoundly important to understand how to approach these occasions
How to Build a Godly Marriage: 12 Principles for Flourishing and Lasting - A Practical Guide for Couples Who Want More book cover79

How to Build a Godly Marriage: 12 Principles for Flourishing and Lasting - A Practical Guide for Couples Who Want More

Joel R. Beeke, Mary Beeke

4.0

Is your marriage drifting into routine? Has joy given way to quiet distance? Is spiritual vitality absent?Rediscover the Beauty and Purpose of a Christ-Centered UnionDrawing on decades of pastoral and counseling experience, Joel and Mary Beeke offer twelve clear, biblical principles that strengthen love, deepen communication, and restore hope. Whether your marriage feels solid or strained, this sh

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Sacred Influence: How God Uses Wives to Shape the Souls of Their Husbands

Gary L. Thomas

4.0
If you’re sick of all the ways you’ve tried to bring about change in your marriage—the silent treatment, nagging, one-way discussions, or pleading—it’s time to set aside those broken methods for a Christ-based approach. This book demonstrates how women can inspire, influence, and help their husbands move in positive directions. Replacing your plan of action with God’s leads to a marital transforma
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52 Uncommon Dates: A Couple's Adventure Guide for Praying, Playing, and Staying Together

Randy Southern

4.0

We know we should do it. We talk about it and acknowledge the benefits; yet most couples find praying together is somewhat awkward, intimidating, or something we lack the time for. It's time to experience a breath of fresh air... in prayer.

52 Pray Dates ignites a prayerful and playful connection in a way that feels natural for couples to schedule and relate to real life. Fun, creative, and spiritu
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Intimate Deception: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Betrayal

Dr. Sheri Keffer

4.0
Nothing destroys trust like sexual betrayal. Beyond broken vows, a woman who discovers that the man she loves has been viewing pornography or having an affair must deal with devastating blows to her self-image and self-worth. She must grapple with the fact that the man she thought she knew has lied and deceived her. She may even bear the brunt of shame and judgment when the people around her find
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Lies Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets Them Free

Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, Elisabeth Elliot

4.0
Counter the lies that keep you from abundant living.

Satan is the master deceiver and his lies are endless. And the lies Christian women believe are at the root of most of their struggles.

"Many women live under a cloud of personal guilt and condemnation," says Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth. "Many are in bondage to their past. Others are gripped by fear of rejection and a longing for approval. Still other
Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages and Becoming Stepfamily Smart book cover84

Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages and Becoming Stepfamily Smart

Gary Chapman

4.0
Learn how to create a loving and safe environment amidst the unique challenges of a blended family in this new book from Ron Deal and bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages®, Gary Chapman. Look for its release in 2020 or pre-order now.
A Little God Time for Couples: 365 Daily Devotions book cover85

A Little God Time for Couples: 365 Daily Devotions

BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC

4.0
Spending quality time together as a couple can be difficult, but it’s incredibly important for maintaining a healthy marriage!
One of the best ways to strengthen your relationship is to spend time together with God.

This devotional offers fresh insight on relationships, encouraging Scriptures, thought-provoking questions, and inspirational prayers to help you intentionally engage with God and each
Couples Bible Study Workbook: A 4-in-1 Practical Guide for Married Couples to Strengthen Their Relationship Through Scripture, Prayer, and Real-Life Applications book cover86

Couples Bible Study Workbook: A 4-in-1 Practical Guide for Married Couples to Strengthen Their Relationship Through Scripture, Prayer, and Real-Life Applications

Eliana Grace

4.0

Marriage takes love—but it also requires faith, communication, intentional growth, and spiritual unity.Couples Bible Study Workbook is more than a devotional. It’s a practical 4-in-1 Christian workbook for couples designed to help you strengthen your relationship with God at the center.Whether you are newly married, rebuilding connection, or simply wanting to grow deeper together, this guided work

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The Marriage You've Always Wanted

Gary Chapman

4.0
From America's favorite marriage expert and author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, The 5 Love Languages®

Respected marriage counselor Gary Chapman looks at the key issues that will help you build the marriage you've always wanted, answering such real-life questions as . . .


Why won't they change?
Why do we always fight about tasks and responsibilities?
Why should we have to work at sex?
In the war
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The 5 Love Languages Workbook

Gary Chapman

4.0
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Lifelong Love Affair: How to Have a Passionate and Deeply Rewarding Marriage

Jimmy Evans, Frank Martin, Les Parrott

4.0
God didn't create marriage to frustrate us, test us, or to make us feel unworthy or inadequate. He created marriage to be the most fulfilling and sacred of all human covenants. It was designed to be passionate and rewarding and to meet our deepest needs and desires. And it was meant to last a lifetime. So how do you build an indestructible marriage that is filled with passion, purpose, and excitem
Created for Connection: The "Hold Me Tight" Guide for Christian Couples (The Dr. Sue Johnson Collection Book 3) book cover90

Created for Connection: The "Hold Me Tight" Guide for Christian Couples (The Dr. Sue Johnson Collection Book 3)

Kenneth Sanderfer

4.0
5-Minute Weekly Devotions for Couples: The Simple 52-Week Devotional Blueprint for Christian Relationships to Build Unshakeable Spiritual Intimacy, ... to God Together (Growing Together in Grace) book cover91

5-Minute Weekly Devotions for Couples: The Simple 52-Week Devotional Blueprint for Christian Relationships to Build Unshakeable Spiritual Intimacy, ... to God Together (Growing Together in Grace)

Steps of Grace

4.0

Stop Drifting Through Your Marriage and Start Growing Toward Your Legacy—In Just Five Minutes a Week.Most Christian couples start with a vision of a Christ-centered home, praying together and seeking God’s will. But life gets loud. Schedules clash. And the spiritual connection that once came naturally slowly begins to feel like "one more thing" on an overstuffed to-do list.Updated 2026 Edition — T

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Our Bucket List Adventures: A Journal for Couples

Ashley Kusi

4.0
Our Bucket List Adventures: A Journal for Couples

Our Bucket List Adventures is the perfect bucket list journal for couples. With this couples journal, you'll be able to:

1. Create 50 unique bucket list goals you want to accomplish together. More specifically, there is an activity section for couples to brainstorm before choosing their bucket list items together.

2. Journal your bucket list adventure
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Love Is A Decision: Proven Techniques to Keep Your Marriage Alive and Lively

Gary Smalley and John T. Trent

4.0
Proven techniques to keep your marriage alive and lively from marriage expert Gary Smalley. More than 150K in print!

In this practical book, family counselor and best-selling author Gary Smalley, with John Trent, reveals a simple yet profound plan for a marriage of depth, warmth, and excitement. Guide your marriage for a lifetime by learning how to make your spouse feel truly honored, keep courtshi
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Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

Gary Chapman

4.0
“Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage.”

With more than 35 years of experience counseling couples, Gary has found that most marriages suffer due to a lack of preparation and a failure to learn to work together as intimate teammates.

So he put together this practical little book, packed with wisdom and tips that will help many deve
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101 Questions to Ask Before You Get Engaged

H. Norman Wright

4.0
The Perfect Remedy for Cold Feet!

More than half of all couples who become engaged this year will never make it to the altar. Why? Leading experts believe it's because couples fail to really get to know their potential mate before getting engaged. Relationship expert and noted couples counselor Norm Wright steers potential brides and grooms through a series of soul-searching questions to discern if
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When Sorry Isn't Enough: Making Things Right with Those You Love

Gary Chapman

4.0
“I said I was sorry!”

Even in the best of relationships, all of us make mistakes. We do and say things we later regret and hurt the people we love most. So we need to make things right. But simply saying you’re sorry is usually not enough.

In this book, #1 New York Times bestselling author Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas unveil new ways to effectively approach and mend fractured relationships. Even
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Love for a Lifetime: Building a Marriage That Will Go the Distance

James Dobson

4.0
The bestselling Gold Medallion winner Love for a Lifetime has brought hope, harmony, and healing to millions of homes worldwide, giving men and women powerful and biblical insights for building lasting marital harmony. Encouraging and practical, this proven classic is perfect for every husband and wife who want to strengthen and celebrate their marriage relationship.

The joining of husband and wife
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Created to be His Help Meet

Debi Pearl

4.0
Somewhere over the passing years and changing culture, women have lost their way. This book is written to lead them back home. Regardless of how you began your marriage or how dark and lonely the path that has brought you to where you are now, I want you to know that it is possible today to have a marriage so good and so fulfilling that it can only be explained as a miracle.

Follow Debi Pearl as sh
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Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good Enough

Justin Davis, Trisha Davis

4.0
How safe is your marriage? The answer may surprise you. The biggest threat to any marriage isn't infidelity or miscommunication. The greatest enemy is ordinary. Ordinary marriages lose hope. Ordinary marriages lack vision. Ordinary marriages give in to compromise. Ordinary is the belief that this is as good as it will ever get. And when we begin to settle for ordinary, it's easy to move from "I do
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Esther: It's Tough Being a Woman

Beth Moore

4.0