As For Me And My House Crafting Your Marriage To Last

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Summary: I use it for Pre-Cana Counseling
Review: As a Catholic priest, I use this book for Pre-Cana (before you get married)counseling. I think it's the best I've seen, and I've recommended it to my Bishop to be used in the curriculum of our seminary. Would that people read this before they got married ~ also good as an eye opener if you are married, and for no matter how long. As the Chairman of the Board of Examining Chaplains for my diocese (who oversees academic stuff before a man is considered for ordination), I'll tell you that this book will be required reading for any man before he becomes a priest with pastoral cares.
Bravo!!!

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Summary: a better way for a strong marriage foundation
Review: As a Lutheran pastor, I certainly have a soft spot for other well-written Lutheran pastors. Be that as it may, AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE is, without a doubt, the most helpful resource I've found for couples who want to build a genuinely fruitful Christian marriage. I say "build" because a marriage does not happen overnight - it is constructed over years of companionship, trust and, lest we forget, forgiveness. No other resource that I've seen even comes close to describing the kind of work a successful marriage requires, and no other resource identifies forgiveness, not love, as the centerpiece of that rare gem, a fruitful Christian marriage. I give this book to my pre-marriage couples, but I would give it to a 60-years married couple with no hesitation, because I believe that they would learn from Walt (and Thanne's!) wisdom and counsel.

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Summary: Run, don't walk, and get this book
Review: This is one unbelievably fantastic book. Wangerin is a wonderful storyteller. This book stands head and shoulders above other Christian books about marriage. The chapters on forgiveness are incredible. He is transparent and real as he shares from his own marriage. Use it to make your own marriage stronger. Give it to friends, those married and those contemplating marriage.

I've read many books on marriage. This one is at the top of my list.

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Summary: Run, don't walk, and get this book
Review: Wangerin's book feels like the smell of fresh-baked bread: Yeasty, homey, delicious, incredibly satisfying, and sweet without being saccharine, and with honesty, compassion, and real story enough in it to tear open with your teeth like a fine, chewy crust.

In a world of relationship books with all the nutritional value of paper (too many of them Christian-oriented) Wangerin's book stands out like a plate of that fresh-baked bread and a slab of sweet yellow butter.

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Summary: About as good as it gets....
Review: Wangerin's book feels like the smell of fresh-baked bread: Yeasty, homey, delicious, incredibly satisfying, and sweet without being saccharine, and with honesty, compassion, and real story enough in it to tear open with your teeth like a fine, chewy crust.

In a world of relationship books with all the nutritional value of paper (too many of them Christian-oriented) Wangerin's book stands out like a plate of that fresh-baked bread and a slab of sweet yellow butter.