The following resources are utilized for instruction and conversation with couples in my marriage readiness counseling sessions. Couples are encouraged to read and view these resources in their personal devotional time.
SCRIPTURE:
Gen. 1:26-28; 2:18-24; Prov. 2:16-17; 5:15-19; 21:19; 31:10-31; Mal. 2:13-16; Matt. 5:9; 19:3-6; Mark 10:1-12; Luke 16:18; 22:26; 1 Cor. 11:3-16; 2 Cor. 5:17-19; Eph. 5:21-33; Col. 3:18-19; 1 Tim. 2:11-14; Jam. 3:3-17; 1 Pet. 3:1-7.
BOOKS and ARTICLES:
Richard Baxter, “The Mutual Duties of Husbands and Wives Towards Each Other,” http://www.apuritansmind.com/TheChristianFamily/BaxterRichardDutiesHusbandsWives.htm (Accessed 7 March 2011).
Emerson Eggerichs, Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2004).
Andreas J. Kostenberger with David W. Jones, God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation, 2nd ed. (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2010).
Greg Gilbert, What is the Gospel? (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2010).
John Piper, “A Vision of Biblical Complementarity: Mandhood and Womanhood Defined According to the Bible,” in Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, ed. by John Piper and Wayne Grudem (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2006).[1]
John Piper, “Divorce & Remarriage: A Position Paper,” Desiring God (21 July 1986), http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/resources/divorce-remarriage-a-position-paper (Accessed 3 January 2011).
John Piper and Wayne Grudem, “An Overview of Central Concerns: Questions and Answers,” in Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, ed. by John Piper and Wayne Grudem (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2006).
David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream (Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah, 2010).
R.C. Sproul, The Intimate Marriage: A Practical Guide to Building a Great Marriage (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2003).
Walter Wangerin, Jr. As For Me and My House: Crafting Your Marriage to Last (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2001).
VIDEO:
“I Can Never Be Good Enough,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceQ0IlbZgtk&feature=player_embedded (26 July 2010). Description: Uploaded by Love and Respect Ministries.
“John Piper – Marriage is About Christ and the Church,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBxV5s5T4yY&feature=related (30 August 2008).
“Robert McQuilken,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6pX1phIqug&feature=related (1 February 2007). Description: “After his wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Columbia Bible College and Seminary President Robertson McQuilkin found himself torn between two commitments, two divine callings.”
“Staying Married is Not About Staying in Love – Part 1,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMyNWVdDjPE&feature=related (30 June 2007). Description: John Piper sermon excerpt.
“Staying Married is Not About Staying in Love – Part 2,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up92nCYaM9Y&feature=related (7 July 2007). Description: John Piper sermon excerpt.
WEBSITES:
Love and Respect Ministries: http://loveandrespect.com.
[1] Book can be viewed or downloaded for free in PDF format here: http://cdn.desiringgod.org/pdf/books_bbmw/bbmw.pdf
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