The Seeker's Guide to Building a Christian Marriage: 11 Essential Skills

A MORE PERFECT UNION Kathleen Finley has put together the best book yet on marriage preparation. Her goal: to help each and every couple form a more perfect union. Her plan: to provide the bride and groom-to-be with skills and strategies that will facilitate the process of preparing for marriage. Her approach: warm and welcoming, intelligent and non-judgmental. With years of experience in the area of marriage preparation, Kathleen has written a book chock full of tools to help couples build healthy, holy relationships. Clearly, she knows her audience, probably a knowledge gained through years of experience at Gonzaga University in addition to her ministry in marriage preparation programs throughout the United States. Kathleen understands that young couples need support in their decision to marry as much as they need skills to help them over the hurdles, especially in those early years of love. The breadth of Kathleen's book includes insights from experts on relationships today; experts from fields both sacred and secular: Scott Peck, Mary Pipher, Erich Fromm, Laura Schlessinger,Deborah Tannen and the Nathional Conference of Catholic Bishops. Drawing from the works of best selling authors,including her husband Mitch Finley, Kathleen aptly addresses issues of self-esteem and sexuality, communication and conflict resolution, finances, faith and fidelity, to name just a few. The breadth of this book is matched only by the beauty with which she pens the portraits of young couples who have journeyed toward the altar. The reflection questions at the end of each chapter are thought provoking and creatively designed to lead couples into an honest exploration of their motives for marriage, as well as the strengths and weaknesses that they bring to their future together. THE SEEKER'S GUIDE TO BUILDING A CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE wisely includes a weatlth of resources that are available to young couples preparing for marriage and for those who are acitively involved in the ministry of marriage preparation. Lastly, a blessing for the bride and groom is included at the book's end. Kathleen's work makes a wonderful gift for the happy couple, as well as for the couple struggling to be happy. Get as many copies as you can. Have them on hand for your kids, your neighbor's kids, as well as your nieces and nephews and all thier friends. It has everything they need to know about marriage. What better gift to give the bride and groom?...