Covenant Marriage: Building Communication and Intimacy

by Gary Chapman

Publisher:

B&H

, 2003

Overview

Whether you are in a healthy, loving, and affirming relationship or you are in a marriage that is holding on by a thread, the keys to survival and enrichment are the same. Strengthening your marriage means improving the crucial aspects of your relationship—communication and intimacy. Gary D. Chapman is one of the premiere experts on marriage and relationships. His books, including The Five Love Languages, have helped millions around the world. He can help you gain practical skills for developing communication and intimacy in your marriage. Whether your marriage is on a mountain top or on the rocks, few things are more important than developing a covenant marriage relationship that mirrors the covenant of God’s relationship with his people.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Covenants are born from a desire to minister to the other person, not to manipulate the person or to get something.” (Page 13)

“1. Covenants Are Initiated for the Benefit of the Other Person” (Page 13)

“This, I believe, is God’s plan for marriage: two people giving their lives away to each other, understanding that the ultimate goal in life is not simply to have a good marriage, but that if married, God intends us to be his encourager to each other so that together each of us will accomplish more for his kingdom than we would ever have accomplished alone.” (Pages 28–29)

“2. In Covenant Relationships, People Make Unconditional Promises” (Page 15)

“3. Covenant Relationships Are Based on Steadfast Love” (Page 17)

Product Details

• Title: Covenant Marriage: Building Communication and Intimacy
• Author: Gary D. Chapman
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 2003
• Pages: 224

About Gary Chapman

Dr. Gary Chapman is the author of the best-selling The Five Love Languages (more than 6 million copies sold) and numerous other marriage and family books. He is the director of Marriage and Family Life Consultants, INC., an internationally-known speaker, and the host of A Long Language Minute, a syndicated radio program heard on more than 200 stations across North America. He and his wife, Karolyn, live in North Carolina.