The Intimate Mystery: Creating Strength and Beauty in Your Marriage, By Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman III

The Intimate Mystery

Creating Strength and Beauty in Your Marriage

Expanded Edition

by Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman III

The Intimate Mystery
Paperback
  • Length: 144 pages
  • Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.25 in
  • Published: January 30, 2009
  • Imprint: IVP Bible Studies
  • ISBN: 9780830837243

Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman III have together written this brief, simple and charming introduction to help couples build healthy and happy marriages. Their model follows the "leave, weave and cleave" imagery of the Bible: leave your parents, weave a life together and cleave to each other.This book is part of a kit that includes everything needed to mentor individual married couples or to lead a group discussion. It will be especially helpful for newlyweds or young married couples whoare just beginning their new life together.

CONTENTS

1. A Man's Best Friend . . . Is Not a Dog
2. The Meaning of Marriage
3. The Matrix of Marriage
4. Leaving: Making Space for Faithfulness
5. Leaving: Walking Away from Home
6. Weaving: Connecting Communication
7. Weaving: Bringing Our Souls Together
8. Cleaving: United into One Flesh
9. Cleaving: Playing with Glory
10. In the Garden

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Dan B. Allender

Dan B. Allender (PhD, counseling psychology, Michigan State University) is professor of counseling at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. He taught previously at Grace Theological Seminary and Colorado Christian University. A speaker and writer, his books include The Healing Path, To Be Told, How Children Raise Parents, The Wounded Heart and Leading with a Limp. With Tremper Longman, he wrote Bold Love, Cry of the Soul, Intimate Allies and the IntimateMarriage Bible studies.

Tremper Longman III

Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is the author or coauthor of over thirty books, including How to Read the Psalms, How to Read Proverbs, Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation, and Old Testament Essentials.