9 Lies That Will Destroy Your Marriage
And the Truths That Will Save It and Set It Free
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Lies about marriage are rampant in our culture and the church. They’re killing marriages. But the corresponding truths can strengthen marriages and even save the most troubled relationships. In this audiobook, marriage experts Greg Smalley and Robert Paul identify the lies, explain how they work to destroy marriages, and reveal the truths that not only can improve marriages, but rescue those that are floundering.
Hope Restored, the renowned crisis marriage program created for Focus on the Family, is the basis for the discovery and understanding of these specific lies and their impact. Dr. Greg Smalley, a general marriage expert, and Robert Paul, the therapeutic director of a program that resuscitates nearly dead marriages, bring an unusual but powerful combination of perspectives that restore hope and healing in any marriage.
9 Lies That Will Destroy Your Marriage includes several self-tests to help you assess the extent to which your own marriage has been affected by each of the nine lies.
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By: Shannon Ethridge, and others
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If Only He Knew
- A Valuable Guide to Knowing, Understanding, and Loving Your Wife
- By: Dr. Gary Smalley
- Narrated by: Maurice England
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
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The perfect guide for husbands who want to love their wives and strengthen their marriages in a way like never before. In this revised and updated edition of his classic best seller, Gary Smalley explains a woman's deepest needs, shows men how to meet those needs, and gives 10 simple steps to strengthen any marriage. He helps men to understand not only how to respond to a woman's feelings, but also how to make her feel important. Gary Smalley maps a blueprint to a better marriage that will have a deep and lasting impact on men and their wives.
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Fallout after an affair
- By Joe Davis on 11-12-15
By: Dr. Gary Smalley
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30 Lessons for Loving
- Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage
- By: Karl Pillemer Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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Based on the most detailed survey of long married people ever conducted, 30 Lessons for Loving shows the way to lifelong, fulfilling relationships. The author, an internationally renowned gerontologist at Cornell University, offers sage advice from the oldest and wisest Americans on everything from finding a partner, to deciding to commit, to growing old together.
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Our Elders Really are the Experts!
- By Cher Finnan on 12-29-15
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The 4 Seasons of Marriage
- Secrets to a Lasting Marriage
- By: Gary Chapman
- Narrated by: Gary Chapman
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
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Spring, summer, winter, fall. Marriages are perpetually in a state of transition, continually moving from one season to another—perhaps not annually, as in nature, but just as certainly and consistently. The seasons of marriage come and go. Each one holds the potential for emotional health and happiness, and each one has its challenges. The purpose of this book is to describe these recurring seasons of marriage, help you and your spouse identify which season your marriage is in, and show you how to enhance your marriage in all four seasons.
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Very God and Christian centric!
- By Benjamin Boyd on 08-14-24
By: Gary Chapman
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Men Are Like Waffles Women Are Like Spaghetti
- Understanding and Delighting in Your Differences
- By: Bill Farrel, Pam Farrel
- Narrated by: Bill Farrel, Pam Farrel
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
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Women are like spaghetti, because their thought process runs on and on in an interconnecting web, and men are like waffles because they compartmentalize and "sit" in sometimes blank boxes, just to relax.
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Good content, annoying sound
- By Amazon Customer on 09-05-17
By: Bill Farrel, and others
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The Good Fight
- Wanting to Leave, Choosing to Stay, and the Powerful Practice for Loving Faithfully
- By: Jana Kramer, Michael Caussin
- Narrated by: Jana Kramer, Michael Caussin
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
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Hosts of the award-winning Whine Down podcast, Jana Kramer and Michael Caussin explore the raw and real moments of their marriage - what it means to love, to fight, and to sincerely forgive - with spiritual guidance and practical advice for anyone seeking stronger, more fulfilling love.
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Could’ve been a short article and not a book
- By J Klay on 11-01-20
By: Jana Kramer, and others
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The Marriage You've Always Wanted
- By: Gary Chapman
- Narrated by: Gary Chapman
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
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"Marriage is God's answer for our deepest human need: Companionship." And that, according to counselor and relationship expert Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the New York Times best seller The Five Love Languages, is to have deep and lasting union with another, to truly become one. But how can you build that oneness from the beginning?
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A Must for Marriage Before, During, or After
- By Matthew Morse on 04-17-07
By: Gary Chapman
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Loving Him Well
- Practical Advice on Influencing Your Husband
- By: Gary Thomas, Lisa Thomas - foreword
- Narrated by: Gary Thomas
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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Women: you're not alone in your marriage. You never have been, and you never will be. While it may not always feel like it, God desires for you to have a relationally healthy, emotionally engaged, and spiritually mature husband with whom you can share your days. In Loving Him Well, Gary Thomas builds on concepts from his best-selling book Sacred Marriage to reveal the inner workings of a man's heart and mind. He delves into Scriptures that help women gain biblical insight to influence their husbands.
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A must read for any wife!
- By James on 04-03-18
By: Gary Thomas, and others
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People Can't Drive You Crazy If You Don't Give Them the Keys
- By: Mike Bechtle
- Narrated by: Mike Bechtle
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
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You don't have to be controlled by difficult people! Strange as it may seem, other people are not nearly as committed to our happiness as we are. In fact, sometimes it seems like they’re on a mission to make us miserable! There’s always that one person. The one who hijacks our emotions. The one who seems to thrive on drama. If we could just “fix” that person, everything would be better. But we can’t fix other people. We can only make choices about ourselves.
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Riddles With Religious Overtones
- By Y. Martin on 05-22-13
By: Mike Bechtle
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Love Lost, Love Found
- A Woman's Guide to Letting Go of the Past and Finding New Love
- By: Tatiana Jerome
- Narrated by: Margaret Jewell West
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
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Blindsided by a breakup, and asking herself the usual why, how, what questions, Tatiana Jerome went online. She used social media as a way to uplift and empower herself by venting but also working through her own part in the relationship's demise. Her posts struck a chord with thousands and then hundreds of thousands of readers - no surprise since most relationships (approximately 85 percent) end.
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Nice
- By Ms. Keisha on 11-13-17
By: Tatiana Jerome
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Praying Circles Around Your Marriage
- By: Joel Schmidgall, Nina Schmidgall, Mark Batterson - contributor, and others
- Narrated by: Joel Schmidgall, Lora Batterson - foreword, Nina Schmidgall
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
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What your marriage will become is determined by how you pray. Bold prayers honor God. God honors bold prayers. Praying Circles Around Your Marriage will empower you and your spouse to identify your greatest dreams for the most important relationship in your life and pray the kind of audacious prayers in which God finds delight.
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Excellent resource for a healthy marriage
- By JeMarlin on 07-11-24
By: Joel Schmidgall, and others
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- hud
- 09-29-22
Review of 9 lies that will destroy your marriage, Sep 2022
4.0-4.5 of 5 stars. I listened to the audiobook. Overall a good book with valuable information about misguided perceptions as they relate to marriage and personal relationships.
I read another review that said this book was contrary to scripture but I would argue that this book is based on truth. The authors articulated the truths the best way they could. I could monday morning quarterback some of the words, phrases, concepts, and techniques, but as long as you know the truth, the word of God, then you can glean plenty of valuable information from this book.
Chapter 1 was a little chaotic, but the rest of the chapters were pretty good. The book is well worth your time even if it’s only a reminder of the truths that you already know but forgot.
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- John Minton
- 12-06-22
Fantastic book and eye opening
Loved this book and it’s content. The only thank that seemed odd is at the beginning of the book, the author seems to be defending his denomination, not that he has faith in God.
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- Chad Wiley
- 09-27-24
HELP IN YOUR MARRIAGE, IF YOU NEED IT. EVERYONE DOES.
Yes, we liked the book. We were planning going to a retreat in Wimberley, Texas. A Focus On the Family retreat called Hope restored. We want to get as much out of it as we can and so we thought we would read the book ahead of time.
We’re on our way now to a weekend retreat. And I hear the M-F retreats are for folks in need for greater help.
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- Shoppie Doll
- 01-27-21
Take care of yourself first, then your spouse
Basically you need to take care of yourself first and then you’ll have enough love to give back to your spouse. This was so refreshing to hear as I was taught to always sacrifice my needs and wants for my marriage and children and was then left with no more love to give. We need to stand up for ourselves and take care of ourselves so we have lots of love ready to give. Make more time for what makes you happy in life again. Set goals! Care for yourself first so you’re ready to care for others. It makes sense!
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- Traci D. Wilford
- 05-28-21
Amazing book - Hope Restored Retreat
This is a must read book for all married couples. Christian married couples and couples that are searching for something different than society has brain washed.
I read this book prior (finished during) my wife and I’s visit to Hope restored marriage intensive retreat. The lessons, models and stories in this book combined w the intensive are simply god sent. I truly have tools, a new mindset and a née hope for my marriage.
If your marriage feels lost or hopeless or even getting that way please consider reading this book and visiting focus on the family and attending their Hope Restored marriage intensive. God bless you.
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- Rebecca
- 03-23-21
Lack of knowledge or an abusive partner?
Our behaviors can cross so many normal lines in a marriage to become an abuser.
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- Jonathan Meisner
- 11-20-22
Turning point in our marriage!
This book and the Intensive often mentioned were pivotal for my wife and I. While we were not on the brink of anything drastic, the health of our marriage was poor. My wife feeling we had a 4 out of 10 relationship - certainly not thriving.
After reading the book, and attending the Intensive, she now happily says we are a “10 out of 10” couple, and has a closeness to me she hasn’t felt in our 15 years together. I’m smiling as I write this because I feel the same. Our understanding of ourselves is deeper, and our marriage is so much stronger!
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- igor
- 09-13-23
Very well written. A must read.
Excellent advice for a God fearing marriage!
Very easy to follow along. Would definitely recommend!
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- Josiah Bushlack
- 02-21-22
The Answer to working through Marriage Conflict.
This book spoke directly to me and layed out exactly what my marriage needs to be able to finally address long un-resolved issues. This would be the perfect book to read together with your spouse and do the activities together to eliminate all fighting in your marriage and learn to understand each other better as one who is on your side and not one who is against you. The Unity this book speaks about gives hope and a long lasting marriage that can thrive and produce a marriage that can overflow to other marriages who need the same help. This is a book for anyone who is married no matter how long or short you have been married for. Even though the title says 9 lies as if its 9 different things to talk about it doesnt read as of its 9 seperate issues. It reads as if its an all inclusive process of how to share your heart with your spouce and how to listen to your spouses heart in a safe and secure manner. The readers voice was perfect and I could not stop listening as it was exactlu what I needed to hear. Great Book! Life Changing! Marriage Saving!
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- PCR
- 11-17-22
Must read for married couples!
Wish we would have had this book 25 years ago at the beginning of our marriage. Would have saved a lot of heartache. So glad to have found it now and am so very hopeful for the next 25 years. (Also giving a shout out to Focus on the Family Marriage Intensives where this material is taught.)
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