Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

 

  1. Eleven Rules About Marriage that You Won’t Learn in School

  2. Building Your Home on the Rock

  3. Marriage Is a Gift

  4. The Year of Wet Cement

  5. Facades and Storefronts

  6. The Seven Nonnegotiables of Life (Part One)

  7. The Seven Nonnegotiables of Life (Part Two)

  8. Marriage Is Not About You

  9. A Grander Plan

10. Leaving Your Parents: The Balancing Act

11. Till Death Do Us Part

12. Sex Outside of Marriage: Where Life and Truth Collide

13. The Big Day

14. About Your Honeymoon

15. Don’t Be a Grasshopper

16. The New Normal

17. The Very Best Single Piece of Advice I Can Give You

18. A Marriage with No Hope (Part 1)

19. A Marriage with No Hope (Part 2)

20. Who Is Your Closest Neighbor?

21. Marriage Secrets from the Real Experts

22. You Have the Power

23. The Shattering of Glass

24. Emotional Adultery

25. Setting Up Guardrails

26. The Shadow of the Past

27. When Conflicts Keep Popping Up

28. Frequent Forgiveness

29. The Grand Illusion

30. What About Children?

31. You’re Joining a Family

32. If Only We’d Known ...

33. What Robs Men of Courage? (For the Husband-to-Be)

34. Five Marks of a Man (For the Husband-to-Be)

35. Becoming a Spiritual Leader (For the Husband-to-Be)

36. Essential Number One: Make God’s Word a Priority (For the Wife-to-Be)

37. Essential Number Two: Love Your Husband Unconditionally (For the Wife-to-Be)

38. Essential Number Three:Become a Helper to Your Husband (For the Wife-to-Be)

39. Who Does the Housework?

40. Making Decisions as a Couple

41. Keep on Running

 

Appendix:
The Secret to Building a Great Marriage and Family