false <![CDATA[Sacred Marriage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172547316m/188598.jpg 56521 3 Starting with the discovery that the goal of marriage goes beyond personal happiness, writer and speaker Gary Thomas invites readers to see how God can use marriage as a discipline and a motivation to love Him more and reflect more of the character of His Son. 55079 1 2 2000 Sacred Marriage: Celebrating Marriage as a Spiritual Discipline total:437|5:225|4:137|3:61|2:10|1:4| 437 1880 701 117 1 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Nov 13 03:21:56 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 15:15:27 -0800 2008 1. I don’t think the main purpose of marriage is to make us holy rather than happy. Marriage was por...more...]]> 4 2 true false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 19:12:08 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 19:24:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 29 07:59:43 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 08:08:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 17 11:47:36 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 23 10:13:16 -0700 2009
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Instead of asking how spirituality shapes married life, Gary Thomas asks ho...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 06:30:29 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 17:22:56 -0700 2008 Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas has been a sequel to A Severe Mercy in my personal journey of understanding marriage. Severe Mercy got me excited about marriage, and about the potential for intimate, kindred spirit connection with my spouse. However, in thinking about marriage in light of spiritual...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 20:43:37 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 08:06:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Jan 17 19:10:34 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 19:10:49 -0800 2008 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
My new favorite marriage book, August 11, 2005


I used to give out copies of Bryan Chapell's wonderful Each for the Other. Before that my favorite book on marriage had been Mike Mason The Mystery of Marriage. Thomas is m...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 23 17:07:19 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 23 17:07:19 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 09 06:16:50 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 15:46:50 -0700 2009
Schaeffer and others have also put out a call for us to realize that even in a fallen and corrupted universe, if we look we can still see the touch and glory of God.

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