Better Love Now: Making Your Marriage a Lifelong Love Affair

by Tommy Nelson, David Delk

“Something is wrong with our culture’s understanding of marriage,” says best-selling author and Bible teacher Tommy Nelson ( The Book of Romance ). In Better Love Now !, Nelson mends that understanding, comparing the essential but too often ignored elements of matrimony to fence posts. With wisdom, humor, and frankness, he clearly expounds on the areas that keep a marriage standing Priorities; Communication; Your Life Together; Family Life; Respect; and Sex. Best of all, Tommy mixes scientific and psychological insight with biblical assuredness, exciting readers about the improving state of their sacred union.“ Build your marriage on God’s revelation and it will never fail.”

Genres: Marriage, Christian, Relationships

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Tommy Nelson has served as the pastor of Denton Bible Church, located in Denton, Texas, since 1977. He is also a best-selling author (The Book of Romance, Better Love Now, A Life Well-Lived) and popular national marriage conference speaker. Nelson holds degrees in education and biblical studies and has been married to his wife Teresa for more than thirty years.

Reviews

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a practical easy to read one that reads fast, fortunately - but contains also a lot of self-explanatory material and obvious things about being married and reigniting a marriage. Yes, there are good things here, but in the end, you feel there was a lot of filler things told. I also dislike the kind of "biblical" approach that goes like this: The Bible says it this way and that means that women think this way and men this way and that they should act accordingly - it's an approach that tries to translate the Bible to say something it did not clearly tell. Now, it's ok to disagree and think Nelson is in his right in everything, but then he does not fully acknowledge that each and everyone is different and that culture inside the church and outside the church is different - and that people bring different things to a marriage. It's easy to tell that they need to communicate, but how? There are books out there just about that issue, where the author here uses just two chapters. This book is only for Christians - but people who are not Christians struggle with marriage as well and they do also have great marriages. Many of the things are indeed generic and very broadly applied, but I still think it does not read as a convincing book(as psychology is not consulted).

[Carrie · Rating 3 out of 5]

My husband and I read this book as we took road trips. He would read while I drove. It was one of the better marriage books that we have explored and it helped us revisit some things that we had already discussed. My problem with a lot of marriage devotionals and help books is that they tend to keep men and women in stereotypical, traditional gender roles. This book is no exception. My husband and I don't tend to match up with these roles. Not a bad book, it was helpful, but has the same flaws as others.

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

My wife and I read this while on road trips: I would read out loud as she drove. The book gives some pretty straightforward advice to couples. Every section gives Tommy's advice and then looks at what the Bible says about the topic. Also included are questions for the couple to discuss.