Committed Marriage: A Guide to Finding a Soul Mate and Building a Relationship through Timeless Biblical Wisdom
In our turbulent world, it sometimes seems difficult to forge and maintain the bonds of a committed, loving relationship. In The Committed Marriage, Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, esteemed teacher, counselor, and matchmaker, helps even the most pressured modern couples find harmony and unity, guided by the timeless wisdom of the Torah. Starting with the first stagesof finding a soul mate, and continuing through the challenge of learning to communicate with compassion and understanding, whether...
Search in google:
In our turbulent world, it sometimes seems difficult to forge and maintain the bonds of a committed, loving relationship. In The Committed Marriage, Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, esteemed teacher, counselor, and matchmaker, helps even the most pressured modern couples find harmony and unity, guided by the timeless wisdom of the Torah. Starting with the first stagesof finding a soul mate, and continuing through the challenge of learning to communicate with compassion and understanding, whether debating parenting issues or how to grow old in harmony, these real-life success stories reflect the practicality and endurance of traditional values. The anecdotes and true-life stories will speak to your heart and mind, while the Rebbetzin's faith and depth of understanding will inspire you and strengthen your marriage. Publishers Weekly Traditionally, many Christian denominations have held fast to the belief that those who confess God's saving grace from sin will be rewarded with eternal life while those who reject this grace will be damned to eternal perdition. Such a belief, according to ministers Gulley and Mulholland, fails miserably to acknowledge the real message of Christianity: that God's gracious arms are wide enough to hold every person, regardless of shortcomings or sins. The authors did not always feel this way, and their little meditation on Christian universalism is as much autobiographical confession as theological treatise. Using stories from their own lives and ministries, Gulley and Mulholland devote a chapter to each of the words in the sentence "why God will save every person." In a seamless voice, they tell of people's struggles to accept teachings of the church that keep them from closeness with God. They also recall events in their own lives where they stood in the way of God's grace operating in personal relationships. For example, when one of their ministerial friends declared his homosexuality, they realized that-despite their former judgmental stance on homosexuality-this person deserved God's love and grace as much as any other. Salvation, they argue, is simply being freed of every obstacle to intimacy with God. Gulley and Mulholland's stirring manifesto on the central role of universalism in Christianity will provoke traditionalists and encourage new ways of thinking about the nature and purpose of the Christian faith. (July) Forecast: The controversy that has surrounded this book is almost certain to help its sales. Gulley, one of the CBA's leading fiction writers, lost his contract with his evangelical Christian publisher when the house learned of his theological views on universalism. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Introductionxi1Finding Your Soul Mate1Prelude17Part 1A Good Eye192Developing a Good Eye, Becoming That Desirable Mate213Marriage Is Here to Stay354Start Your Family with a Legacy of Song47Part 2A Good Friend635When the Market Drops and You Hit Bottom656How to Build a Loving Relationship77Part 3A Good Neighbor937Being Your Own Person958Be Your Own Advocate1079Growing Together--Growing Apart123Part 4Projecting the Future13910The Hazards of Divorce14111Communicating Without Hurting15912When You Win, Sometimes You Lose177Part 5A Good Heart18913A Good Heart19114The Power of Kind Words21515Growing Old Together in Dignity22716Hang in There24517Shteiging--Growing Step-by-Step25918Postscript: Time to Grow Up265
\ Spirituality and Health magazineTaking in the wisdom contained on these pages, we realize that marriage is a perfect venue for working out the purpose of our lives.\ \ \ \ \ Spirituality & Health magazineTaking in the wisdom contained on these pages, we realize that marriage is a perfect venue for working out the purpose of our lives.\ \ \ Spirituality and Health MagazineTaking in the wisdom contained on these pages, we realize that marriage is a perfect venue for working out the purpose of our lives.\ \ \ \ \ Publishers WeeklyTraditionally, many Christian denominations have held fast to the belief that those who confess God's saving grace from sin will be rewarded with eternal life while those who reject this grace will be damned to eternal perdition. Such a belief, according to ministers Gulley and Mulholland, fails miserably to acknowledge the real message of Christianity: that God's gracious arms are wide enough to hold every person, regardless of shortcomings or sins. The authors did not always feel this way, and their little meditation on Christian universalism is as much autobiographical confession as theological treatise. Using stories from their own lives and ministries, Gulley and Mulholland devote a chapter to each of the words in the sentence "why God will save every person." In a seamless voice, they tell of people's struggles to accept teachings of the church that keep them from closeness with God. They also recall events in their own lives where they stood in the way of God's grace operating in personal relationships. For example, when one of their ministerial friends declared his homosexuality, they realized that-despite their former judgmental stance on homosexuality-this person deserved God's love and grace as much as any other. Salvation, they argue, is simply being freed of every obstacle to intimacy with God. Gulley and Mulholland's stirring manifesto on the central role of universalism in Christianity will provoke traditionalists and encourage new ways of thinking about the nature and purpose of the Christian faith. (July) Forecast: The controversy that has surrounded this book is almost certain to help its sales. Gulley, one of the CBA's leading fiction writers, lost his contract with his evangelical Christian publisher when the house learned of his theological views on universalism. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalJungreis, a Holocaust survivor, descendant of generations of rabbis, devoted matchmaker, and noted lecturer, writer, and Torah scholar, here offers advice on building a strong marriage using religious principles. Her advice is to develop five major qualities, each a subdivision of the book: develop a good eye (i.e., see life in a positive way), become a good friend, become a good neighbor, anticipate the consequences of your actions, and, finally, develop a good heart through acts of loving kindness. Because scriptural quotes and encouragement to engage in Torah study figure prominently, the author's intended audience is certainly young Jewish people; however, her advice is practical and optimistic, so readers of other religions could find wisdom in her words. Recommended for larger public libraries and especially Judaic collections.-Kay Brodie, Chesapeake Coll., Wye Mills, MD Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.\ \
