Respected Christian counselor H. Norman Wright draws from his extensive experience to help couples establish strong, loving marriages. Whether divorced or widowed, people who marry again face unique challenges. Through 101 questions, Norm helps readers know their own views and understand where they agree and disagree with their future mates on finances, roles, sexuality, children, responsibilities, and previous relationship issues.
Couples will work together to:
Offering plenty of room for written responses, this essential premarriage guide helps couples work through problem areas before they become issues. They will also discover areas of strength and agreement that will help them establish a solid foundation for success.
Ideal for couples, study groups, ministers, and counselors.
The Perfect Remedy for Cold Feet!
More than half of all couples who become engaged this year will never make it to the altar. Why? Leading experts believe it's because couples fail to really get to know their potential mate before getting engaged. Relationship expert and noted couples counselor Norm Wright steers potential brides and grooms through a series of soul-searching questions to discern if they've really met the One.
Couples will be much more confident about whether or not to pursue marriage after completing these in-depth and personal questions. Norm also addresses the delicate subject of calling off the wedding if readers discover that a potential mate isn't actually meant to be a life partner.
Build a Christ-Centered Love that Lasts
At a time when more people are delaying marriage or writing it off altogether, couples ready to walk the aisle will appreciate a frank and trusted resources to help them start marriage on the right foot.
This interactive Christian guide will help you explore your relationship in depth and will
Engaging and easy-to-use, Before You Say I Do is full of tried-and-true wisdom to help you plan for your future and build a lasting relationship with the one you love.
I'll Never Forget That Day
The unexpected strikes each of us at some point in our lives. Those days when the sky feels as though it's closing in and our world is crumbling around us. A loved one dies... We survive a natural disaster... We witness a horrific event or act of terrorism. And we live in fear of what might happen as we step onto an airplane or watch as someone we love is admitted into the hospital.
How can we best respond to such shock and grief? Is it possible to feel safe again or to make sense of life in the aftermath? Christian counselor H. Norman Wright has helped individuals cope in the wake of 9/11; Hurricane Katrina; the mass shootings at Aurora, Colorado and Las Vegas, Nevada; and other traumatic events. Here he offers compassionate guidance on facing--and growing from--the circumstances you fear most. You'll discover practical ways to prepare for the unexpected, and find a path to real hope and peace--even in the midst of tragedy.Existe un vacío en tu corazón que se llama papá?
Cada hija sabe lo importante que es la palabra papi. Cuando el padre nos desilusiona podemos ser afectados profundamente por el resto de nuestra vida. Ya sea que tu papá abusó de ti o te abandonó, el resultado es un vacío que necesita ser llenado. Aquí encontrarás ayuda para soportar la herida y encontrar la sanidad. Algunos de los temas que se incluyen son: perdiendo al padre por causa del divorcio, muerte o abandono; viendo la negación tal y como es y cómo ésta negación no te deja avanzar; descubriendo cómo mejorar la relación con tu papá; encontrando al Padre celestial, real y perfecto.
Utilizando la Escritura, testimonios reales y la percepción que comparte Norman Wright por medio de su experiencia de muchos años como consejero, este libro puede llevarte del sufrimiento y dolor a un gozo renovado, mientras descubres que tu Padre celestial siempre ha estado a tu lado.
Impossible people may be possible after all. Filled with case histories, dialogue, self-inventories, and practical suggestions for building loving and lasting relationships, this book offers a step-by-step strategy for getting along with difficult people.
Open Your Heart a Lasting Love
Before you tie the knot, make sure the rope is strong. Let these insightful and inspiring devotions minister to your heart as you begin to develop a daily habit of spending time with God. Best-selling author and counselor H. Norman Wright's has mentored more than a million dating and engaged couples with his interactive and easy-to-use books on marriage. Through Scripture, storytelling, and thought-provoking questions, each of these devotions serve as a tool to initiate honest and heartfelt conversation between you and your partner. Whether you're already engaged or still getting to know each other, you can build a strong and healthy relationship with open communication, respect for one another, and trust in God.Start Your Days Together
To have a marriage that works, you must work at it. Whether you've just put a ring on it, or have been married for years, you don't have to figure marriage out on your own. Best-selling author and relationship counselor H. Norman Wright has mentored millions of couples through interactive and easy-to-use books on marriage. Through Scripture, storytelling, and thought-provoking questions, this devotional will minister to your heart and draw you closer to your spouse. Each devotion offers heartfelt daily readings that will encourage and uplift you and provide practical and creative problem-solving tools for a joy-filled marriage that lasts. Make the most of your marriage by starting each day reading the Word together. As you draw closer to God, you will grow closer together.Work Together Toward a Lasting Love
If you've been married for more than five minutes, you know that marriage isn't all long-stemmed roses and heart-eye emojis. Marriages that stand strong under pressure take work--and lots of it. Whether you've just tied the knot or been together for years, After You Say I Do is the tool you need to strengthen your bond. This interactive guide offers creative resources to help you and your partner navigate your differences and resolve conflict through open and healthy communication. Learn how toA marriage that lasts is not a thing of the past. You can build a happy, healthy marriage one step at a time.
Cherish Every Moment Spent Together in God's Word
Intentionality is the key that opens the door to lifelong intimacy with your spouse. When you set aside time to listen to your partner's deepest thoughts, feelings, and dreams, you create memories together that become part of the tapestry of your relationship. From author and counselor Norm Wright, Quiet Times for Couples (more than 625,000 copies sold) is designed to help you stay attuned to your spouse's heart as the two of you pursue God together. This yearlong, Christ-centered daily devotional makes room for meaningful conversations about your strengths, your struggles, and your entwined futures. Quiet Times for Couples will help your love remain in bloom while keeping your focus on the Lord, continually turning to Him for the wisdom, strength, compassion, and tenderness you need to follow His good plans for your marriage.When author and counselor H. Norman Wright's beloved wife, Joyce, passed away, he grieved the loss of his partner and the life they shared. Even in his state of sorrow, he knew he had to find a way to live without Joyce, to forge a hopeful path, and to move forward in God's grace and strength.
With vulnerability and emotional insight, Norm shares from his deeply personal journey and illuminates the way back to living when someone you love is gone. Readers who have lost their spouse will discover support and guidance as they
This tender and inspirational book will help any reader who is grieving or who is walking alongside a grieving friend.
In any endeavor, dreams and goals not backed by concrete plans and preparations can result in failure. And marriage is no exception. In fact, without solid planning and forethought by engaged couples, we'll see a continuation of the startling divorce rate among Christians and non-Christians alike. Thorough premarital counseling and preparation, however, can result in lifelong marriages that are fulfilling and God honoring. That's where the church comes in.
More and more churches are realizing their responsibility lies not only in pronouncing men and women 'husband and wife, ' but also in making sure the proper foundation is laid so that marriages have a better chance of standing strong under pressure. Premarital Counseling has been used by thousands of churches throughout the country as both a guide and reference tool. This edition includes new material from H. Norman Wright covering second marriages, interracial marriages, and marriages of persons from dysfunctional families. Writing for both pastors and other premarital counselors, Dr. Wright sets you at ease about the counseling process, even if you've had only limited counseling experience. As the author of the popular Before You Say I Do and numerous other books on marriage, Wright shares in Premarital Counseling methods that have proved successful. These will help insure the marriages performed in your church will resist the pressures destroying today's married couples.Finding the Right One for You is rich with guidelines and practical exercises developed by marriage enrichment expert and author of the bestseller Before You Say I Do Norm Wright. Designed to help people in the process of dating make the choices that will lead to the kind of marriage they've always longed for, this book is a must for every person involved in or hoping to be involved in a relationship.
Those seeking God's direction in their decision will appreciate Norm's straightforward answers to questions such as...
Formerly titled Finding Your Perfect Mate