The Top 10 Most Outrageous Couples of the Bible: And How Their Stories Can Revolutionize Your Marriage

by David Clarke

Overview

Improve your marriage-and have some fun along the way-with Christian psychologist David Clarke's latest book, The Top 10 Most Outrageous Couples of the Bible. Drawing on the stories of Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Jacob and Rachel and Leah (yeah, one guy with two wives), and several others, Clarke provides both biblical teaching and real-life counseling expertise to help you see what will work-and not work-in your marriage today. Written with plenty of humor, The Top 10 Most Outrageous Couples of the Bible proves that "outrageous" isn't a bad thing-as Clarke says, "It's not always pretty. But it's always powerful."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781628366532
Publisher:	Barbour Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/01/2014
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	790,971
Product dimensions:	5.19(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.68(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Outrageous Is a Beautiful Thing 7

Part 1 The Bad and the Good 13

Adam and Eve Outrageous Sin and Spiritual Bonding

1 You've Got to Team Up against Sin 15

2 The Secret to Being Soul Mates 27

Abraham and Sarah Outrageous Selfishness and Trust in God

3 "Why Can't It Be about Me?" 37

4 "What Does God Want Us to Do?" 49

Jacob, Leah, and Rachel Outrageous Passivity, Disrespect, and Commitment

5 The Wimp and the Witch 61

6 A Crash Course in Leadership 71

7 A Crash Course in Submission 79

8 Don't Get a Divorce Unless You Have a Very Good Reason 89

Solomon and Shulamith Outrageous Communication, Rejection, and Passion

9 "Baby, Talk to Me" 103

10 "Baby, Don't Hurt Me" 115

11 "Baby, Get Me Ready for Great Sex" 127

12 "Baby, Make Love to Me" 141

Part 2 The Bad 153

Lot and His Wife Outrageous Love of the World's Pleasures

13 Love the World and Pay the Price 155

Isaac and Rebekah Outrageous Mistakes in Parenting

14 Good People Can Be Lousy Parents 165

Samson and Delilah Outrageous Lust

15 Be Crazy in Love, Not Crazy in Lust 177

16 Beat Sexual Addiction and Rebuild Your Marriage 189

Nabal and Abigail Outrageous Abuse

17 The Abusive Husband and the Victimized Wife 203

18 Enough Is Enough 215

Part 3 The Good 231

The Proverb 31 Wife and her Husband Outrageous Success as a Couple

19 A Beautiful, Two-Way Relationship 233

Joseph and Mary Outrageous Faith in God

20 Live God's Adventure for Your Marriage 247

Editorial Reviews

This was a truly interesting book. While I knew about some of these married couples from the bible, I definitely did not know all ow these. I also was grossly misinformed to many of the issues that these couples dealt with and what they had to teach me as a man and as a husband. The book was very informative and down to earth, You get a great mix of biblical teaching as well as counseling that you can put into practice immediately. This was a great book that was a quick read, but one that has really stayed with me since I read through it!

Dad of Divas - Christopher Lewis