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Marriage is one of God’s most powerful instruments for shaping the human soul. It exposes weaknesses, reveals idols, and presses two sinners into daily proximity. When handled wisely, marriage becomes a context for grace-fueled transformation. When handled poorly, it can descend into confusion, conflict, and quiet despair. Marriage or Mayhem helps readers understand the difference.This book reframes marriage not as a pursuit of personal happiness, but as a God-designed means of sanctification. Rick Thomas challenges the common assumption that marital conflict is primarily a problem to solve rather than a gift to steward. Instead of asking, « How do I fix my spouse? » this book asks, « What is God revealing about my heart? »Marriage or Mayhem walks readers through how suffering, unmet expectations, disappointment, and conflict function within God’s redemptive purposes. Rather than minimizing pain or offering simplistic solutions, the book provides a biblical framework for interpreting hardship as an invitation to deeper faith, repentance, and love.A central theme is how worship shapes marriage. When spouses look to marriage for identity, security, or fulfillment that only God can provide, pressure and resentment follow. When Christ is central, marriage becomes a place where love can grow even when circumstances do not change. The book carefully exposes how control, fear of man, self-righteousness, and self-reliance fuel marital mayhem.Readers are guided to examine how they respond to suffering-whether they turn inward, outward, or upward. The book offers practical, Scripture-based tools to help couples move from blame to ownership, from reactivity to repentance, and from endurance to hope. Change begins not with fixing the relationship, but with submitting to God’s sanctifying work.This resource is especially helpful for couples walking through ongoing conflict, emotional distance, or discouragement. It is also valuable for counselors, pastors, and disciplers who want a theologically sound framework for addressing marital suffering without resorting to clichés or quick fixes.Marriage or Mayhem does not promise an easy marriage. It promises something better: a clear-eyed vision of how God uses marriage to make His people more like Christ. When couples learn to interpret their struggles through the lens of the gospel, suffering becomes meaningful, obedience becomes possible, and hope becomes resilient.This book offers a biblically grounded path forward for couples who want more than survival-who want to walk faithfully with God, even when marriage is hard.Life Over Coffee Publishers

Langue

en

Version

Broché

Date de sortie initiale

10 janvier 2026

Nombre de pages

116

Personnes impliquées

Auteur principal

Rick Thomas

Editeur principal

Life Over Coffee

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Nom du fabricant

Libri GmbH

Adresse électronique du fabricant

gpsr@libri.de

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Hauteur de l’emballage

6 mm

Hauteur du produit

6 mm

Largeur d’emballage

140 mm

Largeur du produit

140 mm

Longueur d’emballage

216 mm

Longueur du produit

216 mm

Poids de l’emballage

145 g

EAN

EAN

9781966741220

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