Dating, Divorce, A La Carte and Dan from Sanctus Real Part 6

This was an incredible week of conversation! When Sammy approached me with this idea, I had no clue what to expect.

I'm so encouraged by how respectful and open everyone was. I felt it was a great reflection of how we should treat each other as brothers and sisters in Christ.

At the beginning of the week, I showed Emmitt Fowler, a friend at FamilyLife Ministries, what was happening with this blog and asked if he had any resources we could point people to. Here's what he responded with:

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Hey Dan!

It's taken me a few days but I was able to take a look at the blog. It looks like you and Sammy have created a lot of great dialog...

...A great book for people contemplating divorce is Before The Last Resort by George Kenworthy. Another book My wife and I recommend a lot to couples (not just those in struggling marriages, but everyone) is called Two Hearts Praying As One by Dennis & Barbara Rainey.

One simple thing that many couples could do to improve their marriage is pray together every day. It sounds simple - and it is - but I believe it would make a huge difference if people practiced it.

I also agree that Gary Chapman's book [the 5 love languages] is a great place to start. Like you said, it helps you get to know your spouse and the way THEY like to be loved.

My wife and I have used an article written by Dennis & Barbara called "Six Steps to Resolving Conflict in Marriage" in some of the pre-marriage mentoring we have done. It's practical, common sense stuff but good. Here's the link.

Also, we have a new way to access some of the best FamilyLife Today radio programs - it's the Topical Audio Library at our website.
The "best of the best" FLT programs are listed by topic. For example: Divorce and Remarriage. Here's the link.

Hopefully this will give some direction to helpful resources for some of your readers.

Keep it up, Dan! You're doing a great job encouraging others and setting an example worth following! Let me know what else I can do for you. Take care, my friend.

Emmitt
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Additional resources:

Article by Dennis Rainey:

* What Does the Bible Say About Divorce? When Is It Allowed?

Books:

* Sacred Marriage - Gary Thomas
* Love and Respect - Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
* The 10 Conversations You Must Have Before You Get Married (And How to Have Them) - Dr. Guy Grenier

As a final thought, I want to address a question posted in the comments. "How do we support friends going through divorce?"

This is a great question and my answer is posted in the comments section.

Thank you all again for a wonderful week of important discussion! Please answer question below and let us know if this is something you want to see again.

God Bless,
-Dan

P:S- I think we would save ourselves from so much relationship heartache if we were just honest with ourselves. “No one lies to you more than you” and that is a scary thing. How much are you lying to yourself? Read this article and find out. "Dr Phil, hot sauce mom and your nosey friends"

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Preview of upcoming blog posts this week:

* Dear reader, you are NOT that special -God.
* I think I’m better than Jesus.
* How what you do-when your boss is pooping-determines your future.

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