Intimate Allies: Rediscovering God's Design for Marriage and Becoming Soul Mates for Life

Intimate Allies:
Rediscovering God's Design for Marriage and Becoming Soul Mates for Life
by Dan B. Allender Ph.D. and Tremper Longman III

Hailed by J.I. Packer as "something of a landmark," Intimate Allies honestly and sensitively probes the state of marriage today. Combining their distinct expertise in biblical studies and counseling, Allender and Longman address five questions in the marriage relationship:

• Who are we as husbands and wives?
• What are our roles as husbands and wives?
• How will we work together as husbands and wives?
• How do we experience the deepest, most profound intimacy of body and soul?
• How do we, two sinners, learn to live with each other?

Each question is thoroughly explored by:

• presenting a slice-of-life story of a couple struggling with the issue
• exploring what the Creation story says about God's design of marriage
• examining other biblical passages and integrating the biblical principles into your marriage through discussion questions
• returning to the slice-of-life story and showing how the couple begins to move towards marriage wholeness as they understand and apply the biblical principles