- Compare and contrast cohabitation and marriage.What would you consider to be
the primary advantage(s) of marriage over cohabitation? - Whatothermarriagemythswouldyouaddtothesixwehavementionedinthischapter?
- How would you describe a biblical model or style of marriage?
- WhatprinciplesorguidelineswouldyouincludeindescribingaChristianperspective
on family planning?
Books:
The First Five Years of Marriage: Launching a Lifelong, Successful Relationship (Complete
Guides)by Phillip J.Swihart andWilfordWooten (Focus,2006)
Intended for Pleasure: Sex Technique and Sexual Fulfillment in Christian Marriage, Third
Editionby EdWheat and GayeWheat (Revell,1997)
Rocking the Roles: Building a Win-Win Marriageby Robert Lewis andWilliam
Hendricks (NavPress,1999)
Sacred Sex: A Spiritual Celebration of Oneness in Marriageby TimAlan Gardner
(WaterBrook Press,2002)
Open Embrace: A Protestant Couple Rethinks Contraception bySam Torode,Bethany
Torode(Wm.B.Eerdmans Publishing Company,2002)
Movies:
- Video on embryo adoption—YouTube—SnowflakeBabies:
http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Lr2NOypbYg8 (accessed June 23,2009) - Video Activity—Choose a Disney movie (Little Mermaid,Cinderella,Beauty and
the Beast,etc.)What marriage myths does this perpetuate?
Resources
Questions for Thought
Marriage and Family Life: The EarlyYears