Marriage on the Mend

Healing Your Relationship After Crisis, Separation, or Divorce

Clint Bragg, Penny A. Bragg

• Publisher: Kregel Publications
• Year: 2015
• eBook ISBN:
  9780825485794
• Topic: Theology & Religion

"Every broken marriage has the hope of becoming a saved marriage."
Approximately fifty percent of the couples who sign a marriage license will also sign on the dotted line of a divorce document. In order to turn the tide of this stark statistic, couples who have considered or experienced separation or divorce must be given real tools to reconcile, restore, and rebuild their relationships. Marriage on the Mend provides these tools for couples in crisis.
Clint and Penny Bragg know what it means to be that couple. After being divorced for eleven years and living 3,000 miles from each other, they were remarried—but the difficult work of restoration continued long after that second ceremony. The Braggs know that couples who reconcile face a unique set of challenges, including unresolved arguments, poor communication habits, unforgiveness, and betrayed trust. Biblically based materials are required to walk through this treacherous territory toward full healing and restoration.
This practical, realistic book identifies roadblocks that may stall relationship progress, recommends ideas to deepen intimacy, offers solutions to effectively handle past hurts and conflicts, and applies Scripture to every aspect of the process in order to proactively stabilize and safeguard the marriage. At the end of each chapter, the Braggs include a prayer for couples to share to help facilitate healing.
The one thing all broken relationships have in common is that true healing takes time. Using the framework of Nehemiah's effort to restore Jerusalem's walls following the Israelite's exile and captivity, Marriage on the Mend provides a clear framework for the restoration of relationships.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 Honoring the Process
• 2 Recognizing Your Roadblocks
• 3 Forming a Firm Foundation
• 4 Building Bridges of Forgiveness and Faith
• 5 Deepening Your Discussions
• 6 Rebuilding on the Ruins of Your Past
• 7 Aligning Your Standards
• 8 Using Prayer as a Power Tool
• 9 Guarding Your Marriage Gates
• 10 Retrofitting Your Relationship
• 11 Managing Your Margins
• 12 Traveling into New Territories
• Notes
• About the Authors