We have not always been well-served by books on marriage, but in recent years we have seen several excellent new titles. Here are some of my book recommendations for books on marriage.
Top Recommendation
This is a powerful book; it is my new favorite book on marriage and the best of all the books I read in 2011. The Meaning of Marriage elevates marriage, making it something beautiful and holy and lovely. And with it comes friendship and companionship and sex and everything else God has packaged into the marriage relationship. This book celebrates it all and it does it within the greatest context of all–the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Other Recommendations
This book combines sound biblical teaching with helpful real-life application and does so in a way that can help change, improve, and perhaps even transform any marriage.
A tremendous book to read after The Meaning of Marriage. (See also the follow-up I Still Do which focuses on the middle years of marriage.)
Focused on the wedding ceremony and providing helpful counsel for making the day all about Jesus.
It avoids the heavy-handed legalism present in far too many similar books. Any couple could benefit, whether newlyweds or married for decades.
Power is a good gift of God that, though it can be misused, can also be embraced as a means of loving others—and especially the one we love best.
An excellent little book. Pastors would do well to keep a few handy to give away to couples who are looking for just a little help.
Sex
It answers many big and important questions and does so well. “To find the way forward in your sexual relationship, you need to become a student of your spouse.”
He encourages husbands and wives to read this one together, which I would also recommend.
