Becoming Soul Mates [Paperback]

Les and Leslie Parrott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1995

Every couple has a restless aching, not just to know God individually but to experience God together. But how do you allow God to fill the soul of your marriage? Becoming Soul Mates gives you a road map for cultivating rich spiritual intimacy in your relationship. This unique, insightful devotional for couples helps you dig deep for a strong spiritual foundation -- now, in the early years of marriage. Fifty-two practical, weekly devotions help you and your partner cross the hurdles of marriage to grow closer than you've ever imagined. Each session includes discussion questions, a key Scripture, prayer, insights from real-life soul mates like John and Cindy Trent and Norm and Joyce Wright, and an opportunity to share individual needs and prayer requests. Becoming Soul Mates will help you grow together as you build a marriage that flourishes in the face of life's challenges.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Grow together in your walk with God. Become soul mates.

Every couple has a restless aching, not just to know God individually but to experience God together. But how? How do you really allow God to fill the soul of your marriage?

Becoming Soul Mates gives you a road map for cultivating rich spiritual intimacy in your relationship. Written by the creators of the dynamic Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts book and program, Becoming Soul Mates is a unique and insightful devotional that helps you dig deep for a strong spiritual foundation in your marriage.

Fifty-two practical weekly devotions help you and your partner cross the hurdles of marriage to grow closer than you’ve ever imagined. In each session, you’ll find: ? An insightful devotion that focuses on marriage-related topics ? A key passage of Scripture ? Questions that will spark discussions on crucial issues ? Insights from real-life soul mates like Pat and Shirley Boone, Bill and Vonette Bright, Zig and Jean Ziglar, and Tony and Peggy Campolo ? Questions that will help you and your partner better understand each other’s unique needs and remember them in prayer during the week ? A brief prayer that will help you both draw closer together and to God

Becoming Soul Mates is a valuable resource for mining the rich potential of your marriage. Its principles, proven in the Parrotts’ own relationship, will help you make your journey as a couple all God intends it to be. With the strength that comes from a deeply shared spiritual intimacy, your marriage can flourish in the midst of life’s challenges.

Start building on the closeness you’ve got today—and reap the rewards of a deeper, more satisfying relationship in the years ahead -- Publisher --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From the Publisher

Many couples have a restless ache, not just to know God individually but to experience God together. Here's how they can allow God to fill the soul of their marriage! In Becoming Soul Mates, the authors of the Gold Medallion Award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts give couples a practical means of cultivating spiritual intimacy in their relationship. Fifty-two weekly devotions will help them build a strong and godly foundation for their marriage. With Scriptures, discussion questions, and insights from well-known soul mates, this book will help couples build a marriage that flourishes in the midst of life's challenges. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310219264
• ISBN-13: 978-0310219262
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #391,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Les and Leslie. A husband-and-wife team who not only share the same name, but the same passion for helping others build healthy relationships. In 1991, the Parrotts founded the Center for Relationship Development on the campus of Seattle Pacific University - a groundbreaking program dedicated to teaching the basics of good relationships.

Married in 1984, the Parrotts bring real-life examples to their speaking platform. Their professional training - Leslie as a marriage and family therapist, and Les as a clinical psychologist - ensures a presentation that is grounded, insightful and cutting-edge.

The Parrotts are New York Times #1 Best Selling Authors. Their books include the award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts, Love Talk, Real Relationships, The Parent You Want to Be, and Crazy Good Sex.

Each year Les and Leslie speak in over 40 cities. Their audiences include a wide array of venues, from churches to Fortune 500 company board rooms. Their books have sold over two million copies in more than two dozen languages.

The Parrotts have been guests on many national TV and radio programs such as CNN, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, The View with Barbara Walters, NBC Nightly News, and Oprah. Their work has been featured in USA Today and The New York Times.

Visit their website for lots of free resources at www.LesandLeslie.com

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great guide to growing together in spiritual intimacy, July 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Becoming Soul Mates (Paperback)

As a newly married Christian couple, we had trouble finding a devotional for younger couples that dealt with issues we face. This book took a look at the first steps together as a couple in Christ and helped to blend us together into a team. Yet, the book helped us to remember that we are each individuals and to celebrate these differences. We are busy, and creating a time once a week was perfect for this book and our lifestyle. I would RECOMEND this book to anyone, but especially couples in the first ten years of marriage.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Discussion Guide, December 28, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Becoming Soul Mates (Paperback)

This is the only marriage/relationship book I've been able to make it through - and I look forward to it every week! We take turns reading a chapter to each other weekly, and in addition to the topics being very real to life/couple issues, the discussion questions give you an opportunity to better understand and learn about your spouse. We also like how each week it asks you to select a particular upcoming challenge we'd like our spouse to pray for us about, and a concrete kindness they can offer us - this really gets us in touch with what is going on with the other. Highly recommended!!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a great way to end the day together., January 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Becoming Soul Mates (Paperback)

It's so easy to get too busy and forget to really TALK and CONNECT with each other. My husband and I find this book helpful because we can do one little section on the evenings we feel like it. After reading a section and talking through the questions, we have usually learned something new or been reminded of the important things in our life, our marriage and our spirituality.