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Surrender to Each Other, February 10, 2010
Dr. Douglas Rosenau says "It takes a mature person to understand that the emotional center of the apex is not orgasm, but a surrender to feelings and each other." (p.37) The great thing about being a Single's minister is you get to read books on sex! Before we got married, I read a couple of books on "Circling the Wagons" (our infertility doctor had several euphemisms, this is one). That doesn't make me an expert but shall we say I don't mind the topic.
Churches don't always do a good job of talking about sex. We tell kids "DON'T DO IT" when they have all the equipment - and desire - but then when it's time for them to marry, sometimes we don't give them good information on how to use their equipment. Nor do we tell them that marriage is not just about getting personal needs met but meeting the needs of the other. This book is not just a book about sex but about taking care of your partner and giving yourself selflessly to him or her.
This book is good information for those who are getting married. It doesn't matter if you have been married before and you're going into your second (or third, or...) marriage. You need to read this book. As the opening quote indicates, sex is more than just getting "serviced" for your physiological needs. Sex is about intimacy between a man and a woman in a committed, life-long marriage.
A Celebration of Sex for Newlyweds is only about 120 pages, easy to read, gives tips and how-to's, and has pictures! But - you won't feel like you're reading a dirty book (I know some of you will be disappointed about that). This book will help you achieve a lasting marriage not just through great sex (that can help) but through an ever-growing, ever-lasting intimacy. Find it here at Amazon.
One caution - if you're engaged, wait until a week or two before the wedding before you start reading this. ;-)
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Top-10 Book on Sex and Marriage by CMMA, October 1, 2009
"Celebration of Sex for Newlyweds" has received top rating, and has been awarded a position as one of the "Top-10 Books on Sex and Marriage" by the Christian Marriage Mentors Association (CMMA). For other book reviews on sex in marriage from the Christian Marriage Mentors Association, visit: [...]. CMMA does not sell books, but all of the books recommended on the CMMA Top-10 Book on Sex and Marriage list can be found here at Amazon.
Written for newlyweds and for those who are soon to be married, Celebration of Sex for Newlyweds is a condensed and shortened version of the well-known book by the same author, "Celebration of Sex." Those wanting more than a brief treatment of the sex in marriage topic for newlyweds should purchase the other version, "Celebration of Sex."
Though "Celebration of Sex for Newlyweds" was written specifically to help those who have just become married, and for those couples who are in their first year of marriage, it is also fitting reading for anyone who is soon to be married. Additionally, it is helpful for any married person who wants a quick-read refresher on the basic building blocks of great sex in marriage. For engaged couples and newlyweds, we recommend that you purchase two copies so that the new husband and wife can each read this book at the same time, highlighting and making notes, and then in the early days of marriage, discuss the things they are learning.
This is a lightweight pocket-size paperback, 5" w x 7" h and only 128 pages, so it's easy to take along on your honeymoon if you want to pave the way for great sex in marriage, right from the start. As a Christian marriage counselor and sex therapist himself, Dr. Rosenau knows what newlywed couples experience, and what they need for planning a great honeymoon, and for the pivotal first year of marriage.
Dr. Rosenau's goal with this little book is to help newlyweds create a passionate and happy marriage from the wedding night forward. Couples who are prepared with realistic expectations, and armed with sex techniques, and a greater understanding of the opposite sex, are better able to enjoy wedding night intimacy. And, they will discover more fulfilling sex throughout their entire marriage.
Sexual intimacy is one of God's most incredible gifts, yet it is a gift we need to learn how to use and enjoy. Whether an individual or couple have been sexually active before marriage, or are entering into marriage as virgins (or one of each), the task of becoming intimate emotionally and physically, as a married couple, takes time. It also takes effort and new skills. Dr Rosenau shows newlyweds how to do it.
Sure, this book teaches the mechanics of sex techniques and sex positions, but it includes much more than that. It also orients the reader to the emotional and physical differences between men and women. It offers creative ways to physically and emotionally meet the needs of your partner, and how to guide your partner so that they can give you more pleasure, too. It's about oneness and intimacy, not only about the actions and activities of great sex.
Importantly, this guide provides reliable Bible-based and Christian marriage and sex instruction. It includes details of how to resolve the most common sexual barriers and problems that newlyweds encounter, including fears and unreasonable expectations, and helps newlyweds get on the same page together in regard to sex and marriage. The straightforward, commonsense guidelines help the reader learn how to weave sexual fulfillment into the very fabric of their marriage relationship, making it possible to achieve oneness in wise, wonderful and wildly passionate ways.
About the Author:
Douglas Rosenau, EdD, is a licensed psychologist, marriage and family therapist, and certified sex therapist. He is also trained in Christian theology, and attended Dallas Theological Seminary where he received a graduate degree relating to the nature of God and the teachings of the Bible. Rosenau is currently an adjunct professor at Psychological Studies Institute (Atlanta, GA). He is also co-founder of Sexual Wholeness (Duluth, GA), a Christian organization that seeks to promote intimacy from a biblical perspective, and "sexual wholeness by unveiling God's Truth about sexuality."
The author is a nationally known speaker on Christian sex and marriage, and he maintains a private Christian sex therapy practice in which he focuses on treatment based on both his extensive professional studies and a sound biblical perspective. A "Diplomate" of the American Board of Sexology, Rosenau also serves as an adjunct professor at Reformed Theological Seminary (Orlando, FL), team-teaching Human Sexuality in their Masters in Counseling program. He is a Full Clinical Member of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), and is highly regarded by professional sex therapists in the secular community as well as by other Christian marriage counselors and church audiences.
Though the author teaches from a Christian sex and marriage orientation, we have found this book is useful for anyone interested in sound, tried-and-true truth about sex in marriage. Great marriage sex, sexual intimacy, and a happy marriage aren't just an accident of fate. The marriage tips and sex tips in this book are solid. And, they are compatible with Catholic marriage teaching (except in regard to methods of preventing pregnancy), evangelical marriage concerns about accurate Bible and sex teaching, and Christian sex standards as advocated by us here at the Christian Marriage Mentor's Association where it has earned a place in our list of Top-10 Books on Sex and Marriage. For the non-religious, the teaching contained in this book is also compatible with secular sex therapy standards, and takes into account healthy sex from a medical perspective. If you want wedding night intimacy like Adam and Eve enjoyed in the Garden of Eden, this book will help get you there. We highly recommend it.
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