Fit to Be Tied (Paperback)

by Bill Hybels (Author), Lynne Hybels (Author) "As a teenager and young adult I prided myself in being disciplined..." (more)
Key Phrases: Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Melody Beattie (more...)

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Product Description
With a realistic look at marriage and an unwillingness to settle for quick fixes, this book offers workable strategies for maintaining--or starting--a healthy, loving relationship as husband and wife.

From the Author
Bill Hybels, founder and pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, is the author of several books, including Honest to God?, Too Busy Not to Pray, and the previous titles in the Interactions series. He is also coauthor of Rediscovering Church, Becoming a Contagious Christian, and the best-selling Fit to Be Tie

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (June 14, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310533716
• ISBN-13: 978-0310533719
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #427,395 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for those thinking of marriage, December 1, 2003

By	Jill Knight (Saint Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews

Both my fiance and I read this book before we were engaged. The book gives a very realistic view of marriage and the issues every couple will face at some point in their relationship together. Reading the book prompted some very good necesary conversation and reaffirmed that we were "Fit to be Tied"!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Strong at 40%, October 22, 2002

By A Customer

I just finished this book, following several other marriage books, in an effort to prepare myself for marriage. (The Hybels at one point discuss the "languages of love" and I must recommend that couples read "The Five Love of Languages," by Gary Chapman.)

I will be getting married early next year and I plan on staying married until death parts me from my husband. This book helped me add to the critical foundation that is needed in order to MAKE a progressive, joyful and fruitful marriage. I finished this book feeling one step ahead of the game and confident knowing some of the things I can expect after we walk down the aisle.

God used Bill and Lynn's marriage as an example for me (and my future husband) to learn from as well as follow. I am thankful that I have been given an willing heart in order to take advantage of such resources. I would encourage others to do the same. Marriage is too valuable to take lightly and based on the 60% divorce rate that exists in our nation today, we need all the wisdom and guidance we can get!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fit to Be Tied: How NOT To Do It, May 25, 2005

By	Christopher A. Reed "Cwok" (Grapevine, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have to agree with Zossima on this one. My wife and I (now married almost 6 years) were given this book as 'assigned reading' when we were going through our premarital counseling. I have always found myself wondering if the pastor gave it to us because 1) he thought the advice was good, or 2) to show us how NOT to do things.

The points are mostly good but some of the advice I must respectfully disagree with, i.e. making an engagement period a minimum of one year for everyone. They also tell women to look out for men who are lukewarm believers who talk the talk but don't walk the walk. Does the same not apply to rock-solid Christian men looking out for women who are the same way?

While I have tremendous respect for Bill Hybels and the ministry God has accomplished through him, I maintain the same opinion I had when I first finished reading the book almost seven years ago: Based upon their self-admitted immaturity and how they consistently lived on the edge of marital self-destruction, the Hybels really had no business writing a book telling others about how to run a marriage.

It's a good read for couples not yet married. Want a successful marriage? All you have to do is read and look at the way they did things...and then go out and do the exact opposite.