The home is God's own design. This path follows life's stages: what love is, singleness and courtship, marriage as covenant and as a school of holiness, the practice of love, and finally parenthood. Start wherever fits your life now; couples will gain most by reading together.
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The Four LovesFirst, what is love? Lewis distinguishes affection, friendship, eros and charity: every natural love is a good gift that must be renewed by God's love lest it go bad. The foundation for the books that follow.About this book → -
Quest for LoveFor the single and the courting: Elisabeth Elliot answers real letters from readers — how to entrust love to God while waiting, keep purity amid longing, and find grace again after failure.About this book → -
The Meaning of MarriageInto marriage: a covenant, not merely a feeling, and a picture of the gospel — as Christ gave himself for the church, so spouses give themselves for each other. Good for premarital counselling and for long-married couples alike.About this book → -
Sacred MarriageShaped by marriage: if God designed marriage to make us holy, its friction and disappointments become lessons in love, forgiveness and endurance. Especially for couples going through hard times.About this book → -
The Five Love LanguagesLearning to express love — the most practical book here. Discover your spouse's love language and love them in a way they can receive; take the quiz together and practise.About this book → -
Shepherding a Child's HeartFinally, parenthood: behaviour flows from the heart, so the aim of discipline is not mere obedience but leading children to the gospel, with practical guidance for each stage.About this book →