In 5 Essentials for Lifelong Intimacy, Dr. Dobson speaks directly to the greatest concerns and questions of modern Will we grow together or apart? What can we do to keep romance fresh? With marriages crumbling all around us, how can we cultivate an intimate relationship? Principles understood by previous generations often seem foreign to today’s husbands and wives, yet they are the essential ingredients for building a close, long-term relationship in any • A home founded on Jesus Christ and the practice of persistent prayer • Unswerving commitment to one another • Mutual respect and trust • A sense of romance • Effective communication For the young couple just starting out or in the early years of marriage, 5 Essentials will combine a concise message of hope with practical tools for developing a thriving, intimate union, and more mature husbands and wives will discover a fresh look at marriage, pointing the way to renewed closeness and a fulfilling, lifelong love. When we said “I do,” did we really mean “till death do us part”? What can we do to keep our romance alive? With so many marriages ending in divorce, how can ours be different? How can we have a fulfilling relationship that goes the distance? Dr. James Dobson, America ’s most trusted authority on marriage and family, equips you and your spouse to build a firm foundation for a love that endures the test of time. Biblically sound teaching in five key areas, from persistent prayer to passionate romance, will help you build a strong and steadfast union—today, tomorrow, and always! Story Behind the Book For every ten marriages in America today, five will end in bitter conflict and divorce. The other five will stay together for a lifetime, but in varying degrees of harmony. Incredibly, only one or two couples in ten will reach deep levels of intimacy in their marriages. Yet with a little wise counsel—and a burning desire to succeed—husbands and wives can achieve that mystical bond of friendship, understanding, and commitment that almost defies explanation. 5 Essentials is designed to help them do just that.
Author
James C. Dobson, Ph.D., hosts the daily radio program Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk. A licensed psychologist and marriage, family, and child counselor, he is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. For 14 years Dr. Dobson was an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, and he served for 17 years on the attending staff of Children's Hospital Los Angeles in the Division of Child Development and Medical Genetics. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California (1967) in the field of child development. He is the author of more than 50 books, including The New Dare to Discipline, The New Strong-Willed Child, When God Doesn't Make Sense, Night Light, Bringing Up Boys, and the New York Times bestseller Bringing Up Girls. Heavily involved in influencing governmental policies related to the family, Dr. Dobson was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the National Advisory Commission to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. He has also served on the Attorney General's Advisory Board on Missing and Exploited Children, the Department of Health and Human Services' Panel on Teen Pregnancy Prevention, and the Commission on Child and Family Welfare. He was elected in 2008 to the National Radio Hall of Fame, and in 2009 received the Ronald Reagan Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Dobson is married to Shirley and is the father of two grown children, Danae and Ryan, and the grandfather of Lincoln and Luci Rose. He resides in Colorado. Connect with Dr. Dobson on: DrJamesDobson.org Twitter Facebook
