Whenever I conduct a class, there are two books which I give to the couple. The first two were books given to my wife and me when we became engaged. Over the years, I have not found a better set of books to set the tone for lifelong commitment.<\/p>\n
For the woman: Letters to Karen<\/i>\u00a0by Charles Shedd.<\/p>\n
For the man: Letters to Phillip<\/i>\u00a0by Charles Shedd<\/p>\n
Neither book is very long and they are easy to read. They contain a series of letters that Mr. Shedd wrote to his children prior to their marriage. Many couples read their book and then exchange them to see what advice was given to their future spouse.<\/p>\n
There is another story that I think is absolutely essential for any man considering marriage, written by Patricia McGerr and published in Women’s Day in November, 1965, it was condensed and republished in Reader’s Digest in February, 1988. Numerous sites carry forms of the story, but this one is fairly good:\u00a0Johnny Lingo’s Eight Cow Wife<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Act of Marriage<\/i>\u00a0by Tim and Beverly LaHaye<\/p>\n Love Life: For Every Married Couple<\/i>\u00a0by Ed Wheat, M.D. and Gloria Okes Perkins<\/p>\n For Husbands Only and Husbands-to-be<\/i>\u00a0by Dick Blackford<\/p>\n Marriage: A Taste of Heaven \u2013 Volume I Appreciating Marriage<\/i>\u00a0by Patsy Rae Dawson<\/p>\n How to Make Love With Your Clothes On: 101 Ways to Romance Your Wife<\/i>\u00a0by David and Anne Frahm.<\/p>\n How to Make Love With Your Clothes On: 101 Ways to Romance Your Husband<\/i>\u00a0by David and Anne Frahm<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrior Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreparation for a Lifetime\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Recommended Reading Whenever I conduct a class, there are two books which I give to the couple. The first two were books given to my wife and me when we became engaged. Over the years, I have not found a better set of books to set the tone for lifelong commitment. For the woman: Letters…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":8138,"menu_order":31,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8538","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30380,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/the-corinthian-letters\/introduction-to-studying-the-corinthian-letters\/","url_meta":{"origin":8538,"position":0},"title":"Introduction to Studying the Corinthian Letters","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 13, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Introduction to Studying the Corinthian Letters Studying the Bible \"Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers. 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