Intimate Encounters: A Practical Guide to Discovering the Secrets of a Really Great Marriage

by David Ferguson, Chris Thurman, Teresa Ferguson

Book Overview

The worksheets, exercises, and personal inventories in this book will help couples gain a better understanding of each other's deepest feelings and needs, with a view towards achieving new closeness. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0840777930
• ISBN13: 9780840777935
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

INTIMATE ENCOUNTERS

THE BOOK WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. I WOULD ORDER FROM THEM AGAIN. PENNY BRYCE

A Toolbox for Building A Great Marriage

The tools we discovered in this book helped my husband and I overcome and build a great marriage for 16 years now. It changed our marriage to discover how to "remove each other's aloneness" and provide for the intimacy needs of each other. We now use it to counsel other couples. It is a real gem and a classic to have in your library.

Changes Marriages

My wife and I have taken the materials from this great book and taught from it in several couples classes of 8-12 couples. We've also developed additional materials that complement the chapters in the book. The book comes at the issue of improving intimacy and communication from several different approaches. While the chapters do not necessarily fit smoothly together, in total they offer multiple options to improve your intimacy. The results for us have been dramatic. Several marriages on the rocks have improved using the skills and lessons. Everyone experiences improved communication in marriages and new hope. PS. They offer videos, but we found the video tapes were not as well received.

EXCELLENT MARRIAGE BUILDING RESOURCE

This workbook is a great tool for couples to delve into intimacy issues and deepen the bonds in their relationship. It has made a tremendously positive impact on my own marriage and that of others I know who have used the book. If your spouse is not particularly interested, you can still benefit greatly by doing the exercises yourself and it is also a wonderful resource for groups of couples who desire to work on the intimacy issues in their relationship. The format allows for both personal reflection and interpersonal interaction and includes some great ideas on how to put what you have learned into action. I highly recommend this book both for married couples and for those contemplating marriage!!

Great for Marriage Enrichment!

My husband and I studied this book in a home group from our church. It helped us beyond imagination. It helps you to lay down a firm, unbreakable foundation for your marriage whether you've been married for a week or 25 years.