Intimacy in Marriage

This page offers important information and biblical resources regarding God’s design for sexual intimacy. Gain insight into your spouse’s needs and consider the significance of sex within the marriage relationship. Depending on the strength of your marriage relationship these should be fun and helpful, or they may cause additional stress. Therefore, please be wise in determining whether you would benefit from visiting with a pastor or counselor to discuss your relationship.

Wise and engaging, The Book of Romance digs deep into the Song of Solomon and what it says about the Bible’s most passionate lovers. As you learn about their relationship, you’ll discover how you, too, can experience the deep emotional, sexual, and spiritual satisfaction that God created to be enjoyed by marriage. www.songofsolomon.com

True passion thrives only in Christ-centered marriages. The Passionate Marriage focuses on sexual intimacy in marriage and how it is a picture of God’s romance with us. The four areas are: a picture of what married love should be; why total intimacy can be experienced only in marriage; how infidelity begins in the heart and emotions; and how God desires to unite with us in spirit. www.cbd.com

Get ready to make beautiful music together. Dr. Leman’s practical guide will help any couple stay “in tune” for an active God-designed sex life. Addressing a wide spectrum of individuals with positive, negative, or no experience– his frank descriptions, line drawings, and warm friendly tone will help couples find greater harmony through intimacy. www.cbd.com

Couples traumatized by an affair will find this to be the perfect handbook for rebuilding their marriage. The Dance of Restoration goes beyond a simple intent to restore; it’s designed to help them avoid two common relational errors that can affect reconciled couples for a lifetime. Because this book intermingles fiction with counseling guidance, difficult issues are easy to understand by readers in crisis. www.cbd.com

www.familylife.com - Family Life’s mission is to effectively develop godly marriages and families who change the world one home at a time. Check out the Romantic Tips link on the home page.

www.songofsolomon.com - We recommend you to sign up for their bi-weekly email devotional

www.dnaofrelationships.com - This organization was begun in 1979 to help families of all ages and life stages. Recommended resource: The Secret to Sexual Intimacy.

www.intimatemarriage.org - Building Intimate Marriages, Inc. seeks to help individuals learn the skills and develop the Christ-like character necessary for them to sustain a committed, satisfying, intimate marriage with their spouse. We accomplish this through professional marriage therapy, a variety of teaching formats and various resources for couples and individuals.

www.troubledwith.com - Sometimes life and its troubles seem overwhelming. Maybe you think no one cares and you feel out of control. Maybe it has been a bad day or a bad year. This website doesn’t promise “quick fixes.” It offers credible advice, practical solutions, and hope for tomorrow.