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Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take

Preparing Your Heart for Marriage

Gary Thomas · 2018
71/100
👍 Worth It

Gary Thomas brings the same pastoral warmth to this 30-day devotional that made Sacred Marriage resonate with so many couples, and the breadth of topics — intimacy, finances, trust, differences, vows — makes it one of the more comprehensive pre-marital devotionals available in one slim volume. The 30-day structure is a practical fit for a typical engagement timeline. Exclusively for Christian couples, and the lack of independent critical reviews on this specific title prevents a stronger score, but Thomas's track record is solid.

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