I have a couple in church who have fallen into sexual sin. I need a good book that will help me with corrective and productive steps to heal them. CAN YOU ADVISE?
I am part of a marriage enrichment group at our church called "MarriageWorks." We have been using some material from Jimmy Evans, but that material is no longer available. He has a new book out called Lifelong Love Affair, which you might want to consider. Lasting Love by Alistair Begg is another one to consider. Both have study guides included in the Vyrso editions. You might want to supplement those with something like The Language of Love & Respect by Emerson Eggerichs.
Two more quick thoughts. You personally might want to look at Larry Crabb's The Marriage Builder, which is a guide of sorts to working with couples. Another resource, if the situation is about an unfaithful husband, is Waiting For His Heart: Lessons From a Wife Who Chose to Stay.
The best book I have found is "Love and Respect" by Emerson Eggerich, which draws principles from Ephesians 5.
I might recommend Crabb's counseling works on marriage as general resources.
A few others:
Parrott, L. and Parrott, L. Saving your marriage before it starts: Seven questions to ask before–and after–you marry. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2006. ISBN: 9780310259824.
Hawkins, R. E. Strengthening marital intimacy. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1991. (Available only through MBS Direct)
Worthington, E. Hope-focused marriage counseling: A guide to brief therapy. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780830827640.
(copied from a syllabus of a class I took long ago, was very good)
in Logogs:
http://www.logos.com/product/9300/biblical-counseling-keys-on-marriage kind of basic, but might be helpful and only $5, i actually recommend getting the whole set.
http://www.logos.com/product/6965/god-on-sex-the-creators-ideas-about-love-intimacy-and-marriage might be helpful considering the situation, but i would read it first before just giving it to the couple.
those are the only ones in logos I have read. there are many others, and a few bundles.
Here are some links to two recommendations by Jack & Everett:
Saving your marriage before it starts
Love & Respect
Hi Lynwood,
I would highly recommend His Needs, Her Needs:Building an Affair-Proof Marriage: http://vyrso.com/product/19161/his-needs-her-needs-building-an-affair-proof-marriage
His Needs, Her Needs is very good. In addition, I recently discovered the following books, which are are related and among the best I've read in 2 decades:
Markman, Stanley, and Blumberg, Fighting for your Marriage, Jossey-Bass, 2010.
Stanley, Trathen, McCain, and Bryan, A Lasting Promise: A Christian Guide to Fighting for Your Marriage. Jossey-Bass, 2002
Markman, Stanely, Blumberg, Jenkins, and Whiteley, 12 Hours to a Great Marriage. Jossey-Bass, 2004.
Chuck
The first thing that comes to my mind is some of the titles in the June Hunt Biblical Counseling Collection. They are easily digestible and meant for use in counseling. When searching on all word forms of "sexual sin," Sexual Integrity has 4 hits, and Snare of an Affair has three hits.
