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You Can Build a Happy Marriage: Recommended Reading
Dr Nebiyu Lera Alaro
Recommended reading: a faith-based booklet on building a lasting marriage, from the Restored Church of God. It looks at the purpose of marriage, the responsibilities of husbands and wives, communication, money, faithfulness, forgiveness and raising a family.
About this reading
This post introduces a booklet titled You Can Build a Happy Marriage, published by the Restored Church of God (rcg.org). It is shared here as recommended reading and is not an original article by Dr Nebiyu Lera Alaro. The full text belongs to its publisher and can be read on their website.
Themes covered
- Marriage presented as a God-ordained covenant, with guidance drawn from Genesis, Ephesians, Colossians and 1 Peter.
- The husband’s call to love and lead with gentleness, and the wife’s call to respect and support him, with both encouraging one another.
- Honest, regular communication, avoiding heated arguments, and keeping private matters within the marriage.
- Managing money together: steady saving, avoiding credit debt and planning purchases.
- Faithfulness, a healthy view of intimacy, and practising forgiveness.
- Planning for children and parenting as a united couple.
- Staying committed to wedding vows through the good and the difficult seasons.
The booklet reflects the views of its publisher from a faith perspective. It is not public-health guidance, and its statistics are the publisher’s own.
