Every Man's Marriage: An Every Man's Guide to Winning the Heart of a Woman: Amazon.ca: Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker, Mike Yorkey: Books

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What every man wishes he knew about what his wife desires most.

Authors Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker (with Mike Yorkey) believe that every man can meet the secret desires of his wife. The problem is, most of us aren't exactly sure what that desire is and how we can go about fulfilling it faithfully.

In Every Man's Marriage, you can discover the common misconceptions about what it means to exercise biblical authority, and understand the role of submission in the marriage relationship. This groundbreaking book can help men grasp and apply essential but often overlooked principles for marital leadership.

Through candid reflections on their own struggles to achieve biblical unity in their own marriages, along with many years of combined experience in marital counseling, Arterburn and Stoeker apply solid, time-tested biblical wisdom to the everyday potential distortions that can lead to strife in a marriage.

The second book in the Every Man series, this is the perfect follow-up to the best-selling Every Man's Battle. Every Man's Marriage is a terrific resource for establishing mutual respect and sacrifice in your marriage based on Christ's example of loving His bride, the church.

About the Author

Stephen Arterburn is founder and chairman of New Life Clinics, host of the daily "New Life Live!" national radio program, creator of the Women of Faith Conferences, a nationally known speaker and licensed minister, and the best-selling author of more than two dozen books. He resides with his family in Laguna Beach, California.

Fred Stoeker is a lay minister and conference speaker who has counseled hundreds of couples in how to connect in intimate relationships with their spouses. Fred and his wife, Brenda, live in the Des Moines, Iowa area with their four children.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Two books in one: A bad thing, Aug 2 2002

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This review is from: Every Man's Marriage: An Every Man's Guide to Winning the Heart of a Woman (Paperback)

After studying this book I've decided that it's really two different books. The book was written by two different authors who have subtle but opposing viewpoints. The first author, whose theme is dominant throughout the book, insists that husbands should submit to their wives in everything, giving up their essence and individuality to do so. He misquotes scripture, makes generalizations about men that are often untrue, and his assumption is that husbands essentially emotionally abuse their wives and should stop. Since he was like this in the early part of his marriage, I understand why he makes that assumption.

The second author's theme is that of mutual submission. He writes that husbands should consult with their wives in decision making, that the wife has needs unique to being a woman, and that a husband should strive to meet them. He points out that the wife won't always get her way and that the method in which you communicate that is important. His is the minority theme in the book.

You can tell which author wrote what sections. Sometimes a new paragraph will be written by the other author, and even though there is no subheading or anything in the text to indicate a change in authorship, the tone changes so drastically that you re-read the section trying to figure out why the theme of the chapter just changed and why the text is convoluted.

Overall I disliked this book a great deal. It is unbalanced, suggesting that every problem in a marriage is the fault of the husband, and the first author stereotypes men as abusers, something not true of all men.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars or how to turn a woman into a dependent child, May 1 2003

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This review is from: Every Man's Marriage: An Every Man's Guide to Winning the Heart of a Woman (Paperback)

After reading this book a thought came to mind.Does the
writer actually believe women are this weak?In need of
constant gift giving and attention?If so,then us women
have a long way to go and much to change in our
what the writer believes is innate female psychological
make up.And why is every behavior seen as innate or
hard wired? Our society perpetuates the man on the white
horse coming to rescue the helpless woman.This is
especially true among Christian men who will safe a

woman in order to feel 'more manly'.There has got to be
more to a relationship than games and sterotypes.
What? Women only want sex if we are slowly warmed up all
day?Well it's the feeling I got from the book.Also I got this
sick feeling that no matter how much self esteem and confidence
I have,a Christian men will always think of me as the
'little woman'.Men are sterotyped as romantic dufuses while women as endless bottomless pits of love hunger.Sad!
BR>Any man who thinks he has to do things for a woman to get her to
do something for him is a manipulator.Where is equal share and
care? Not found here!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great not just for husbands, July 13 2004

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I don't have a wife yet, and in fact I am MANY steps away from getting one (LOL!). But I am very glad that I read this book. Not only that it will help me become a better husband, it also helps me better understand women in general. This book explains, in a convincing way, what it really means to be "manly". All guys should read this, and if we all follow the guidelines suggested by the authors, I bet this would be a better world.

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1.0 out of 5 stars It's obvious a woman didn't write this book!
I never would have bought this book, but I wanted to see what men thought I desired. I was appalled by the really poor theology (you're more spiritual if you have more knowledge... Read more

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