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Lies about marriage are rampant in our culture and the church. They're killing marriages. But the corresponding truths can strengthen marriages and even save the most troubled relationships. In this book, marriage experts Greg Smalley and Robert Paul identify the lies, explain how they work to destroy marriages, and reveal the truths that not only can improve marriages but rescue those that are floundering.Hope Restored, the renowned crisis marriage program created for Focus on the Family, is the basis for the discovery and understanding of these specific lies and their impact. Dr. Greg Smalley, a general marriage expert, and Robert Paul, the therapeutic director of a program that resuscitates nearly dead marriages, bring an unusual but powerful combination of perspectives that restore hope and healing in any marriage.
About the Author
Dr. Greg Smalley earned his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University in Southern California. He also holds two masters degrees: one is in counseling psychology from Denver Seminary and the other is in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology. Dr. Smalley is president of Smalley Marriage Institute, a marriage and family ministry located in Branson, Missouri. He also serves at the chairman of the board of the National Marriage Association. He has appeared on television and radio programs, including "Focus on the Family" and "Hour of Power," and has published over 100 articles on parenting and relationship issues for "Living with Teenagers," "Shine," "Homes of Honor," "Christian Parenting Today," "ParentLife," "HonorBound," and "Branson Living." He and his father, Gary Smalley, are the coauthors of a book for parents of teenagers, "Bound By Honor," published in 1998 by Focus on The Family/Tyndale House. He is also the coauthor of "Winning Your Wife Back" and "Winning Your Husband Back," published in 1999 by Thomas Nelson, and "Men's Relational Toolbox," published in 2003 by Tyndale House, which was coauthored with his dad, Gary, and his brother, Michael.