Marriage Revolution: Rethinking Your Relationship in Light of God's Design.

Marriage Revolution: Rethinking Your Relationship in Light of God's Design

Debra White Smith

Harvest House Publishers

990 Owen Loop North, Eugene, OR 97402-9173

ISBN 9780736917674, $12.99, www.harvesthousepublishers.com

Veteran author Debra White Smith proves that despite the over-50 books she has published, she hasn't run out of ideas yet. In fact, she's taken a subject--marriage--that has had an innumerable amount of how-to books written on every tiny aspect and produced a method so fresh and exciting, that it's bound to be the last marriage book you'll ever read.

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting to get different results." White Smith begins her book with the famous and profound quote from Albert Einstein but it's Jesus Christ whom she draws her approach to marriage from. In "Marriage Revolution" she challenges her readers to completely reevaluate their current actions and attitudes toward achieving marital bliss--even those in 'good' and 'great' relationships. Instead, she wants you to experience an explosive, knock-your-socks-off love complete with a "high-level of attraction, terrific communication, mutual respect, tons of laughter, great romance, and exhilarating sex." No only does she more than deliver what she promises, she shows how it's done while maintaining Christian morals and values.

"Marriage Revolution" goes beyond the traditional norms, cultural obstacles, and struggles for equality to using Christ's example of leadership and servitude. Although some of her discussions will ruffle feathers of even current opinions of 'head of the household' and women in the church, they make sense. White Smith utilizes an abundance of scriptures to help explain her road to revolution, all while completely avoiding the 'femi-Nazi' attitude. The entire book radiates love, respect, and an ever-optimistic view of one of the most frustrating relationships that adults face.

Debra White Smith's "Marriage Revolution" is a wonderful read for Christian couples, whether just beginning their life as husband and wife or those well down that path. I would even recommend it as a Bible study for a group of couples as it's well-organized and the chapters provide a good structure for easy study and application. Each chapter even has an assignment for couples to put into immediate use as well as short prayers to ask God for specific help.

In "Marriage Revolution," Debra White Smith says it's time to stop trying to fix your marriage with old school tools that never actually worked in the first place. It's time to turn to a better example of unconditional love. It's time for a revolution.