BookSneeze Book Review: The Love & Respect Experience—A Husband-Friendly Devotional that Wives Truly Love
I love a good marriage book. A few years ago Dr. Emerson Eggerichs wrote Love and Respect, a book I definitely enjoyed for his keen insights on the simple fact too many marriages weren’t understanding—women need love and men need respect. It’s more than that, and it was good, but I felt bad because The Love Languages remained such a blockbuster, that even after a few years that book overshadowed other good marriage books that came after the fact. Phew, that was a run-on sentence!
Anyway, Thomas Nelson Publishers released a devotional based on Love and Respect called The Love and Respect Experience. What caught my eye was the sub-title: “A Husband-Friendly Devotional that Wives Truly Love.” That’s quite a statement. My husband admitted after frustrating devotional experiences that they were hard for him to stick to. He’s tired after a long day. He has a commute and would rather have audio resources. I’m a reader, he isn’t to the extent I am. So, I was curious. Could this book be one to pass the devotional test for both of us?
Honestly, as I blog this, I can’t say. He’s on a full schedule with work and ministry and isn’t free until his Christmas vacation. But he saw the book and said that he wants to do it. That’s something, because I’ve showed other books where I didn’t get a reaction at all, or an “I don’t think so.” So, this is good.
Dr. Eggerichs created a devotional that is quick to read and hits the main highlight of his Love and Respect principles. It’s practical, simple, and most of all, Biblical. What is especially nice is the font is big and easy to read. The readings are not lengthy and it reaches all aspects of marriage and makes conversations easier to start.
What I feel is a drawback is the cost. My edition, provided by Thomas Nelson, has a leather front cover and sells for $22.99. In this economy, I think that’s a bit steep. I’m not about pretty covers. I’m about saving marriages and if it had to come in a no-frills paperback, I’d want it.
So this Christmas season, why not think about a newlywed couple, a worn-out mom and dad in need of a marital charge, or a couple that you think might be needing help and get them this book. Maybe you do it as a secret elf, leaving the book on the doorstep and not reveal who you are. Whatever means you get this book and give it, the couples reading will be blessed.
Description:
A Devotional Unlike Any Other!
Through his international bestseller, Love & Respect, Emerson Eggerichs has transformed marriages around the world with his biblically based approach to understanding the love that she most desires and the respect that he desperately needs. Now, in this long-awaited new release, Emerson has created an experience for couples that is effective, flexible and life-changing.
To build this couples devotional, Eggerichs has taken the top concerns that surfaced in a survey of thousands of couples and has developed 52 devotionals around the three cycles that are at the heart of Love and Respect:
The Crazy Cycle
The Rewarded Cycle
The Energizing Cycle
Some may ask, “Why 52 devotionals and not 365, like other couples’ books I have seen?” The author’s research shows that married couples don’t want to deal with that much material, that often. Therefore, the specific devotionals, which can be done weekly or at any chosen pace, are specifically guided to what couples say they most need. And this is a husband-friendly devotional, written and designed in such a way that the husband can feel comfortable in the entire process.
With this wealth of new material, The Love & Respect Experience will be indispensable to anyone wishing to better their marital relationship.
Purchase The Love and Respect Experience here.
I received this book from Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.
Great review.