writing style is engaging I sat down to "try out" this book and suddenly found myself three chapters in, He doesn't pull his punches, but his wit and sense of humor take the sting out of the sometimes hard truths he delivers, If I had to say something negative, I sometimes felt his interpretation of the Song of Solomon was a little over the top, I also felt he sometimes assumed he was speaking to people with schoolage children or older, perhaps assuming people who had younger children hadn't yet lost their passion Overall, though, I enjoyed this book and learned a lot from it about myself, my husband and our marriage.
Highly recommend it. Sooo good! My wife and I really enjoyed and benefitted from this book, The author has terrific voice in his writing, and includes a lot of downtoearth, humorous points about a marriage, He is a counselor and meets with many different couples, so he's seen the gamut of issues in marriages, ranging from the small, easily fixable problems, down to the horrible, seemingly irreparable damages.
He draws extensively from the Song of Solomon as the prime example of beautiful intimacy in marriage, whether you're newlyweds or you've been marriedyears, I highly recommend this book! The genders are stereotyped way, way too much in this book, which is surprising since the author has been a counselor for so long, Surely he's met women who are the nontalkers in their relationship, and who don't like to shop,
Two other complaints:I don't agree with some of his intepretations of the Song of Solomon,The practical advice in this book was a little on the light side, meaning I had to skim a lot of text to get to it, But because there were some good tips, especially on spiritual intimacy and general communiciation issues, I would really give it more of a,. Humorous and insightful, I think the second half of this book was much better than the first, What I mean is that if you're going into this book looking for information applicable to your marriage, I think the second half is where you will find it, I certainly appreciate this author's unbiased view and advice, and have recommended this book, Not my favourite book. The author may be funny, but he goes off tangent on many occasions and the reader struggles to follow his main point, There were occasions that he referenced the bible verses, But I felt it was taken a bit out of context and a lot of selfinterpretation involved, I would not recommend this book, The book is decent. There are certainly good points, I think the author over stereotypes men and women and also stretches the Song of Solomon a bit at times, Overall it's worth reading but don't insist on applying every last detail to your own marriage, Warmed over psychological relationship details imprinted on an uncomfortable substructure of the Song of Songs, A free ebook with some encouraging words not patriarchal, though gender stereotypes are strong, but also some cringe inducing moments, Funny and insightful. Marriage counsel drawn from Song of Solomon, The chapters alternate from principal to application,
Clarke relies heavily on Song of Solomon and, in my opinion, ends up reading a lot into the text, The principals are good on their own, but he reads his thoughts into the Bible,
This could have been much shorter, Confession: I only read this book to fulfill a requirement of myreading challenge a book that starts with the same letter as my first name, I don't know how I found this book, but it was on my Kindle, so I read it,
It was a fun, interesting read, I'd always been taught that the Song of Solomon was symbolic, so it was a stretch for me to read it as an actual account of a romantic relationship, There were times when I thought his interpretation might be a stretch of what's actually in Song, but I'll have to do some more studying,
Regardless of whether Song is the true story of Solomon and his wifeeven if it is allegorical of Christ and the churchit still provides a pretty good example of how a Godly marriage can and should function.
A lot of it does focus on the physical aspect of marriage, which I
appreciated, I know so many Christians who ignore that side of marriage that it actually breaks my heart, I truly appreciate that Clarke gives it time and identifies it as an important aspect of a Godly marriage, I agree!
If you and/or your spouse are looking for Godly encouragement in your marriage especially regarding your physical intimacy, I recommend this book, You might not completely agree with his interpretations, but the marital advice he gives agrees with other counselors I've read/talked with,
Rated PG. Although there is a lot of cookiecutter type advice as well as some cliched examples of struggling marriages, this book is an inspiring look at The Song of Solomon and its real purpose.
God did design sexual intimacy for marriage and intends for every marriage to be blessed by it, I love the author's push to not settle for "okay" and instead strive for true passion and intimacy that can only be found with God's help,
I do caution some readers, though, as there is a bit of worldly advice peppered in with the Biblical advice, Take these with a grain of salt, apply the tips that work for your marriage, Read the Song of Solomon for yourself, maybe even with your spouse, and just get busy working on growing your marriage in a spiritual and physical way, I like Dr. Clarke's blunt style. He doesn't pull any punches in this book, just says it like it is, It is totally possible to have a passionate marriage "till death you do part", and this book is an excellent instruction manual on just how to do that,
Highly recommend. This book was terrific! It takes principles from the Song of Solomon and details a howto have a passionate, Godcentered marriage that works for both partners, The author is a licensed marriage counselor, He organizes each topic by first describing how typical couples goober a certain area, and then how Solomon and his wife went about the area and thus how we should approach the area as well.
The book is both practical and entertaining with the author's tongue in cheek sense of humor, I only gavebecause of the formatting of the Kindle version I read, The font size would change randomly and sometimes the spacing was off, I would definitely recommend this book to any Christian husband and wife, no matter the age, no matter how long or little they've been married, I've even gotten my husband reading it out of his own curiosity after my sharing bits and pieces with him as I read, He rarely reads what I read!
P, S. My husband has finished reading it now, He thanked me for suggesting he read it! I wouldn't say my marriage is in trouble, but I got this Kindle book for free awhile back and decided to read it since it fits in with my 'read more nonfiction in' goal.
It was an interesting and fun read and Dr, Clarke definitely gives some good advice, no matter the state of your marriage, This was an easy, fast read, The author is entertaining and has good relationship advice, His purpose is to help couples rekindle their intimate relationships after the "passion" is gone, He tries to tie his advice into the Song of Solomon from the Bible, claiming it is a Godpreserved howto manual for couples, His interpretations of the book seemed a little loose and weak to me, I'll have to pull out my Old Testament seminary manual and do a little research I guess, Wasn't there some general authority who referred to the Song of Solomon as "Biblical trash" I loved the unbiased, humorous, raw and practical approach to rekindling passion in marriage, I loved that the author used the Song of Solomon to give instruction on passion, emotional connection, spiritual connection, conflict resolution and sex, I loved the practical, easytoapply tips that are already taking things up a notch in my own marriage, I loved that a man was able to perfectly express my own emotions and needs, I will defintely be looking for more books by Dr, David Clarke. Was very true book. I still have passion in my marriage but I def don't want to lose it! I am thinking of giving this as wedding gifts this year, This book takes a practical and humorous look at marriage through the filter of Song of Solomon, Some of his ideas are a little conservative for me, but for the most part he's got great ideas and advice for keeping a marriage strong, Every married couple can experience exhilarating passion Dr, David Clarke and the Song of Solomon reveal how to put each other first, have fun, be more playful and sensual, and rediscover the lost art of a great kiss! Awesome book! I would recommed, and have to married friends.
This book gives some great biblical lessons about love and keeping the romance in your marriage and how that is very biblical based Solmomn's love story, This is an easy read to help improve your marriage or the marriage you are preparing for, It will challenge you to think about the needs of your spouse and help you see what your relationship needs to be all God designed it to be,
While it uses the Song of Solomon it is not a commentary on the book and was a disappointment for me that way, It picks the parts it wanted to use and discarded the rest,
Good for those that need a foundation to start or renew their marriage, Awesome book for couples. Love the author's transparency and his use of wit and humor in writing about struggles that every couple face, Loved and learned so much
Great perspective and ideas for marriage issues, It is very inspirational and an easy read, I even read some to my husband ofyears! After years of marriage, many couples find their relationship at a standstill, In the routine of everyday life, they begin to feel more like roommates than spouses, With jobs to work, errands to run, and kids to raise, who has the time or energy for passion and romance And so, passion and romance dwindle, and in the process, emotional connections are severed.
Is it any wonder then that there are so many divorces in today's society
In his book, Kiss Me Like You Mean It: Solomon's Crazy in Love HowTo Manual, Dr.
David Clarke, an esteemed Christian marriage counselor, deals with passionless marriages in a very blunt, headon fashion, To be honest, he stomps on a few toes, but I'm here to tell you that his counsel is wise and effective, My husband and I have read through many devotional books for couples, Most of them were okay, but they didn't really make a mark, We read the devotion, said a prayer and then went about our routines, vaguely aware of what we had read, Their messages, while pertinent, were rather shallow, Dr. Clarke's message is not. He digs down deep to uncover the hidden reasons for lack of passion and romance in a marriage, And while I don't agree with everything in the book, I have to admit that our marriage has improved greatly since reading it,
The thing I really liked about the book was that Dr, Clarke went beyond the philosophy of "men and women are different, so deal with it", He explained how we are different and how to better understand one another, He has several chapters dealing with communication and how to get to know each other on a deeper level, even if you've been married for years, One chapter presents a "passion test", that I'm sorry to say my husband and I failed, We were perpetuating our "roommate experience" without even realizing what we were doing,
After following Dr, Clarke's advice, we are now having devotions together daily, as well as communication times no interruptions allowed, We have also committed to one date night each week, which can consist of staying in and watching a movie, playing puttputt, window shopping, going to see dramas, etc, It doesn't matter what we do, but that we commit to the evening together, No phones. No computers. No cancellations. It's our night! We've also put into practice our new communication skills and passion principles, It's amazing the difference it has made in our relationship, We feel like newlyweds again!
Allow me to stress again that I don't agree with everything Dr, Clarke says. His book deals mostly with passion and leaves out vital information about building a strong friendship and marital bond, That being said, I still think it is a good book for any married couple to read, whether you've been married for six months or sixty years, There was a lot of valuable information, and unlike many other "spiritual" books, Kiss Me Like You Mean It is written in a comical, conversational tone that is sure to have you laughing while you learn.
A study of Song of Solomon, this book is an excellent read for newlymarried couples or couples who have been married awhile and need a rekindling in the bedroom.
Utilizing frank discussion, the author explains the book of Song of Solomon or Song of Songs in such a way that couples are reminded what a gift sex is and how thrilling it can be! Librarian Note: There is than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Dr. David Clarke is a Christian psychologist, speaker, and the author of seven books, including Kiss Me Like You Mean It, A graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, he has been in full time private practice for overyears, He lives in Florida. William G. Clarke has been a marriage and family therapist for overyears, A former Campus Crusade for Christ director and founder of the Marriage and Family Enrichment Center, he lives in Florida, .
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