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Summary: Dobson does it again.
Review: Plainly, this book will bring you and your spouse closer together. Dobson and his wife have obviously perfected the art of the marriage, and they have found the secret to be inviting a third party, God, to their dinner table. My significant other and I decided to read "Night Light" as a year-long devotional, but I couldn't keep to the schedule-- I read through it this week. I don't consider myself to be an emotional man, but this book had me in tears at points. This stories are an inspiration and the lesson will help any marriage. It's a great read.
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Summary: Merely fair...
Review: Sometimes I wonder if I read the same books that others rate as five stars. I personally think that five stars are too frequently given, particularly when we consider that the vast majority of books are simply average.I was hopeful that "Night Light" would be above run-of-the-mill, but it really isn't. It's a fair book, but nothing else. (And please note that I am not a "Focus on the Family" basher. I think that ministry has helped bring many important topics to the fore. As a born-again Christian, I take seriously all the issues raised by that ministry and this book.) Billed as being a unique daily devotional for Christian couples, it covers six months with each day comprised of a Bible verse, the Dobsons' thoughts about the verse as it relates to married couples' lives, a few questions to share together, and a closing prayer. Pretty standard fare for a devotional. We've found the book to be written for couples that have extremely traditional marriage roles, but a growing number of couples (who are, by all means, traditional evangelical Christians) do not fit that mold. Generalizations about what the sexes are like in this book, unfortunately, are sadly stereotypical, too. Here, the Dobsons come across as stuck in another era. Now I am all for conserving the things that are great about America, Christianity, and family, but the authors seem to be writing more for their contemporaries, couples that have paralleled their own marriage experience. In short, if you don't match the Dobsons point for point in your marriage situation, the differences become glaring, becoming a focal point for incomplete application of their ideas. Frankly, we've had quibbles with some of the theology, too. The book starts with an exposition of the old "I'm Third" idea - God first, others second, self third. We're not convinced this is biblical. Certainly God first is true, but doesn't Jesus say to "Love our neighbor as ourself" rather than to "Love our neighbor more than ourself"? It's obvious that deference to another's needs is key to any marriage, but it is all too frequent to find the balance tipping in one direction more than another. This can easily leave one spouse coming up short under the Dobsons' ideology. A godly husband needs to love his wife AND love himself in equal measure, and likewise the wife needs the same perspective from her point of view. The questions asked during the devotional are many times pointless or do not provide any ideas for followup. In the section on prayer, for example, it is asked "Do you sometimes feel that the Lord is not listening when you pray?" Suppose that one or both answers that affirmatively. Then what? The Dobsons provide no help here except to get you to move on to the next question (which, in this case, has nothing to do with that previous question.) As a Christian Educator myself, I find that particularly galling. Examples like this abound in the book. And there are also plenty of leading questions that if answered in a fashion not in keeping with the authors' leading guide the users into a dead-end. The questions need to be better thought out. Adding helps for couples who disagree on some points is something I would also consider essential, but is sorely missing. While any spiritual help in today's world is helpful, "Night Light" seems geared a bit low. If you've been Christians for any length of time, you probably have seen large swatches of everything here before. Because of this, after a while you start approaching the day's devotional dutifully rather than with any expectation. Too many books for couples suffer from this (so "Night Life" isn't that extraordinary in this regard.) They seem as if they were written for couples that have never talked about anything important during their entire marriage. Are couples this bad off? At times after reading some blatantly obvious point the authors expressed as some new revelation, my wife and I just kind of gave each other a look as if to say, "Are they serious?" That usually spells doom for books of this kind. In short, the book breaks no new ground, boasts a very limited viewpoint that doesn't work well for all couples, and is average all the way around. But this is not to say "Night Light" has no value. It would probably work very well for newlyweds, couples that are new in their Christian walk, or for couples that have never read any marital improvement books. Otherwise, skip the devotional and simply spend more time in prayer together.
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Summary: Great tool for putting God first in your marriage
Review: This book has helped me and my spouse in our Christian walk. If you're looking for a tool that will only take a few minutes each day but will definitely bring you together-this is it.
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Summary: Thank God for this book!
Review: This book is a great way to air out little frustrations (or big ones) that bug you or your spouse. It brings up situations and tells stories that are about every day marriage. It's discussion points allow you to talk to eachother about serious subjects without being hurtful or abrasive. My husband and I love this and it has honestly brought us closer. We now talk about things that I have never thought we would be talking about. The prayers at the end of each day are great as well...I appreciate my spouse more and more every day because this book is showing us how!
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Summary: The Best Marriage Book Ever!!
Review: This book is incredible! My husband and I received this book as a wedding gift from a friend. We began our married life with nightly readings from this book. It helped us discuss issues and topics from the very beginning that have served as solid foundational discoveries. It encourages open discussion without hostility or resentment. This book is defintiely a guide of how to stay married FOREVER. This is the only wedding gift we give to every couple that we know. What a blessing of encouragement for married folks who truly want to become and remain "ONE".
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Summary: Night Light:A Devotional for Couples
Review: This book is just what the couple on the go needs. I never would have believed that my husband would actually enjoy reading with me, but this book includes something for the husband and the wife. It takes less than 10 minutes each night and it makes a lasting impression on each of you. It is based on the bible, but puts the ideas into ways that they may be implemented in daily life. We are in the early stages in the book and we can both tell a difference in our attitudes toward our marriage and our family. I can't wait to get further into the book!
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Summary: devotional, short, with straight to the point answers
Review: This is a great book for newlyweds, troubled marriages. I bought this book for my friend who is about to get married. This is just right for people who are about to enter higher level of maturity. Such people have a lot of questions, and this book is great with answers to many, many, many topics.
Such as,
* Husbands Role
* Wife's role
* True love and sex
* Money
* Solution to divorce and forgiveness
* How trust happens and talking. This is a devotional, short, with straight to the point answers. Helping couples to start discussion in important matters. When you have a problem, its good to have a book that covers that many topics and quickly allows you to find an answer.
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Summary: A "must read" for every married couple!
Review: This was by far THE BEST couple's devotional we have ever read! It was short, yet interesting, and got us talking about a lot of subjects we wouldn't bring up in normal conversation. In every marriage communication in crucical, and this book helped us to achieve that. There are questions (some quite thought-provoking) to ask your spouse and scripture/prayer in every day's devotion. We couldn't wait to pick up the book at night. We felt closer after every devotion!
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Summary: Every Christian Couple Should Read This
Review: We both enjoyed this devotional book. It forced us to think about important issues and drew us closer to God and to each other. It is one of the best devotional books for couples we have found. I would definitely recommend it!
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Summary: Excellent devotional for couples
Review: We both enjoyed this devotional book. It forced us to think about important issues and drew us closer to God and to each other. It is one of the best devotional books for couples we have found. I would definitely recommend it!
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