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Gary Thomas (1) has been aliased into Gary Lee Thomas.

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Works by Gary Thomas

Works have been aliased into Gary Lee Thomas.

The Beautiful Fight (2007) 109 copies
Growing in Christ (2003) 68 copies

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Won by Love (1997) 147 copies

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Great information on how to relate/deal with toxic people.
 
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DawnRWilliams | 1 other review | Dec 14, 2023 |
This is a must read for anyone wanting to really guard, strengthen and fortify their marriage. Issues arise, storms come, challenges are inevitable but marriages don't have to fall prey to them. Gary speaks from a wealth of pastoral wisdom and insight in his ever real and practical way to leave you with tools that will help you make your marriage a fortress. He shares real life stories and sage advice from leaders in the field of marriage. He addresses relationships from dating to long time marriages all coupled with God's word to give you tools that are solid. Each chapter ends with takeaways that are invaluable. It's easy to read and straight forward. He laid a foundation of Biblical marriage in his book Sacred Marriage. He added depth with his book Cherish. I would recommend these as well. And Making Your Marriage a Fortress provides the necessary nuts and bolts needed to safeguard and be prepared for your marriage to be fortress strong. We will be using this book as a training tool in our church's marriage ministry. I received an ARC for which I am very grateful. The opinions expressed are entirely my own.… (more)
 
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Toni_Dye_Stevens | Nov 18, 2022 |
Overall I think the concept is great. I think he provides a lot of helpful information and perspective. I also think the questions at the end are great for processing motivations for pursuing dating relationships.
 
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JourneyPC | 3 other reviews | Sep 26, 2022 |
His points are fair, but he uses many extreme examples to make them. He tends to focus mainly on negative reasons to marry well: look at all the ways your life will be miserable if you don't marry well. It can be depressing. It may be what some people need.
I don't *recommend* it to anyone, but I won't dissuade anyone from reading it, either.
If you choose to read it, don't let it be the only marriage book you read. :)
 
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Michael_J | 3 other reviews | Jun 2, 2022 |

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