Worthy of Her Trust by Stephen Arterburn and Jason B. Martinkus

    

    Trust is very foundational to any relationship. It is especially foundational to a marriage. It is a basic building block that should be in place. If it is shaky or missing the foundation is broken.

        Trust must then be regained.

        For men the issue often is in the sexual area, is the thesis of this helpful book. Unknown to her is that schoolyard view of that pornographic magazine. Or that computer picture you came across “by accident”. You know which one. The one that made you eager to explore more until you view females in a way they are not meant to be viewed.

        Martinkus along with Arterburn bravely open themselves to scrutiny, and we. a reader, are better for it, especially we men who are married.

        Our wives need to feel a part of our lives. When we don’t hold ourselves accountable to them we miss so many blessings.

        Although this book is geared toward marriage I feel each young man should read it. Maybe it should be handed out as a discussion area in a premarital class. It has the subtitle what you need to do to rebuild sexual integrity and win her back.       

      If it isn’t too late this will help you walk the walk. If you have gone across the line this book will help you establish and reinstate boundaries.

       I received this book free from the Bloggingforbooks.com for this review. All opinions expressed are that of the reviewer and not the publishers. I was not required to give a positive review.

The Fantasy Fallacy by Shannon Ethridge

Great Book!

         This is a response to that book series that is out called “Fifty Shades Of Grey” It has the subtitle “Exploring the Deeper Meaning Behind Sexual Thoughts”

It is common for human beings to have fantasies from time to time. There is no stopping the process. But it can be modified and controlled. And it is an area that Christians have to step lightly in.

Ethridge points out there are three levels of fantasy. There is the autoerotic, the erotic, and the illicit.. When a person is married the first two can be okay . The last one is never okay because the last one involves  demining behavior. It is explained better in the book than I can explain it.

God has made all of us sexual creatures and there is nothing wrong in proper sexual expression. Part of the proper expression of sex may be in our fantasy life if it is properly directed. Books such as fifty Shades of Grey is not one of those.

Ethridge is a life coach and a Christian. She spends seven chapters putting down the issue in a no holds barred manner.

I was glad to review this even though  there were places that made me a bit uncomfortable. It is not at all comfortable to be confronted with your fantasy in print. This book caused me to squirm a bit but in a good way. The information was presented in a nonjudgmental manner having at the same time a convicting tone.

This is a book that Christians have needed. I would recommend it for Church Counselors and pastors.

 I received this book complementary from BookSneeze as part of their book review on-line  program. I was not required to give a positive review. The views expressed are those of the reviewer and not those of the publisher.