From Anger to Intimacy: How Forgiveness Can Transform Your Marriage - Tapa dura

Did you know that spiritual, emotional, physical, and relational exhaustion lead to ANGER? And unresolved anger leads to sin. All couples deal with anger, and how they respond (stuff it, spew it, or study it), can make all the difference in their relationship and in their lives. Gary Smalley and Ted Cunningham explore this often maligned and God-given emotion that unless dealt with can strip us of everything we love. Now couples can learn the skills to: resolve conflict, hurt, and pain in a healthy way; master their internal buttons so as to overcome feelings of anger, frustration, and rage; use five specific tactics to deal with anger and rage when they rear their ugly heads; walk in the freedom God intends by learning the three essentials of forgiveness and five keys to nurturing a forgiving spirit; craft the perfect apology; remove the roadblocks to forgiveness once and for all; break sexual addiction and heal after an affair; and find answers to big questions about anger and forgiveness in their marriage.

Gary Smalley is one of the country's best known authors and speakers on family relationships. He is the bestselling and award-winning author or coauthor of 16 books, along with several popular films and videos. He has spent over 30 years learning, teaching, and counseling, speaking to over 2 million people in live conferences. Smalley has appeared on national television programs such asOprah, Larry King Live, Extra, The Today Show, and The Sally Jessy Raphael Show, as well as numerous national radio programs. Gary and his wife, Norma, have been married for 50 years and live in Branson, Missouri. They have three children and six grandchildren.

Ted Cunningham is the founding pastor of Woodland Hills Community Church in Branson, Missouri. Woodland Hills was planted in 2002 and received a Purpose Driven Church Health Award in 2006. Ted is a speaker with the Smalley Relationship Center and coauthor of The Language of Sex and From Anger to Intimacy. He is a graduate of Liberty University and Dallas Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Amy, have two wonderful children, Corynn and Carson.