Beyond the Bliss: Discovering Your Uniqueness in Marriage - Tapa blanda

Truly healthy marriages fulfill a transformational purpose: helping one another to reach the full status of being persons, responsible and autonomous beings who do not run away from life. What is required is that couples must eventually move beyond the bliss and unrealistic expectations, to a place in their marriage where they are willing to engage in some hard work and thrive in a broken world. In his best-selling book The Road Less Traveled, M. Scott Peck makes the point that life is difficult, problems are inevitable, and that we, as individuals, can either learn to deal with our problems wisely, becoming more emotionally and spiritually healthy in the process, or we can allow them to undo us. "Four life disciplines," says Peck, "make all the difference." In this groundbreaking book, Gary and Patti Tyra explain how applying Peck's four life disciplines to our marriages is crucial to their becoming transformational in character. Our marriages can become truly healthy, empowering both marital partners to become more fully and responsibly human.

Gary Tyra (DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) is professor of biblical and practical theology at Vanguard University of Southern California. Formerly the chair for the department of religion at Vanguard, Tyra also has over twenty-five years of pastoral experience including his last position as senior pastor at Yorba Linda Community Church in Yorba Linda, California. Tyra is the author ofThe Holy Spirit in Mission, Christ's Empowering Presence, A Missional Orthodoxy, Beyond the Bliss and Defeating Pharisaism, as well as numerous published papers and articles. He and his wife Patti have two grown children and reside in California.

Patti Tyra (M.S., Vanguard University) is a public speaker and writer. Working as a family therapist intern for two years while earning a graduate degree in clinical psychology, Patti's passion is to inspire and equip Christians from all walks of life to live their lives in a fully functional, Christ-honoring manner.Gary and Patti live in Yorba Linda, California. Their adult children, Brandon and Megan, both live nearby and work in Hollywood's entertainment industry.