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Playing Hurt: A Guy's Strategy for a Winning Marriage by Brian Goins

October 10

 9780825426735  About the Book:

Everyone admires people who play hurt, from the superstar athlete to the journeyman player who finishes the game even when hurt, sick, or falling apart. Everyone looks up to these athletes and wants to mimic their “never give up” attitude. Except when it comes to marriage.
About the Author:
Brian’s home base is in Charlotte, NC where he serves as lead pastor for Renaissance Bible Church. He enjoys traveling and speaking to couples at Family Life’s Weekend to Remember conferences with Jennifer, his bride and mother of their three children (Brantley, Palmer, and Gibson). He’s written numerous study guides, workbooks, and Bible studies that he has developed for Insight for Living and Walk Thru the Bible.
This Mom’s Review:
This book is written for the husband.  I am not a husband; I am a wife.  However, I read it anyway.   I thought maybe I could highlight the parts I wanted my husband to do.   Just kidding!  He’s not a reader, but he is a pretty good husband.
Back to the book…
For a man to follow the author’s advice, he would have to make some changes and stands that may conflict with his buddies’ ideas.  However, being married is one of the best parts of life, when both the man and woman do their part.  The world would be a better place if marriages would be taken seriously and not ruined by such selfish agendas. This would be a great starter book for the single man and a resource to help the married man.
The author does an excellent job of getting the male reader to listen with his sports analogies.  Not only will the male reader see how he can improve his marriage, the female reader (me) will see some things she’s done in her own marriage to hurt her husband and hopefully make improvements from her side of the playing field.
Disclosure:  I received this book from Kregel Publications, in exchange for my honest review.

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