A superb book on marriage's unique challenges and the critical ingredients for a healthy marriage - the husband's love of his wife, and the wife's respect for her husband, based on the teaching of Ephesians 5:33.

Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires, The Respect He Desperately Needs by Emerson Eggerichs

ISBN 1591451876

Emerson Eggerichs:  Emerson received his B.A. in Biblical Studies and an M.A. in Communications from Wheaton College and Graduate school. He was later awarded his Masters in Divinity from Dubuque Seminary, and he earned his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Child and Family Ecology. He has served on the board of the National Center for Fathering, and is on the board of the Michigan Family Forum. He has also served on the committee for Michigan’s Year of the Child and Family with the state’s Lieutenant Governor.

Emerson and his wife, Sarah, have been married since 1973, and the principles they apply have worked powerfully in their own marriage. Both came out of families that have experienced much divorce. They know first hand what hurts a marriage, but they also know the ingredients for strong marriages. For the past five years, Emerson and Sarah have presented their unique message to thousands of couples at Love and Respect marriage conferences nationwide.