{"product_id":"marriage-in-an-iworld-restoring-gods-design-for-marriage-paperback","title":"Marriage in an iWorld: Restoring God's Design for Marriage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid H. McClain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe iWorld view has wreaked havoc on the stability and longevity of marriages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy adding a simple i before his products Steve Jobs summarized what seems to be the central obsession\u003cbr\u003e of the modern Western psyche. Because of our obsession with self, we have managed to turn\u003cbr\u003e something as basic and central to our lives as marriage into something divisive and controversial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The simple complementary nature of this union between a man and woman has come under attack as a\u003cbr\u003e result of this pervasive worldview that places the individual at the center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWe must address the problem at its core\u003cbr\u003e The obsession with autonomy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe iWorld philosophy has also caused many well-meaning Christians to buy into its values, and\u003cbr\u003e scripture is often reinterpreted through its lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan we reverse this trend and restore the ideal of marriage to God's good and original intent?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pastor David McClain thinks so. His years of research and counseling married Christian couples dispels\u003cbr\u003e the notion that the pursuit of individual fulfillment is the path to a flourishing marriage, but it is the\u003cbr\u003e belief that God designed the marriage covenant for the good for those He chooses to join together as\u003cbr\u003e one flesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pastor David McClain has a B.S. degree from Corban University, a M.Div. from Western Seminary and\u003cbr\u003e D.Min from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, CA. He has been a pastor for almost 40 years, with 30 of those\u003cbr\u003e years in the U.S. He is presently the senior pastor of a healthy growing church in Alberta, Canada. This\u003cbr\u003e book is the result of years of research, experience and counseling and was presented as a sermon series\u003cbr\u003e designed to help believers contrast the biblical view of marriage with contemporary attitudes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796187119904,"sku":"9781946453259","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/047722f8bcce7818065e09f7475e662d.webp?v=1780752716","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/marriage-in-an-iworld-restoring-gods-design-for-marriage-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}