On Marriage by Timothy J. Keller Summary
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In "On Marriage," Timothy Keller offers a concise 97-page biblical guide challenging modern skepticism about matrimony. This pocket-sized powerhouse reveals why marriage actually increases savings, improves health, and provides crucial support through life's trials - contrary to popular individualistic beliefs.
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When Love Feels Impossible
A third of millennials may never marry. Not because they don't want connection, but because they've seen too much - parents who stayed together miserably, friends whose divorces devastated them, relationships that promised everything and delivered heartbreak. Marriage today carries the weight of impossible expectations while offering fewer perceived benefits than ever before. Yet here's what's curious: the same generation scrolling past potential partners on dating apps reports record levels of loneliness. We've never had more freedom to avoid commitment, and we've never been more isolated. This paradox reveals something profound about human nature that our culture has forgotten. Marriage isn't just a lifestyle choice or religious tradition - it's a design feature of humanity itself, reflecting truths about love, sacrifice, and transformation that extend far beyond any ceremony or legal contract.
The Cultural Forces Dismantling Commitment and the Empirical Case for Covenant
The Deeper Purpose of Sexual Intimacy and Commitment
The Counterintuitive Path Through Fear and Building Sustainable Love
The Danger of Making Marriage Your God
The Gospel Pattern That Transforms Everything
The Love That Outlasts Death Itself
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