With an autobiographical thread that turns a book into a story, popular pastor and speaker John Mark Comer shares about what is right in male/female relationships-what God intended in the Garden.

In discussing Ephesians 5 and the household codes, he describes how Paul's version is different from traditional ones encountered during that time; that how radical it was in assigning responsibility to those higher on the hierarchy to care for and respect those on the lower rungs. The last half, although interesting to read the arguments for theologies of complementarianism and heterosexual-only marriages, it was something that I did not find useful otherwise. It starts with God’s design for love and marriage and then works backwards through sex, romance, and singleness.I learned plenty new things and got good reminders of things I already knew but one thing in this book peeved me a bit. The woman says, "Let him kiss me with the kisses of hismouth—for your dod is more delightful than wine. By “lead” I do not mean boss around, take charge, dominate, intimidate, or any other stupid thing that men have done in the name of the the Bible. This book was very helpful, but I wished he had addressed the way the church has put the burden of controlling men's sexual desires on women.

This is solely focused on romantic relationships though, and does not talk about how love and sexuality permeates every relationship we have as Christians.Become a Relationship Coach so you can take advantage of the numerous career opportunities there are in this field. He goes into the history of some of our customs showing how practices like dating and choosing one’s own marriage partner are recent with a dubious track record for creating long-lasting marriages (though he doesn't advocate arranged marriages). There may be quibbles about some of the details that are found in the book, but overall these make good sense. In earthly relationships, we direct our passion on whom we chose to marry, and ravinously desire them. I guess I wasn't listening when the experts said that people who marry young have higher divorce rates.