Marriage on the Mend by Clint and Penny A. Bragg (Book Review!)

Marriage on the Mend

by Clint and Penny A. Bragg

(received in exchange for an honest review)

Genre- Christian Life / Love & Marriage

Published by- Kregel Publications

Copyrighted- 2015

Number of pages- 248

Age Group- Adult

Description of book- paperback, listed price- $15.99, ISBN 978-0-8254-4234-6

 Does your marriage need saving?

Clint and Penny A. Bragg, who have gotten back together after a divorce, have written Marriage on the Mend, to help both of you.

This book is full of helpful information, links to videos, and questions, to help your marriage.  They have also filled this book with their experiences.

About the Authors-

Clint and Penny A. Bragg work as marriage missionaries through their nonprofit organization, Inverse Ministries.  The website is www.inverseministries.org.  

My thoughts-

I thought this book was well written and one of the best books I have read about mending marriages.

I liked having the QR codes in the book, but I do not have a reader.  I tried finding the videos on the internet, but it was a hassle to get to them.  I finally found them on YouTube, but every time I wanted to watch them I had to look through all of the videos.  They were not in the same order as they were in the book.  I did not want to download them on my computer from the internet either, from Inverse Ministries.  Though there was a lot of hassle with trying to get to the videos, I really enjoyed watching the videos I did watch.  All of that being said, if you can watch the videos, great, if not everything is covered in the book.

I really liked how this book was written for both men and women, many of the marriage books I have seen are either for the man or the woman. 

I liked the questions at the end of the chapters and all of the helpful bits of information for healing the relationship.  I think it was great that the Braggs wrote this book.  They have gone through all of these experiences and once they began to lean on God, their relationship grew stronger.

This is a book I can recommend to all married couples who need to heal after a crisis, separation, or divorce.

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received Marriage on the Mend, by Clint and Penny A. Bragg, for free from Kregel Publications’ Blog Tour.  All links were current when posted.  I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

The Single Dad Detour by Tez Brooks (Book Review!)

The Single Dad Detour: Directions for Fathering After Divorce

by Tez Brooks

(received in exchange for an honest review)

Genre- Christian Life / Men’s Issues

Published by- Kregel Publications

Copyrighted- 2015

Number of pages- 190

Age Group- Adult (men)

Description of book- paperback, listed price- $14.99, ISBN 978-0-8254-4360-2

Are you a divorced father? 

The Single Dad Detour, by Tez Brooks, written for the divorced father who needs help fathering after the divorce. 

This book includes humor, real-life stories from Brooks and other fathers, along with spiritual guidance to help guide divorced fathers into the next step of their lives.

Each chapter is based on driving and includes prayers, tips, Bible verses and more.

Read an excerpt.

About the Author-

Tez Brooks has four children.  He is a filmmaker for The Jesus Film Project.  He has been writing articles and books for over thirty years.

My thoughts-

Disclosure: I am a married woman.

I thought The Single Dad Detour was well written and the use of the car theme was perfect for men.

Since the book has the car theme, the table of contents is designed with the car and driver in mind.  Some of the chapter names were very catchy:

• “Who’s Driving? (Giving God Control).”
• “Model Cars (Avoiding Image Traps).”
• and “Fuzzy Dice (Rethinking Tradition).”

The rest of the chapter names were just as catchy.

While it was great that I enjoyed the names of the chapters, I found that the information in each chapter was humorous, serious, and very helpful for a man who has been recently divorced.  These chapters have the author, Tez Brooks’, story, other men’s stories, and how it all relates to God.  At the end of each chapter there were study questions, Bible verses, ideas to use, and a prayer.

I recommend this book to any single dad no matter how long he has been divorced. 

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received Skin in the Game, by Rick Lawrence, for free from the Kregel Publications’ Blog Tour.  All links were current when posted.  I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.