Your Intercultural Marriage: A Guide to a Healthy, Happy Relationship
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In an increasingly global and connected world, marriages between spouses of different countries and cultures are on the rise. Marla Alupoaicei, herself wed to a Romanian, helps couples sort through such issues as food, finances, family, and such “hidden” problems as different understandings of what it means to be “on time.” Marla combines real-life stories with expert perspectives and biblical insight for a helpful guide both for those just starting out on the intercultural adventure – and those in the midst of it.
You'll get practical and biblical advice for handling the most common intercultural conflicts, including:
You'll get practical and biblical advice for handling the most common intercultural conflicts, including:
- Planning your wedding
- Communication
- Understanding each other's values
- Different views of time
- Agreeing on food
- Managing finances
- Intimacy
- Raising children
- Handling illness and grief
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: Taking the Leap
1. Discovering the Joys and Benefits of Intercultural Marriage
2. Understanding Intercultural Marriage Models and Stages
3. Surviving (and Enjoying) Your Engagement, Wedding and Honeymoon
4. Building Strong Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Skills
5. Coming to Terms with Faith and Values
6. A Biblical Look at Intercultural Marriage
7. Getting a Grip on Time
8. Avoiding Food Fights: Coming to Terms with Food and Mealtime Issues
9. Managing Your Finances
10. Rearing Your Children
11. Dealing with Illness and Grief
12. Preparing for a Lifetime of Success
Product Details
- Title : Your Intercultural Marriage: A Guide to a Healthy, Happy Relationship
- Author: Alupoaicei, Marla
- Publisher: Moody Publishers
- Publication Date: 2009
- ISBN: 9781575673547
Author and speakerMARLA ALUPOAICEI (Dallas Theological Seminary) serves as the Director for Leap of Faith Ministries, an intercultural marriage support ministry in Frisco, Texas. Marla has authored or co-authored over twenty books and Bible study guides, including Taking the Intercultural Leap, Generation Hex: Understanding the Subtle Dangers of Wicca, and In the Flow: Spiritual Insights for Living a More Creative Life, as well as numerous nonfiction articles and poems. Marla has fifteen-plus years of ministry, teaching, and speaking experience with a variety of organizations. Currently she works as a staff writer for East-West Ministries, a grace-based church planting organization in Addison, Texas. Marla and her husband, Catalin, whom she met while on a missions trip to Romania in 1998, have been married for 7 years and currently reside in Texas.