Night Light

Night Light: A Devotional for Couples Hardcover – April 1, 2007
Author: Visit ‘s James C. Dobson Page ID: 1414317492

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Rising divorce rates inspired Dr. James Dobson, founder and president of Focus on the Family, and his wife, Shirley, to author a devotional for couples in an attempt to strengthen the marriages of younger generations. Night Light: A Devotional for Couples contains six months of daily devotions stemming from the Dobsons’ 40 years of marriage experience. Beginning on Sunday, an inspirational story addresses a relevant theme, such as communication, money, forgiveness, or conflict resolution, which is expounded upon throughout the devotions for that week. Scripture, probing questions, and short anecdotes encourage intimacy between the couple in an attempt to ward off stagnation and habitual laziness in spiritual growth. While the questions and suggestions will affect every couple differently, this devotional stimulates conversation about weighty issues of the heart and turns the head toward what matters for eternity. Knowing that most couples are too exhausted by the end of the day to analyze every facet of their marriage, however, the Dobson’s have crafted the devotions to be completed within 10 minutes. One would expect this to be most helpful for newlyweds, but it is a revitalizing aide for those who have had poor communication throughout their marriage or are looking to refocus their marriage on Christ. Night Light is a wonderful way to set your mind on the Lord before turning out the light and for drawing closer to your mate in the process. –Jill Heatherly –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

James C. Dobson, Ph.D., is founder and chairman of Focus on the Family, a nonprofit organization that produces his internationally syndicated radio programs, heard by more than 200 million people every day. He is seen on 80 television stations daily in the U.S. A licensed psychologist and licensed marriage, family, and child counselor, he is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and is listed in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare. Dr. Dobson is married to Shirley and is the father of two grown children, Danae and Ryan. He resides in Colorado.

Hardcover: 304 pagesPublisher: Tyndale Momentum; First Printing edition (April 1, 2007)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1414317492ISBN-13: 978-1414317496 Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #69,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #360 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Christian Living > Devotionals #387 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Christian Living > Marriage #1012 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Worship & Devotion
Sometimes I wonder if I read the same books that others rate as five stars. I personally think that five stars are too frequently given, particularly when we consider that the vast majority of books are simply average.
I was hopeful that "Night Light" would be above run-of-the-mill, but it really isn’t. It’s a fair book, but nothing else. (And please note that I am not a "Focus on the Family" basher. I think that ministry has helped bring many important topics to the fore. As a born-again Christian, I take seriously all the issues raised by that ministry and this book.)
Billed as being a unique daily devotional for Christian couples, it covers six months with each day comprised of a Bible verse, the Dobsons’ thoughts about the verse as it relates to married couples’ lives, a few questions to share together, and a closing prayer. Pretty standard fare for a devotional.
We’ve found the book to be written for couples that have extremely traditional marriage roles, but a growing number of couples (who are, by all means, traditional evangelical Christians) do not fit that mold. Generalizations about what the sexes are like in this book, unfortunately, are sadly stereotypical, too. Here, the Dobsons come across as stuck in another era. Now I am all for conserving the things that are great about America, Christianity, and family, but the authors seem to be writing more for their contemporaries, couples that have paralleled their own marriage experience. In short, if you don’t match the Dobsons point for point in your marriage situation, the differences become glaring, becoming a focal point for incomplete application of their ideas.
Frankly, we’ve had quibbles with some of the theology, too.

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