Making Your Marriage a Fortress

Get the tools to Strengthen Your Marriage to Withstand Life's Storms

The wisdom and insight every couple needs to keep your marriage together when the trials of life threaten to rip it apart and how you can fortify your marriage ahead of time.

Written by the bestselling author of Sacred Marriage, Gary Thomas, Making Your Marriage a Fortress imparts the wisdom and insight couples need to fortify their marriage before trials come, keep their marriage together when they come, and enjoy a marriage that is stronger after the storm has passed.

Every marriage will face disaster. Illness or cancer. Job loss or financial burdens. Addiction. Anxiety. Infidelity. Loss of faith. It's not a question of if your marriage will face trials. It's a question of when.

Whether you've been married for five years or fifty, your marriage will either become part of the problem or part of the solution, and it's within your power to ensure your marriage is prepared for those seasons, is a place of refuge and safety throughout those seasons, and can recover well after those seasons.

Marital storms come with different levels of intensity, and in different seasons of life, but none of us are exempt. If you are looking for practical help in surviving the storms, Making Your Marriage a Fortress is a must-read."

—GARY CHAPMAN, PhD, author of The 5 Love Languages

Meet the author: Gary Thomas

Gary Thomas's writing and speaking draw people closer to Christ and closer to others. He is the author of twenty books that together have sold more than two million copies and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. These books include Sacred Marriage, Cherish, Married Sex, and the Gold Medallion-award winning Authentic Faith.

Gary holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature of Western Washington University, a master's degree in systematic theology from Regent College (Vancouver, BC), and an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Western Seminary (Portland, OR). He serves as a teaching pastor at Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Discover helpful and practical principles to protect your marriage from any struggle

In Making Your Marriage a Fortress, Gary Thomas, bestselling author of Sacred Marriage, guides you and your spouse in building a marriage that can withstand any storm or difficult season.

In these pages, you will . . .

Learn to detect the warning signs of trouble and how to act on them
Understand how the state of your marriage is magnified during a crisis and how to improve it
Be encouraged through stories from Gary's marriage, as well as others, that you and your spouse are not alone
Gain spiritual insight about God's view of marriage and how to live it out in all circumstances--for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health, till death do you part
Discover helpful and practical principles to protect your marriage from any struggle

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Our marriages are under siege. Gary Thomas's sage wisdom—pulling in stories from all across the body of Christ and weaving them with God's Word—is fortress building. At twenty-plus years into marriage, I have found this book to be a gift to read.

—SARAH HAGERTY, bestselling author of Unseen and ADORE

Download chapter one "Fighting Fear with Faith"

Author Gary Thomas is giving you early access to the first chapter of Making Your Marriage a Fortress, for free, as a way for you to read and experience the book before buying it yourself.

Chapter one covers "Fighting Fear With Faith" where Gary illustrates the importance of responding in a healthy way to your spouse's fears and understanding and bearing your spouse's frustrations. To succeed in marriage, we must succeed in learning how to mentally manage loss. If we don't learn to turn disappointment into determination, helplessness into hope, and frustration into faith, our marriage won't go far in a hostile world.

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No matter how busy life gets, audiobooks make it possible to listen, learn, and enjoy your favorite books anywhere. Listen to Making Your Marriage a Fortress, narrated by author Gary Thomas, for the full experience of Gary's insight and passion for helping couples strengthen their marriage.

Full of exclusive bonus content and insight from Gary not found anywhere else.

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7 hours and 16 minutes

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Language

English

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What readers are saying about making your marriage a fortress

With real-life stories, Gary Thomas’s always- authentic style and shared knowledge from some of the best marriage advocates today make this a masterpiece of wisdom. From dating and engagement times to the most seasoned marriage, this book offers guidance through every season and storm. The takeaways at the end of each chapter are gold.

BOB RAUSCHER, pastor and marriage coach (www.themarriagepastor.com)

Every good marriage bumps into bad things. It’s inevitable. But if you guard your relationship with intention, if you cultivate emotional safety, you can make it through nearly any difficulty to say, “I love you more than I did before.” The key, of course, is to prepare for tough times—to make your marriage a fortress. That’s why Gary Thomas’s outstanding book is invaluable for every couple who is serious about enjoying lifelong love to the fullest.

Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, authors of Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts and I Love You More

Now, more than ever, our marriages are under siege. Now, more than ever, we need them to be fortresses. Gary Thomas’s sage wisdom—pulling in stories from all across the body of Christ and weaving them with God’s Word—is fortress building. At twentyplus years into marriage, I have found this book to be a gift to read.
SARAH HAGERTY, bestselling author of Unseen and ADORE

Marital storms are a reality in human experience. They come with different levels of intensity, and in different seasons of life, but none of us are exempt. If you are looking for practical help in surviving the storms, Making Your Marriage a Fortress is a must read.
GARY CHAPMAN, PhD, author of The 5 Love Languages

There are so many challenges today that can impact our marriages. When real issues arise, we need more than pep talks and Band-Aids; we need wise guidance and practical tools! Well, Gary Thomas is a wise guide who provides great tools. He is also one of the most caring men I know. This book is an opportunity to learn from an insightful pastor who has a lot of experience and who cares about you and your marriage. It will help you come out stronger on the other side.
SHAUNTI FELDHAHN, social researcher and bestselling author of For Women Only, For Men Only, and Surprising Secrets of Highly Happy Marriages

Gary Thomas’s Sacred Marriage provides the transcendent foundation of biblical marriage, while Making Your Marriage a Fortress gives us a look inside at the practical application of when God’s Word intersects with the problems of living we all experience in a fallen world.
STEPHEN D. WILKE, PhD, founder, LEADon University

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Meet the Author

Gary Thomas’ writing and speaking focuses on bringing people closer to Christ and closer to others. He is the author of nineteen books that together have sold over two million copies and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. These books include Sacred Marriage, Cherish, Married Sex, and the Gold Medallion–award winner Authentic Faith.

Gary holds a BA in English Literature from Western Washington University, an MA degree in systematic theology from Regent College (Vancouver, BC), and an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Western Seminary (Portland, OR).

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