Welcome to the Marriage Talk Podcast - Ep 167 - Making Your Marriage A Fortress w/ Gary Thomas. We're joined by best-selling author, speaker, and Pastor Gary Thomas to explore the wisdom in his newest book, "Making Your Marriage A Fortress: Strengthening 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. 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. 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 . . . Discover helpful and practical principles to protect your marriage from any struggle 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 Every marriage will face setbacks and seasons of disappointment, but this book will help you keep your marriage strong before and after a setback happens. ------------ WATCH the Marriage Talk Podcast on our YouTube Channel CLICK HERE for more information on the ministry and marriage events hosted by Jay and Laura Laffoon CLICK HERE for more information on Bill Hobson and the Hobson Media Podcast Network Have a question, comment, suggestion for Marriage Talk? We'd love to hear from you! Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Facebook