Gary and Carrie Oliver have written a practical book to help
couples focus their passion in ways that lead to trust,
understanding, and intimacy. They want Christian couples to develop
Christ-centered marriages, and that includes dealing with issues
that prevent intimacy such as fear, frustration, and anger. They
demonstrate how the energy--or passion--of the God-given emotion
anger can actually be harnessed in ways that build and strengthen a
marriage relationship and free couples from one of Satan's most
destructive weapons--unhealthy anger.
"For more than a quarter of a century Dr. Gary Oliver has pioneered
and served the needs of pre-married and married couples nationwide.
I know Gary to be a good man and an authentic man who has
faithfully loved and cared for the needs of his wife, Carrie, as
she has battled cancer for the last couple of years. There is no
greater statement of a man's life than the private love and
commitment that he shows for his wife."--Dennis Rainey
"Dr. Gary Oliver is not only my key mentor in life, but the person
who actually helped me really understand what's beneath the power
of anger and what you can do about it."--Gary Smalley
Gary and Carrie Oliver have written a practical book to help
couples focus their passion in ways that lead to trust,
understanding, and intimacy. They want Christian couples to develop
Christ-centered marriages, and that includes dealing with issues
that prevent intimacy such as fear, frustration, and anger. They
demonstrate how the energy--or passion--of the God-given emotion
anger can actually be harnessed in ways that build and strengthen a
marriage relationship and free couples from one of Satan's most
destructive weapons--unhealthy anger.
"For more than a quarter of a century Dr. Gary Oliver has pioneered
and served the needs of pre-married and married couples nationwide.
I know Gary to be a good man and an authentic man who has
faithfully loved and cared for the needs of his wife, Carrie, as
she has battled cancer for the last couple of years. There is no
greater statement of a man's life than the private love and
commitment that he shows for his wife."--Dennis Rainey
"Dr. Gary Oliver is not only my key mentor in life, but the person
who helped me really understand what's beneath the power of anger
and what you can do about it."--Gary Smalley
Gary J. Oliver, ThM, PhD, a clinical psychologist with
more that 30 years experience in premarital, marital, and family
counseling, is executive director of The Center for Relationship
Enrichment and Professor of Psychology and Practical Theology at
John Brown University, on the faculty of Denver Seminary, on the
executive board and national speaking team of the American
Association of Christian Counselors. He is the author or coauthor
of more than 15 books, including A Woman's Forbidden
Emotion, and with his wife, Carrie, Raising Sons and Loving
It.
Carrie Oliver, MA, is a national speaker, author, teacher,
university instructor, and licensed professional counselor
counseling couples, and women, and helping people develop healthy
ways to deal with their emotions. She is a member of the American
Association of Christian Counselors. Carrie speaks nationally and
internationally, has coauthored books including Grown-Up
Girlfriends, and with her husband, Gary, is a regular columnist
with Marriage Partnership and Home Life magazines. Gary and Carrie
have enjoyed their relationship with Christ, their marriage, and
raising three sons together. The Olivers live in Siloam Springs,
Arkansas.