Ten Pillars of an Awesome Marriage

Don't endure what you can enjoy!

By Charles T. Shoemaker

In the course of writing this book, I have been asked, "Why another book on marriage? What makes this book so different?" Many authors write with knowledge and experience, but most, even Christian authors, do not weave into their writing an abundance of God's Word. In short, it is the Word of God that makes the difference in this book, in life and in marriage! The value of this book goes way beyond my knowledge, experience and longevity; it is the bedrock, relevant truth of God's word which sets this book apart! This book contains and explains God's perspective on the following 10 pillars:

▶︎ The Ten Pillars

1. Core Values

Building a strong foundation

2. Compatibility

Understanding yourself and your spouse

3. Commitment

Staying connected when the storms rage

4. Communication

Learning to share openly and lovingly

5. Conflict Resolution

Solving disagreements peaceably

6. Charity

Loving your spouse unconditionally

7. Choices

Making wise decisions

8. Companionship

Living as positive partners

9. Chemistry

Enjoying marital intimacy

10. Christ and His Church

Going the distance with God's help

Buying Options

Ten Pillars of an Awesome Marriage is available in hardcover and eBook formats. You can find the book on BookBaby, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

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Details

Hardcover or Kindle

198 pages

11 Chapters

What Others Are Saying

"A must read for couples of all ages! This is a fine work dealing with a critical issue in our culture. Dr. Charles T. Shoemaker has taken a lifetime of building a great marriage with his dear wife, Sharon, and condensed the issues into ten critical areas. Upon receipt of my Kindle version of Ten Pillars of an Awesome Marriage and a review of its contents, I immediately ordered a hard copy for a young couple in our church who are engaged to be married. Since I gave the couple the book, they have become more faithful to our services and very warm toward spiritual matters. I recommend it for pastors for use in giving spiritual advice to couples before marriage, to singles, to married couples, and to anyone else that has an interest in a better marriage."

Dr. Homer McMillan
"It is a great blessing to have pre-ordered and received Dr. Shoemakers new book! I have studied under Dr. Shoemaker in Bible college and have great expectation of how God will use 10 Pillars to be a blessing and help to me and all who read it - I HIGHLY recommend it!"

Andy Pollard
"An incredible resource from a couple that have practiced what they preached! This book is well written. It is rich in content. It reads and feels like sitting down with Dr. Shoemaker in the cool of the evening in a beautiful garden while listening to him give you 50 years of marriage of advice he learned from another dimension. This book will be a blessing for many generations to come!"

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Amazon Customer
"Why another book on marriage? The answer is some surveys show that 80% of books sales in the Christian world are written on marriage and the divorce rate is in the high forties. That statistic does not speak well for the books being written. Another reason we need to revisit this age old problem is because many of the authors writing on the subject are giving a humanistic answer based on behavioral modification. Ten Pillars of an Awesome Marriage is not just another book on marriage. It's a Christian manual from one of the leading Christian educators in fundamentalism, Dr. Shoemaker."

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About the Author

Charles T. Shoemaker

Dr. Charles Shoemaker was born and reared in the Chicago area, where he was converted to Christ at the early age of eight through the bus and AWANA ministries. At the age of sixteen, Charles was called to preach. After completing high school, he attended and graduated from the Institute of Biblical Studies of Liberty University, earning a diploma in Bible. He also has earned a Bachelor’s degree (B.R.E.) in Pastoral Theology, a Master’s degree (M.A.) in Biblical Studies, and a Doctor of Education degree (Ed.D.) from Nova Southeastern University. He has received honorary doctorates, including the D.D. degree from Midwestern Baptist College, the L.H.D. degree from Liberty University, and the Litt.D. from Temple Baptist College.

Charles has been in full-time ministry since 1975 having served as a church planter and senior pastor. In July of 1995, he joined the staff of Trinity Ministries, serving as Administrative Pastor of Trinity Baptist Church and President/CEO of Trinity Baptist College. He has preached and taught more than 5,000 times in over 500 churches across the country. Dr. Shoemaker has an extreme passion for church planting! He feels that there is nothing more thrilling an exciting than a new birth! So it is with Church Planting. New churches possess energy, passion, joy, and vision. There is a “spiritual electricity” that is obvious in new churches that cannot be duplicated elsewhere. His deep burden for the Gospel and specifically the ministry of church planting inspires him to reach out and assist church planters.

In order for us to see and experience a genuine move of God in our country, Dr. Shoemaker and all those who serve with CPA believe that new churches must be planted. Churches today are closing at alarming numbers, new church plants are failing, and many older, established congregations are struggling to evangelize their communities. Charles desires to work together with pastors and churches to plant healthier, dynamic, growing churches in America and in the world. His prayer is that Church planting America will help lead the way towards a great revival of planting Baptist churches all across our great nation! Thank you for your prayers and desire and efforts to help us Impact America…one church at a time!

He and his wife, Sharon, have been married for 49 years and reside in Jacksonville, Florida. They have two daughters, Amy and Emily; two sons-in-law, Dennis and Michael (all in full-time ministry); two grandsons, Charles and Daniel, and four granddaughters, Michaela, Sophia, Ella Grace, and Kate Marie. In addition to spending time with his family, Dr. Shoemaker enjoys reading, writing, and politics.

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