The best coaches remind their players to practice the basics, and Christian couples need the basics of a Christian marriage put in front of them regularly rather than once. Martha Peace and John Crotts supply those reminders in short chapters a husband and wife can read, study and pray over together.

The authors break marriage down into nineteen areas, summing up the Bible's teaching on each and offering a series of penetrating questions to help a couple take inventory of themselves and of the marriage. Each section ends with two recommended resources for readers who want to dig further into a particular area. Clear, down-to-earth, and built for actual use.