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From a two-time nationally award winning sexuality researcher - The Art of Intimate Marriage. God's plan for sexual intimacy in marriage is the work of a Master artist and genuine intimacy is like a beautiful masterpiece. Your marriage is going well but you want to make your sex life better and you’re looking for help on how to do that. You want to know what God has to say about how to build a fulfilling sexual intimacy in your marriage. Your sexual relationship has been full of pain, discouragement, and frustration and you need some answers. You have some medical issues that are making sex difficult and you would like to rekindle experiencing mutually pleasurable sex. For these issues and more, The Art of Intimate Marriage provides direction and guidance on how to get there. Creating that masterpiece may mean learning God’s view of sex, gaining life-giving intimacy skills, and figuring out how to work through conflict in a way that creates deeper connection. It may also mean overcoming things in your background, healing things in your marriage, or dealing with those medical challenges. We have the opportunity to have a deeper understanding of God’s loving heart through being deeply known and erotically bonded with our spouse. The Art of Intimate Marriage gives us a road map to experience growth toward a more rewarding, spiritual sexual relationship.

ISBN-13: 9781595556127

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Elm Hill

Publication Date: 01-08-2019

Pages: 336

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

Tim and Jennifer Konzen make their home in San Diego, California. Together they teach internationally and serve in the married and youth and family ministries in San Diego. Tim serves as a deacon for the church, is a business owner, and works as a program manager for a defense firm. Jennifer has a doctorate in psychology and is a licensed marriage and family therapist, a certified sex therapist, and a certified chemical dependency counselor. She is also an adjunct professor and a nationally award-winning sexuality researcher. The Konzens have been happily married for over 25 years and have four wonderful children.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Art of Intimacy ix

Section 1 Understanding Sexuality

1 Sexuality and Your Family of Origin 1

2 So What Does the Bible Say About Marital Sex 11

Section 2 Verbal Intimacy

3 Conflict That Creates Connection 35

4 Building Understanding: The Speaker 49

5 Responding with Empathy: The Validator 59

6 Talking About Sex 69

Section 3 Relational Intimacy

7 My Lover, My Friend: Friendship in Marriage 77

8 Touch and Affection 97

Section 4 Challenges in Sexuality

9 Influences on Sexual Challenges in Marriage 117

10 Body Image and Sexuality 131

11 Healing Relational and Sexual Betrayals 145

Section 5 Sensual and Sexual Intimacy

12 The Physiology of Sex 163

13 Exploring Sensual Touch 175

14 Exploring Sexual Touch 191

Section 6 Overcoming Sexual Problems

15 Sexual Challenges for Men with Erectile and Orgasmic Functioning 209

16 Sexual Challenges for Women with Sexual Pain and Orgasm 227

17 Overcoming Challenges with Low Sexual Arousal and Desire 249

Section 7 The Practicals

18 The Fun and the Romance 271

19 The Practical and the Fantastical 283

20 Conclusion 293

Appendix A References 297

Appendix B Identifying How You Feel 315

Art of Intimate Marriage Resources: Ordering Information 317