one public with the wisdom and insight she has shared privately with couples since 1986. This book is a first. It is not just another book on marriage. Anne has given us a guide for creating relationships that reflects God's original intention for husbands and wives. Marriage! The Journey confronts commonly held myths about marriage with truth. The book shows how God desires to use even the mate's imperfections to bring each partner into dependency on Christ's Life and into intimacy with each other. Andy Stanley Senior Pastor Northpoint Community Church Alpharetta, GA Anne Trippe has captured for us the depths of marital intimacy and what Father designed for marriage. What she has written here is not theory. It is well tested through many applications in the lives of those she has counseled over the years. Anne candidly exposes the lies that have kept couples bound in unhappy marriages, but, along with that, unveils the truth that sets them free. This book will be lifesaving for many couples who think there is no hope for their marriage. Tom Grady Founder, SAR Adventures Founder, Grace Ministries International Atlanta, GA It is with great enthusiasm that I recommend Anne Trippe's book, Marriage! The Journey. Anne offers no behavior modification advice couched in religious language. Her prescription is simple, practical and biblical. With winsome clarity, she points us back to the indwelling life of Christ and shows us how to experience Him as the very life of our marriage. This book is a "must read" for those wanting to know the kind of marriage God intends for us all. Dr. Steve McVey President, Grace Walk Ministries Atlanta, GA Dr. Anne Trippe and her husband, Vinson, have been married since 1962. They have four children and thirteen grandchildren. Anne is a Licensed Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist on staff at First Baptist Church of Atlanta. Anne is involved in the training and supervising of the lay counseling program at First Baptist. She developed the successful sixteen-week marriage building course, Journey to Freedom in Marriage, and wrote the book, The Purpose of Trials and Adversity.