{"product_id":"together-till-death-us-do-john-m-braaten-9780895368522","title":"Together Till Death Us Do Part","description":"How can pastors help couples make a solid beginning as they launch out into the rocky waters of marriage? How can the pastor speak briefly but effectively to them when they approach the altar? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn M. Braaten provides 21 well-crafted homilies for marriage in a Christian context. A wide variety of scripture and circumstances are represented in this choice collection. This single-volume library will serve the busy parish pastor well as he or she ministers to couples coming to make their wedding promises. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings I like about these sermons include... the up-beat spirit of them... the emphasis on the embrace of the community of faith... the mellow realism...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gerhard Frost, Professor Emeritus\u003cbr\u003e Luther-Northwestern Seminary \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI like this little book. In a day when wedding homilies have become incidental to the marriage service and are sometimes omitted altogether, Pastor Braaten gives us short, warm, and practical sermons that would enhance any wedding.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Alvin Rogness\u003cbr\u003e Author, pastor, President Emeritus\u003cbr\u003e Luther-Northwestern Seminary \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThese sermons include an astouding variety of material and text, yet they all present the gospel to those who are beginning their life together.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e William A. Poovey\u003cbr\u003e Emeritus Professor of Preaching\u003cbr\u003e Wartburg Theological Seminary \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn M. Braaten\u003c\/b\u003e is pastor of Administration at Bethel Lutheran Church, Rochester, Minnesota. He is an ordained clergyman in the American Lutheran Church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John M. Braaten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0895368528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780895368522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CSS Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.33w x 0.26d","brand":"John M. Braaten","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46747705737471,"sku":"9780895368522","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1517b836-0e46-4a26-b9ee-8235344e8ce0.jpg?v=1743584490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/together-till-death-us-do-john-m-braaten-9780895368522","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}