Two as One: Connecting Daily with Christ and Your Spouse

by Ryan G. Frederick, Selena Frederick

Draw closer to God and your spouse through 30 daily devotions, each one brought to life with vivid imagery and practical application.

Fiercely Focused on Christ
Learn how the gospel relates to every aspect of your marriage by tracing core issues to their source and seeking Jesus as the answer to every question.

Visually Rich and Challenging
Each day starts with an image/quote combination designed to inspire and stimulate conversation. Explore passages of the Bible, connect the gospel to real challenges, and pray alongside your spouse.

10 Bonus Images Include
In addition to the 30 devotional images, enjoy 10 bonus graphics with space to express why they matter to you. Cut out a few pages, write on the backs, and place them around your home or work place as constant reminders.

Chapters and Outline

Day 1: Rocks, Rockets, & the Gravity of Belief
Day 2: No Longer Two
Day 3: The Blessed Fountain
Day 4: Busier Isn't Better
Day 5: Created Beautiful
Day 6: A Worthwhile Pursuit
Day 7: Christ is Enough
Day 8: Foundational Friendship
Day 9: An Unparalleled Adventure
Day 10: Perseverance (doesn't equal) Perfection
Day 11: Fully Known & Fully Loved
Day 12: Laugh, Listen, Love
Day 13: The Generous Marriage
Day 14: Keep the House, Toss the Bulb
Day 15: Lost in Intimacy
Day 16: Works in Progress
Day 17: No shortcuts, No Substitutes
Day 18: Reconciliation Over Retaliation
Day 19: Lives Marked by Pursuit
Day 20: Pray, Play, Stay
Day 21: The Three Proximities of Intimacy
Day 22: Seeing the Same Truth
Day 23: This Grace in Which We Stand
Day 24: Love for All Occasions
Day 25: Beautiful In-Between
Day 26: Design Your Time
Day 27: Exchange Fear for Faith
Day 28: Love vs Lust
Day 29: A Generational Gift
Day 30: Love Endures All Things
Bonus Images
Additional Resources

Genres: Marriage, Devotional, Nonfiction, Self Help, Christian

160 pages, Paperback

Published April 22, 2016

About the author

Ryan & Selena Frederick are passionate about seeing the gospel change hearts and transform marriages. They believe it’s impossible for relationships to truly thrive outside of the redemptive, saving work of Jesus Christ. As writers they lead a vibrant community of hundreds of thousands of couples through their blog, Fierce Marriage.

Reviews

[Matt C · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two as One: Connecting Daily with Christ and Your Spouse by Ryan Frederick & Selena Frederick of Fierce Marriage is a marriage based devotional that is aimed at helping spouses connect with each other and Jesus. This devotional was fairly decent and my wife and I enjoyed going through it.

There were some issues with it though. The copy editor of the Kindle edition needs to re-edit this book. The Kindle edition is filled with spelling typos, grammar and syntax issues. At times, this was a stumbling block to completing the devotional. Sometimes the devotional had to be read a second time before it made sense. This severely impacted the experience.

Overall, this was a great marriage devotional that will help you and your spouse connect on a deeper level. I highly recommend it but warn you the Kindle edition may not be the best version due to the spelling, grammar and syntax issues.

[Kelly Heath · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book actually started out as a series of Instagram posts. The Fredericks then turned them into a 30-day day devotional with the intent of helping couples connect daily with one another and Jesus. Each day consists of an inspirational image/quote, a few short paragraphs centered around that specific theme, and two relevant discussion questions, followed by a space for written prayers.

Some of the images are extremely powerful. The devotional thoughts are short and sweet, but not too “surface-y”. So often I find Christian marriage devotionals cheesy and irrelevant to couples living in the real world, but the Fredericks do a great job of addressing some real issues and connecting them to spiritual/heart issues in a few short sentences. My husband mentioned he would have liked them to dive deeper into many of these areas, and I agree. (But alas, Instagram has a word limit!) I think most of the discussion questions can actually lead to thoughtful conversation, but I find it unlikely that couples will write out their prayers in the same book. That aside, I really enjoyed this little devotional and have recommended it to several friends.