Before We Broke It
God’s Design for Love, Marriage, Family, and Generations
By Will Bourne · Bourne Again Media LLC
The book asks what God intended for human beings in relationship before we consider the harm families do and inherit.
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The book asks what God intended for human beings in relationship before we consider the harm families do and inherit. It traces design, disorder, grace, and faithfulness in the family we actually have. Jesus remains the center, while marriage, children, and family are honored without becoming the gospel.
Book details and library reference
Family Formation, Volume 1 of 10. It also belongs to the Family Formation pathway.
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Who this is for
Readers who want a Christ-centered foundation for thinking about love, marriage, family, and generations, including those whose own family story is complicated or unfinished.
What you’ll explore
God’s good creation, human dignity, inherited family patterns, grace, and faithfulness across the biblical story, with Jesus at the center.
How you might use it
Read with your Bible nearby. Pause with one question that touches your own life, or use it to begin a thoughtful conversation with someone you trust. Consider what faithful response belongs within your responsibility today.
Do any of these questions sound familiar?
These are questions you may be carrying into your own relationships. If one meets you where you are, it can become a place to begin reading.
- What was family meant to nurture in us, and how does that compare with what I experienced?
- Which patterns did I inherit, and which ones do I want to stop passing on?
- How can I honor marriage and family without making them the measure of my worth or faith?
- What might faithfulness look like in the family I actually have, from where I am today?
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The book asks what God intended for human beings in relationship before we consider the harm families do and inherit. It traces design, disorder, grace, and faithfulness in the family we actually have. Jesus remains the center, while marriage, children, and family are honored without becoming the gospel.
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Book Two turns the attention inward: identity, inherited patterns, responsibility, and becoming someone able to love another person well. It carries the foundation of Book One into personal preparation.
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