Enter the Ring: Fighting Together for a Gospel-Saturated Marriage

Enter the Ring takes a fresh, powerful, vulnerable approach to marriage by framing it as the fight that it is. The world uses different assaults and tactics to distract us, tempting us to walk away, in order to destroy our marriages. But there is hope: The constant forgiveness, grace, and intervention of God can preserve and protect us from not only the world but also ourselves.D. A. and Elicia Horton explore the tension of two people becoming one and how spouses often fight over which ?one of us? they become. They unpack topics such asSeasons of sufferingCommunicationSexual and physical intimacyThe spiritual life of the homeMoneyThis book approaches the traditional topics of a marriage book with the brutal and life-giving honesty of two millennials who have fought together for their marriage. All topics are addressed through the vulnerable lens of the authors? own struggles and mistakes.This is a no-holds-barred, real-world . . . marriage book. Review Enter the Ring is everything I?ve come to expect from D. A. and Elicia Horton?gritty, creative, hard hitting, gospel centered, powerful, and life changing. This is a seriously great book?you?ll laugh sometimes and feel like you got punched in the gut at other times (and in this book there?s usually only seconds between the two, so when you?re chuckling to yourself, watch out). In all of it, you?ll find yourself looking upward to Jesus with amazement to find the hope and grace in your relationships that D. A. and Elicia have found in theirs. J. D. Greear, PhD, pastor of The Summit ChurchEnter the Ring is an unveiling of the deep struggles involved in making a marriage work. In true millennial fashion, D. A. and Elicia Horton open up their lives before us so we can have front-row seats in seeing God work. This book will challenge readers from all generations to pursue gospel-saturated lifestyles that serve as an apologetic for our faith. Ed Stetzer, Billy Graham Distinguished Chair, Wheaton College Graduate SchoolEnter the Ring is a book that considers the nuances of being unapologetically Christian, married, and urban. It?s both refreshing and reassuring to see the raw realness of marriage expressed in these pages. The Hortons? vulnerability and practicability in their approach to marriage is a needed voice in the genre. Propaganda and Dr. Alama, The Red Couch PodcastReading Enter the Ring makes you feel as though you?re sitting in the Hortons? living room on their couch while they?re talking to you about marriage. This book is relatable, transparent, and deeply convicting?and all the while it points you back to the One who is able to heal even the deepest of marital hurts. The Hortons remind us that while marriage can be difficult, the Redeemer is still able to make beauty from ashes. Rick and Rosie Harris, The Summit ChurchEnter the Ring is a gospel-saturated, practical, informational, and inspirational book on marriage. I love D. A. and Elicia?s transparency about their personal struggles for oneness and for defining oneness biblically and relationally. The IDEAL acronym they define is great for handling conflict in a loving and healthy way, and hearing from both of them is helpful. From communication to sexual intimacy, this book covers the whole gamut of what marriage is, what it does, and the goal God has in bringing two people together. This is a great book no matter where you are on your marriage journey. I highly recommended this book for couples and for churches desiring to equip their couples for lasting marriages. Jerome Gay Jr., Pastor of Vision ChurchJust yesterday I received a request to pray for a marriage. After praying for this couple, I thought of Enter the Ring. D. A. and Elicia are writing to save marriages, and we need to save marriages now more than ever before. Practical and gospel based, this book is a godsend. As D. A. and Elicia write, ?We can choose to fight for our marriages. And with God?s help, we can win. Osaze Mu