Most marriage books start and end with "how to." But Al Janssen asks a much deeper question, "Why did God create marriage?"

A foundation book for our time.

Al Janssen has written a book on the Good Book that tells us how a sick marriage can heal, a good marriage can get better, and the best marriage can understand itself. No book I have read in recent years helps me understand how God feels and what the Bible has to say quite like this one.

By delving into God’s model for marriage…Al Janssen gives a foundation for what I have been teaching all these years.

Al Janssen has done it again! For years, The Joy That Lasts, a book he coauthored with Gary Smalley, was my favorite. Now just like loving my mom’s peanut butter cookies and chocolate chip cookies, I have two favorite Al Janssen books. The Marriage Masterpiece paints the picture of God’s design of marriage: a covenant marriage meant to last.

This is a book that invites applause and criticism. It will edify and offend, fostering healthy and much-needed discussion and debate in the Western Church.