A Marriage Carol

Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk

Dr. James Dobson

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🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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On today’s special edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson talks with Chris Fabry about his book, A Marriage Carol, a retelling of the classic, A Christmas Carol, with a twist. Later in the program, listen to the dramatic reading of A Marriage Carol, which centers on a couple who find themselves on the brink of divorce when a snowstorm, a farmhouse, and an elderly man suddenly change their future forever.

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0:00.0	Welcome everyone to Family Talk. It's a ministry of the James Dobson Family Institute, supported by listeners just like you.
0:08.1	I'm Dr. James Dobson, and I'm thrilled that you've joined us.
0:18.6	Well, welcome to Family Talk, the broadcast division of the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute.
0:24.3	I'm Roger Marsh, and on today's program, we're going to do something unique.
0:28.0	We're going to take a look at a timeless classic, Charles Dickens, a Christmas Carol, through the lens of scripture.
0:33.6	And what if the characters involved weren't necessarily old, miserable, Ebenezer Scrooge,
0:40.0	but a couple whose marriage had gone off the rails, and now they were wondering, was there
0:45.6	an opportunity for them to have a second chance to rebuild their marriage? You know, second chance is
0:50.8	hope, remembering why we celebrate. It's so easy to get caught up in the holiday
0:54.7	rush that we sometimes forget to pause and reflect on the true meaning of christmas and that is
0:59.5	the birth of jesus christ doctor i know that today's program is going to help a lot of people
1:04.7	focus on those second chances that christmas reminds us of well we do and we do every year. And that's why I love
1:13.5	Christmas. We can take great joy in the celebration of this time of year. But this is also a
1:21.5	really good time to stop and assess how we're treating people in our family and outside our family and how we're investing in
1:29.1	those relationships. And to help us do this, I'm very pleased to welcome my dear friend, Chris Fabry,
1:37.6	to these family talk microphones today. Welcome, Chris. Oh, it's great to talk with you.
1:43.8	Well, Chris Fabry is no stranger to
1:46.8	radio. He's the host of the award-winning radio broadcast, Chris Fabry Live. He's also the very
1:54.0	talented author of more than 60 books, and one of which we're going to be talking about today.
2:00.5	It's called a marriage carol.
2:03.2	It's a fictional piece which takes a twist on the famous classic A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
2:13.1	Now, Chris, on the dedication page of the book, you and Gary Chapman, with whom you co-authored this book, say that this story is for, and I quote, the wounded, cold, and all who struggle.
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