Hello everyone you're listening to family talk the radio broadcasting ministry of the James

Dobson Family Institute I'm Dr James Dobson and thank you for joining us for this program. Well, welcome to Family Talk, the broadcast division of the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute.

I'm Roger Marsh.

Well, it's the beginning of February, and you've probably noticed those heart-shaped boxes of

chocolates at the grocery store, or perhaps the heart-themed decorations at your favorite

coffee shop have given you a clue of what time of year it is that's right

Valentine's Day will soon be here and for many love is definitely in the air.

Now for married couples this is a great season to rekindle that spark of love

that brought the two of you together at the beginning of your relationship.

Sadly though millions of marriages today are being

destroyed by infidelity and divorce, including many of those inside the

church. Now oftentimes the collapse of a relationship begins with an innocent interaction

between members of the opposite sex who are not married to each other. They're

married to somebody else. The combinations of those friendships and unhappiness within one's own marriage can bring about disaster in any family.

Couples must learn to stick together and fight for each other, even when the going gets tough. In his book Love for a lifetime, Dr Dobson

wrote, all that's needed to grow the most vigorous weeds is a small crack in your sidewalk.

If you're going to beat the odds and maintain an intimate

long-term marriage, you must take that task seriously.

Well, in today's classic conversation here on Family Talk, Dr Dobson sits down with author Jerry B Jenkins

to discuss the importance of protecting your marriage. Jerry is an accomplished

author having written over 200 books with more than 73 million copies sold.

21 of his works appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list,

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