The Conflict of “Normals”
Bobbie was horrified when her husband, Robert, gave her a blow-dryer for Christmas early in their marriage. Why? Because practical gifts weren't the norm in Bobbie's family of origin. Today, authors Robert and Bobbie Wolgemuth and Mark and Susan DeVries tell how arguments begin when a conflict of "normals" occurs.
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Bobbie was horrified when her husband, Robert, gave her a blow-dryer for Christmas early in their marriage. Why? Because practical gifts weren't the norm in Bobbie's family of origin. Today, authors Robert and Bobbie Wolgemuth and Mark and Susan DeVries tell how arguments begin when a conflict of "normals" occurs.
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Dave and Ann Wilson
Dave and Ann Wilson are hosts of FamilyLife Today®, FamilyLife’s nationally-syndicated radio program. Dave and Ann have been married for more than 38 years and have spent the last 33 teaching and mentoring couples and parents across the country. They have been featured speakers at FamilyLife’s Weekend to Remember® marriage getaway since 1993 and have also hosted their own marriage conferences across the country. Cofounders of Kensington Church—a national, multicampus church that hosts more than 14,000 visitors every weekend—the Wilsons are the creative force behind DVD teaching series Rock Your Marriage and The Survival Guide To Parenting, as well as authors of the recently released book Vertical Marriage (Zondervan, 2019). Dave is a graduate of the International School of Theology, where he received a Master of Divinity degree. A Ball State University Hall of Fame quarterback, Dave served the Detroit Lions as chaplain for 33 years. Ann attended the University of Kentucky. She has been active alongside Dave in ministry as a speaker, writer, small-group leader, and mentor to countless wives of professional athletes. The Wilsons live in the Detroit area. They have three grown sons, CJ, Austin, and Cody, three daughters-in-law, and a growing number of grandchildren.
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Mark and Susan DeVries
Mark founded YOUTH MINISTRY ARCHITECTS in 2002. And since 1986, he has served as the Associate Pastor for Youth and Their Families at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee, where he continues to oversee the youth ministry on a part-time basis. Mark graduated Summa Cum Laude from Baylor University in Waco, Texas with a B.A. in English and Greek in 1980, and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1986 with a senior concentration in Youth Evangelism. Throughout these years spent in W...moreRobert and Bobbie Wolgemuth
Parents of two daughters and grandparents of five, Robert and Bobbie Wolgemuth are the authors of more than 20 books. Robert’s bestselling titles include She Calls Me Daddy, the notes to the Devotional Bible for Dads, and The Most Important Place on Earth. Bobbie’s books include the Gold Medallion best-seller, Hymns for a Kid’s Heart, co-authored with Joni Eareckson Tada. They have had the privilege of nurturing their own children’s faith. Now Robert and Bobbie celebrate as the next g...more
Learn how arguments begin when a conflict of “normals” occurs.