All too often, a married person may find himself or herself in the following scenario: “When one person wants God at the center of life and the other is ambivalent, a self-proclaimed agnostic or atheist, a conflict exists that can make communication challenging. Unfortunately, many couples allow these tensions to tear them apart.”

Rather than losing hope and communication in your marriage and falling into divorce, try following the sage advice given in Donna Erickson Couch’s new book, Together But Alone: When God Means Something Different to Your Spouse. Couch, a veteran of such a situation, offers wise, practical help for those who do not want their own spiritual quest to become a divisive factor in their marriages. She points out that people “must renegotiate the ‘rules’ of intimate relationships when a calling for God echoes within....”

Chapters deal with such issues as: • Growth and Stagnation • Longing, Loneliness and Love • Solitude and Community • Mystery and Relationships • Children and Family • Friends and Guides • The Journey Ahead

Gentle words and advice on following one’s own spiritual path form the heart of this book. Ronald Rolheiser writes, “Together But Alone is a needed book, balm and guidance for anyone suffering from moral loneliness....I heartily recommend this book.”