How do you keep a marriage alive and vibrant? With many modern marriages held together by a thread, James Bjorge offers brief meditations that help couples weave together many threads to form a strong, enduring rope of love. This is a perfect gift book for young couples who have just been married or who are considering marriage -- Bjorge touches on the physical, emotional, and spiritual elements of harmonious and fulfilling relationships. Pastors will also find that Handles For Harmony is a gold mine of trenchant illustrations for use in wedding sermons. But this book will be useful to anyone; Bjorge"s thoughts will help renew even the strongest marriage. James R. Bjorge is the emeritus pastor of First Lutheran Church in Fargo, North Dakota. A motivational speaker and the author of thirteen books and many articles in religious periodicals, Bjorge is a graduate of St. Olaf College, Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Paul, Minnesota), and Westminster Theological Seminary (Escondido, California).