Beyond the Bliss
Discovering Your Uniqueness in Marriage
by Gary Tyra and Patti Tyra
Imprint: Wipf and Stock
GARY TYRA (D.Min., Fuller Seminary) serves as the Chair of Vanguard University’s Department of Religion and Associate Professor of Biblical and Practical Theology. An ordained minister with the Assemblies of God, Gary has also served as the senior pastor for three churches over a 32-year period.
PATTI TYRA (M.S., Vanguard University) is a public speaker and writer. Working as a family therapist intern for two year while earning a graduate degree in clinical psychology, Patti’s passion is to inspire and equip Christians from all walks of life to live their lives in a fully functional, Christ-honoring manner.
Gary and Patti live in Yorba Linda, California. Their adult children—Brandon and Megan—both live nearby and work in Hollywood’s entertainment industry.
“Someone has said that marriage is your last, best chance for growing up. How true! So, if you want to really grow up and become the sort of person God desires you to be, then you need Gary and Patti’s refreshing book, Beyond the Bliss: Discovering Your Uniqueness in Marriage.”
—ARCHIBALD D. HART, PhD, Senior Professor of Psychology and Dean Emeritus
Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary
“Marriages are not restored by shallow fixes. The stakes are very high because marriage is critical to a well-functioning society. For those who want more than merely proving that they’re right, Beyond the Bliss will be a treasure.”
—BYRON D. KLAUS, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary