GAIL SONG BANTUM AND BRIAN BANTUM- Choosing Us: Marriage and Mutual Flourishing in a World of Difference

For years, people have asked Gail Song Bantum and Brian Bantum to reveal the secret to their

marriage as a multiracial Christian couple, each with a high-profile ministry calling. This book reveals

the lessons, mistakes, and principles that have helped the Bantums navigate race, family history,

and gender dynamics in their twenty-plus years of marriage, while inspiring readers to pursue mutual

flourishing in their marriages and relationships.

Marriage is about more than constant bliss or unending sacrifice, say the Bantums. It's about

exploring your own story, seeing the other for who they are (even as they change), and being flexible

in discovering how those differences and stories come alive in new ways when joined together. It's

the discovery of life in the gaps and the mysteries that emerge when we live in mutuality, believing

that fullness is possible for each.

Choosing Us reflects the realities and demands of modern marriage and respects the callings and

ambitions of both partners. It shows that marriage is about choosing the other's flourishing on a daily

basis, amid differences and even systemic obstacles, to build a relationship that thrives and reflects

the kingdom of God.