I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (567 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1576730360 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 238 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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He refutes the concept that we are victims of "falling in love" (that it is beyond our control), saying that "God wants us to seek guidance from scriptural truth, not feeling. Smart love looks beyond personal desires and the gratification of the moment. Harris contends that one must begin with a new attitude, viewing love, purity, and singleness from God's perspective rather than thinking that love and romance are to be enjoyed "solely for recreation." In such well-named chapters as "Guarding Your Heart" and "What Matters at Fifty," Harris encourages the reader to look at on
His greatest passion is preaching the gospel and calling his generation to wholehearted devotion to God. Each January he leads a national conference for singles called New Attitude. . Joshua Harris lives outside Washington, D.C., in Gaithersburg, Maryland, where he's a pastor at Covenant Life Church
I Kissed Dating Goodbye offers an all-new approach to dating relationships, calling young adults away from playing the dating game and revealing how they can live a lifestyle of sincere love, true purity, and purposeful singleness. Many single Christians feel frustrated with culture's expectations and patterns of dating. Youth pastors and parents find themselves dealing with young adults who fall into sexual temptation or spend more energy on dating than on following God. Honest and practical, this powerful book will inspire teens and young adults to remap their romantic lives in the light of God's Word. Countless teens today feel depressed or discouraged because they don't have a boyfriend or girlfriend. Not just a book of theory, I Kissed Dating Goodbye includes healthy challenges to today's cultural assumptions about relationships and provides solid, biblical alternatives to society's norm.
Quite a challenge, but well worth it! Shantelle I am 25 years old, and I have dated since I was 16, moving from boyfriend to boyfriend as soon as possible. I always felt lonely if I didn't have someone to hold hands with, kiss, snuggle with, etc. But every one of my nine relationships ended in someone getting hurt because one of us was not ready to make the big commitment. I also ended up having intimate relations, as it is very diffic. IRLNV said I kissed dating goodbyeuh oh, not another "Christian dating" book!!!!. I had been resisting reading this book for years as the title had given me completely the wrong idea. I'm not really sure what I had expected this book to be. I for sure thought it would say "dating" is wrong but rather it stated that the current view of "dating" is confused.I only picked this book on my pastor's recommendation and I only wish I had done so sooner. This book was written b. "Changed my mind completely, definately doable" according to Amazon Customer. I have to admit, I orginally viewed myself as a "victim" of this book. I was dating this girl, who was reading this book, and it ended for reasons that at the time that were unknown and confusing to me. I've since heard others talk about the book, and how great it was, and hated it even more. I, of all people, hate dating more than anything, but for lack of a resonable and realistic alter