false <![CDATA[I Kissed Dating Goodbye]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171569996m/107195.jpg 107195 10 While most Christians agree to seek purity and save sex for marriage, few have been given a blueprint for how that should affect their view of dating and love. In <I>I Kissed Dating Goodbye</I>, Joshua Harris exposes the "Seven Habits of Highly Defective Dating" and offers a realistic outline of how to have a biblical vision of marriage. 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 one's character rather than reveling in infatuation, to regard love as a truly selfless, biblical act rather than a feeling. 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. It looks at the big picture: serving others and glorifying God." Before you roll your eyes, moaning that this sounds terribly unromantic, know that Harris does a superb job of couching his convictions in the sincere belief that if we are purposeful in our singleness and date with integrity, a fulfilled marriage awaits us--in God's timing. <I>--Jill Heatherly</I> 230027 book 1997 I Kissed Dating Goodbye total:1284|5:336|4:333|3:306|2:164|1:145| 1284 4403 1659 210 4 7 false false Sun Oct 07 17:15:42 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 18:10:32 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 5 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1997 Fri Sep 28 20:37:46 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 20:46:49 -0700 2007
When I read this for the first and only time, I had just parted ways with a high school girlfriend. Our relationship had been the most intense I'd ever had, and while we were in it, we were both pretty positive that this was real and fervent love. She's now happily married t...more...]]> 1 5 false false Mon Apr 02 22:15:53 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 02 18:50:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 15:39:56 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 02 13:32:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon May 26 18:41:58 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 18:36:56 -0700 2008
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This method may have worked for Joshua Harris, and I applaud him for it, but it is unrealistically idealistic and definitely...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Aug 08 19:20:43 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 19:42:51 -0700 2007 Hope this book will Godly advantage for those of you who are willing to put God first and above all things]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=107195