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The Love Dare
In the movie FIREPROOF, a couple dares to rescue their choking marriage from the flames of divorce and temptation using The Love Dare book as a guide. Now you can take the experience of the film one step further with your own copy of The Love Dare audiobook. This daily devotional steers you through the fiery challenge of developing a strong, committed marriage in a world t...more
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July 15th 2009
by Brilliance Corporation
(first published September 26th 2008)
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The movie that this book was birthed out of, Fireproof, starring Kirk Cameron, was amazing!! My husband and I both enjoyed it more than any movie we have seen in a long time. It was so nice to see a clear moral and Christian message for a change, rather than the filth that fills our eyes and ears on a daily basis. We ordered the book before we even saw the movie and were so glad that we did! We are not through the entire thing, but I highly recommend both the movie and the book for any one who i...more
The movie "Fireproof" starring Kirk Cameron is excellent and will help you relationship immensely. It is very anointed and has moved even the toughest guys I know to tears at the end. Very touching and inspirational.
The book that the movie is based on is called "The Love Dare" and it takes a lot of dedication and discipline to do, but, well worth every bit of the effort. I DARE You to try to make it through without blowing it! I dare you!
Sherrie Con...more
The book that the movie is based on is called "The Love Dare" and it takes a lot of dedication and discipline to do, but, well worth every bit of the effort. I DARE You to try to make it through without blowing it! I dare you!
Sherrie Con...more
So far--EXCELLENT. This movie was EXCELLENT. Thank you Stephen Kendrick for creating this book. I am fortunate to be able to say that my husband and I have an excellent marriage, but in the 20 years we have been together there have been tough times, for sure. Now, with people we know doing destructive things in their marriages (speaking negatively about their spouses and to their spouses, rampant pornography, not prioritizing time with each other, etc.) marriages are not being nurtured and a...more
From the cheesiest, most powerful movie I ever loved, the 40 day love dare. I am on Day 27, and I am flunking my way through this book. This one is a good spiritual practic of a king not much in vogue - ministering to your spouse, because just like firemen don't abandon their partners in a firestorm, you don't abandon your spouse in a firestorm.
I have a friend in a recovery group who says "some days you stay married one day at a time just like you stay sober one day at a tim...more
I have a friend in a recovery group who says "some days you stay married one day at a time just like you stay sober one day at a tim...more
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If you are married, and want your relationship to work out, this is the book to read. It speaks about Love, how God views love, and oneness--togetherness--and unity. It is a forty-day journey to see your spouse for who they are, who they have become, and who you love the most underneath God's leadership. God is the third thread in a marriage, there is a difference between a marriage contract and covenant with God. I take the covenant with God more so than marriage contract. I want to be married ...more
I worked through the 40 Dares in this book over the last month and a half, and it completely changed the way that I look at my spouse.
I have always loved her, but now I have found a better way to love her.
A very powerful dare asked me to visualize two rooms in my heart (one APPRECIATION and one DEPRECIATION) for my spouse. It asked me how often I go in the APPRECIATION room and how often I visit the DEPRECIATION room.
I made a three page list of things that I ...more
I have always loved her, but now I have found a better way to love her.
A very powerful dare asked me to visualize two rooms in my heart (one APPRECIATION and one DEPRECIATION) for my spouse. It asked me how often I go in the APPRECIATION room and how often I visit the DEPRECIATION room.
I made a three page list of things that I ...more
I just finished this book today, and thought I'd talk a little about it.
The book The Love Dare was shown on the movie Fireproof. The movie is about a fireman who is struggiling through a failing marriage headed for divorce, when his father hands him a book. The Love Dare. The husband reads the book and takes the journey, finding love, happiness, and unity with his wife. It is a very inspiring and moving...movie. But the book is even more so.
I found this book while at the ...more
The book The Love Dare was shown on the movie Fireproof. The movie is about a fireman who is struggiling through a failing marriage headed for divorce, when his father hands him a book. The Love Dare. The husband reads the book and takes the journey, finding love, happiness, and unity with his wife. It is a very inspiring and moving...movie. But the book is even more so.
I found this book while at the ...more
I am on Day 29 Love's Motivation
When God is your reason for loving, your abitlity to love is guaranteed.
The love that's demanded from you in marriage is not dependent on your mate's sweetness or suitability. The love between a husband and wife should have one chief objective: honoring the Lord with devotion and sincerity. The fact that it blesses our beloved in the process is simply a wonderful additional benefit.
When God is your reason for loving, your abitlity to love is guaranteed.
The love that's demanded from you in marriage is not dependent on your mate's sweetness or suitability. The love between a husband and wife should have one chief objective: honoring the Lord with devotion and sincerity. The fact that it blesses our beloved in the process is simply a wonderful additional benefit.
I really thought I'd like this book better than I did--and it's not that it's a bad book, it's excellent really, for those with struggling marriages--but so much of it is just not applicable for me and my relationship with my spouse. I thought it would be more about doing and saying things for my husband during the 40 days, to help our relationship grow and develop and mature. However, by about Day 20, a lot of the 'dares' have more to do with forgiving wrongs committed by your spouse, seeking...more
I saw the movie "Fireproof", which despite its cheese factor was really quite good (great message), and it's based on the book The Love Dare, about 40 days of being a better partner to your spouse. I'm not in a relationship, but I wanted to give both the book and the movie to my sister and wanted to read the book first before I gave it to her. Incredibly easy to read, but very powerful--the basic point is to be less selfless and to make your partner the priority. It sounds easy, but...more
The Love Dare beautifully sets forth many essential attributes of love, in ways that they can be applied day-to-day in marriage. I loved this book because of its message of unconditional love.
I think this book teaches the key elements of what I call the 100 / 0 principle. If you are willing, committed, and eager to spend the rest of your life giving your spouse 100% of your heart while expecting 0% reciprocity then you have a heart suitable for marriage. Otherwise you're too selfish!...more
I think this book teaches the key elements of what I call the 100 / 0 principle. If you are willing, committed, and eager to spend the rest of your life giving your spouse 100% of your heart while expecting 0% reciprocity then you have a heart suitable for marriage. Otherwise you're too selfish!...more
I loved the movie Fireproof which featured this book. I thought it was amazing that such simple things could help a marriage. I did the love dare during the time that KSBJ had it on their website and I know it helped improve our marriage. We have been together for 6 years and married almost 4. Though we try our best, there are still things that all marriages go through. This book really helps to put your faith in God, and your marriage into His hands. I think it would benefit any marriage, and e...more
Love Dare is a handbook that I think would benefit any marriage. After seeing the movie, "Fireproof" I was curious to check out the book that was used in the movie. It gives a scriptural basis for 40 practical things to do to strengthen your marriage. The idea is to do one of the challenges each day and then of course continue to integrate them into your life. Some I found to be hard, others easy and most we already do. I especially liked the 20 questions listed in the back to hel...more
Tim and I read through this 40-day devotional together.
Even if you have different beliefs, I think we learned a lot about each other as people in additional to what we learned about our faith and about our marriage.
The book asks questions and challenges you to be better people for each other. At the very least, I think Tim and I are more conscious of our actions and words to each other.
The book is based on the movie "Fireproof". I thought the movie ...more
Even if you have different beliefs, I think we learned a lot about each other as people in additional to what we learned about our faith and about our marriage.
The book asks questions and challenges you to be better people for each other. At the very least, I think Tim and I are more conscious of our actions and words to each other.
The book is based on the movie "Fireproof". I thought the movie ...more
I think there are good principles to follow in the book; however, I think those are principles develop through life experiences rather than in 40 days from reading about them and doing an exercise or two a day. Additionally, you need to have a solid religious background and solid religious beliefs to implement some of the assignments. Finally, I think the book could use some reorganization and fails to require that couples first sit down and determine what issues they are facing and understand...more
This book, which was first introduced in the recent film Fireproof, is a 40-Day challenge to love your spouse better. It provides some helpful biblical exposition on topics related to marriage and the fruit of the spirit, specifically in the context of a marriage covenant.
While the focus of the Love Dare is definitely geared more towards leading non-Christians to saving faith in Jesus Christ in the context of saving their marriage, or to newer believers who have not had very much exposure ...more
While the focus of the Love Dare is definitely geared more towards leading non-Christians to saving faith in Jesus Christ in the context of saving their marriage, or to newer believers who have not had very much exposure ...more
This book was given to every married man in our student ward by our bishop, in hopes that we would really make our marriages our highest priority. The format is not for everyone, but I liked thinking about something small that I could do for Jake every day. I did lots of little thing like making a fun date night once a week a priority, smile and listen more, and include God in our marriage. I started to pray about little things that Jake is facing in his life, and I prayed more often for him....more
Stephen Kendrick has an amazing ability to climb inside the mind of every married person and find out the secret thoughts and habits that make marriages good and bad. Even if your marriage is sailing smoothly you can still read this book and get advice on how to avoid the attitudes and actions that can harm a marriage later in life. It seems to me that most of the advice in Fireproof (some chapters excluded) could also be applied to siblings that are struggling with issues or parents and their...more
It doesn't matter if you are newly married or married for 50+ years, happily married or on the brink of divorce, this book is a must read AND USE for all couples. Many of these principles would apply to other relationships as well. While I needed to adjust some of the "dares" to fit my own beliefs, I find this book to be truly inspired and very helpful. I cannot recommend it highly enough. I gave it to my husband as a 31st anniversary gift - ironically it fell on Easter, a good day...more
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Nobody. Read http://www.reviveourhearts.com/topics/30-day-challenge.php? instead.
This is a 2.5 star review.
A couple of years ago, I decided to do the 30 day challenge, and found it extremely satisfying. Somebody recommended this book to me as an alternative. I thought it sounded interesting, and got it out of the library about a month-and-a-half ago, deciding to read one chapter a day, and doing the challenges as they came.
It started out being very similar to the 30 day challenge, and I enjoyed following it (think my husband did too, even if he had no...more
A couple of years ago, I decided to do the 30 day challenge, and found it extremely satisfying. Somebody recommended this book to me as an alternative. I thought it sounded interesting, and got it out of the library about a month-and-a-half ago, deciding to read one chapter a day, and doing the challenges as they came.
It started out being very similar to the 30 day challenge, and I enjoyed following it (think my husband did too, even if he had no...more
I thought this book would be fun to read after watching "Fireproof". This book was really excellent, although it did seem a little redundant at times. As a Marriage, Family, and Human Development minor, I read a lot of books on marriage, yet I think this book is one of my favorites. It doesn't talk about steps to good communication or different problem solving strategies, etc. like other marriage books. This book is Christian, though not LDS, and focuses on the fact that you need t...more
Of all the books on marriage I've read, this is one of my favorites. It is a practical book that can help fan the flames of love and reignite passion in a marriage relationship. It uses scripture from the Bible to help the reader understand God's view of love and marriage, which is very different from the world's view.
The Love Dare is organized so that the reader does one "dare" each day for 40 days (as is often the case, it took me much longer than 40 days to finish). T...more
The Love Dare is organized so that the reader does one "dare" each day for 40 days (as is often the case, it took me much longer than 40 days to finish). T...more
Excellent book for those willing to take the serious challenge of improving their marriage. You really have to commit to doing the challenges with complete resolve for the whole 40 days to be marriage altering and improving, in my opinion. If you do, the challenges will have you reconsider everything about yourself and your spouse. I was living in a different state from my husband while I did the challenge and found that it was still just as effective.
My parents recommended the movie "Fireproof" with Kirk Cameron. We watched it and thought it had a very meaningful message. In the movie Cameron is a crappy husband and his dad gives him a dare, a love dare. The dare is in a book and each day he is supposed to complete the challenge for that day in an attempt to win his wife's heart back. I'm looking forward to giving it a try (not to win Edwin's heart, I've already got that, but just for fun) : )
I really liked doing the love dare as part of our Sunday school class this past summer. I only rated it three stars since I didn't complete all the dares and would like to go back to it again some day. I think that doing all the dares in 40 days was difficult. We had the whole summer, and I didn't finish. I think that some dares needed much more time. Though I suppose the whole point of the book was to work on relationships continually.
This book was harder some days than others. It challenged me personally and also challenged my partner - I know this book is more in tune for married couples, but we have lived together for two years. This book has helped us with some of our communication issues. It is not a cure-all, but if you're willing to try to be a better partner (even if your partner isn't interested), it will leave you with a better sense of being a better person.
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I thought this book was really good. I liked how it focused on what "YOU" can do to strengthen your marriage instead of focusing on trying to change your spouse. To look inside and see what you need to repent of rather than blaming your spouse for his faults. I believe that the spirituality of marriage is the most important factor in having a strong marriage so I agreed with what the book had to say. Every married person should read it.
Definitely an excellent tool to learn more about yourself and your spouse. It is an eye-opener, however, one must remember the individuality of humans and acknowledge that while the concept of "Love" is clearly defined in God's word, each individual's reaction in response to the dares presented in this book may vary totally. The book does, however, present some great ideas for spontaneous acts of love towards your spouse!
This is the best book ever. This book is not only for married couples but for everyone. It is a guide on love and treating people how they deserve to be treated, with love! I recommend this book to everyone as a one day at a time reading. No rush through this. Take the time to really understand and take it all in for use in your everyday life! This book has opened up a whole new understanding of Love in my life!
I have watched the movie, done the 40 day Dare (even though I probably could do it over again) and am currently doing the Love Dare Small group study every week with my husband and some friends from church. Trying to live out God's plan for marriage isn't easy, especially in a world where divorce is so accepted. The Love Dare has opened my eyes and given me a new way to view my purpose in my marriage.
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