I Kissed Dating Goodbye - GIVEAWAY!

This book has been around for a while, but I am surprised by how many people haven't heard of it or read it.

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 Kissed Dating Goodbye, 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. --Jill Heatherly

Whether you are single, married, parenting a future dater, or whatever, there is something for you in this book. Maybe you won't come out of it with a courtship mindset - but you will have been given some great tools and thoughts as a dating Christian, or as a parent looking for ideas and ways to help your child grow and mature and live for Christ as they enter their dating years.


As a mom, I have gleaned so much information from this book on how to talk to my children about how our faith and dating coexist, and how we can do it in a way that is honoring and pleasing to God and doesn't compromise our faith. Since I enjoyed reading this book multiple times already, and have gleaned so much from it, I really wanted to share this book with others, and I thought "what better way than by giving a copy away?" You can keep it for yourself, pass it on to a friend, it's up to you!

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Winner will be announced 1 week from today - February 29th. So don't miss out! You can enter up until 11:59 PM on the 28th. =o)

 

And just to make the giveaway a little bit more fun - not only will you get the book, but I'll throw in a Starbucks gift card so you can drink a nice cuppa while you read it!