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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I bought this book mainly because I'd heard of it before as a resource, and I was unhappy with the direction my relationship was going. I was afraid it was going to be dry and slow, but I dove right into it and never looked back. To be honest, this book helped me find my feet again, and I'll be forever grateful for that. Now I just have to get my sort-of boyfriend to read it to! (  ) jehovahrapha | Aug 6, 2009 |  I had heard of Elisabeth Elliot and was rather unwilling to read this book, but wow, what a blessing it has been in my life! It has convicted and challenged me to trust God for everything. A quick and easy read, but leaves much to discuss and ponder. (  ) evementen | Jul 12, 2009 | Oh my goodness. I don't know why my expectations were so low despite only having heard wonderful things about this book. But as soon as I opened it-I can't put it down. I feel as though Elisabeth and I communicate with the same heart. Her journal entries could just as well have been my own! I don't know why I didn't read this sooner...but I think it means alot more to me reading it in my current circumstances. ( )1  n_yay | Jul 28, 2007 | favorite ( ) marieli | Apr 20, 2007 | Very good, though I would have prefred to see more parental guidance concerning their courtship. (  ) TullyFamily | Oct 19, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 080075137X, Paperback)Elisabeth Elliot's story centers around one pivotal question: "Does God want everything?" Her emphatic answer--"Yes"--is what makes Passion and Purity the foremost Christian book on dating ever written. Based on stories, journal entries, and letters chronicling her own five-year courtship with Jim Elliot, she gives frank advice, scriptural directives, and compassionate examples of what it means to follow Christ in the midst of heartache and impatience. The perfect antidote for those who flounder in the thinking that "the Bible doesn't say anything about dating," Elliot's short chapters are filled with nuggets of wisdom that spell out exactly the opposite. "Until the will and the affections are brought under the authority of Christ, we have not begun to understand, let alone accept His lordship. The Cross, as it enters the love live, will reveal the heart's truth." Whether in a dating relationship, married, or pursuing a call to single life, readers will find Elliot's message challenging them to a true faith in a Christ who lovingly calls us to surrender all. --Courtenay Kehn(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:54 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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