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I Kissed Dating Goodbye, A New Attitude Toward Romance and Relationships

By: Joshua Harris

Multnomah Publishers, Inc. / 2003 / Paperback

4.5 out of 5 stars (58 Reviews)

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Product Description

Learn how to reorder your romantic life and find more fulfillment than a date could ever give! Based on biblical principles of sincere love, true purity and purposeful singleness, this paperback provides an alternative to playing the dating game.

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Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 238
Vendor: Multnomah Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date: 2003

Dimensions: 9.0 X 6.0 (inches)
ISBN: 1590521358
ISBN-13: 9781590521359
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Publisher's Description

Joshua Harris's first book, written when he was only 21, turned the Christian singles scene upside down...and people are still talking. More than 800,000 copies later, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, with its inspiring call to sincere love, real purity, and purposeful singleness, remains the benchmark for books on Christian dating. Now, for the first time since its release, the national #1 bestseller has been expanded with new content and updated for new readers. Honest and practical, it challenges cultural assumptions about relationships and provides solid, biblical alternatives to society's norm.

Tired of the game? Kiss dating goodbye.

Going out? Been dumped? Waiting for a call that doesn’t come? Have you tasted pain in dating, drifted through one romance or, possibly, several of them?

Ever wondered, Isn’t there a better way?

I Kissed Dating Goodbye shows what it means to entrust your love life to God. Joshua Harris shares his story of giving up dating and discovering that God has something even better—a life of sincere love, true purity, and purposeful singleness.

Author Bio

Joshua Harris lives outside Washington, D.C., in Gaithersburg, Maryland, where he's a pastor at Covenant Life Church. 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.

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I Kissed Dating Goodbye, A New Attitude Toward Romance and Relationships 4.4 5 58 58

This is an amazing book for young adults who want to stay pure! It has opened up my eyes about courtship. February 4, 2013

Has some pretty good points This book is all about romance and dating! But, as you can probably tell from the title it won't be promoting dating. Instead, it encourages you to consider courtship. Listed her are some of the points discussed in the book. Waiting until you are ready for marriage before pursueing romance. And, once your ready for marrage, Waiting on God's (YHVH's) timing. Meaning, you wait for him to bring the right person into your life. And once he does that, How to step forward into a relationship with that person. Here, the book suggest courtship in the place of dating. And while this book does not entirely rule out dating as an approach to romance, it does list some of the problems that most dating couples encounter. April 18, 2012

I thought this would be a really good book for my soon to be 18 yr old daughter to read before I allow her to date. I wanted her to have some insight from a different point of view. She needs to know that she as a child of the most high God, can choose to date, or stop dating at anytime, because no one owns her. I want her to know she is a rare ruby in Gods eyes, so she can take her time finding someone who see her the same way! April 2, 2012

A Christ-centered aproach to dating I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris LetÃ¢ÂÂs admit it. Most dating are a mess of tangled feelings, questions, and conflicting desires. ItÃ¢ÂÂs a cycle of Ã¢ÂÂfalling in loveÃ¢ÂÂ and heartbreak. IsnÃ¢ÂÂt there a better way? This is the question Joshua Harris invites us to explore in his book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, a New Attitude toward Romance and Relationships. Harris divides the book into 4 parts. The first focuses on the problem of most dating relationships, and the sin and hurt they are filled with. He recognized many of the negative attitudes we approach dating with, as well as its destructive tendencies. The second part focuses on issues of the heart. What do love and purity look like in GodÃ¢ÂÂs book? The third part gives action steps to implement the new pure attitudes of the heart into actual relationships Ã¢ÂÂ both dating relationships and relationships with family, friends and all those around us. The last section casts the vision for a future committed to loving and seeking God first Ã¢ÂÂ even above a future spouse. Even though I Kissed Dating Goodbye is a book about romance and relationships, Harris gives these words of wisdoms to his readers in the introduction, Ã¢ÂÂEven though in one sense this book is about dating, in another sense dating isnÃ¢ÂÂt really the point. The point is what God wants. Discussing if or how to date isnÃ¢ÂÂt an end in itself. Talking about it serves a purpose only when we view it in terms of its relation to GodÃ¢ÂÂs overall plan for our lives.Ã¢ÂÂ I would agree with Harris that dating really isnÃ¢ÂÂt an end it itself. This is the lens through which he writes the book Ã¢ÂÂ as a conversation about one aspect of life that should in every way demonstrate and point towards GodÃ¢ÂÂs greater plan. As I read the book, there were certain parts about HarrisÃ¢ÂÂ writing that I feel are rare in books concerning teen and young adult relationships. First of all, he treats the scriptures with absolute respect and builds his main points around bible passages and verses. Also, he shares his struggles openly. His approach is completely honest, non-judgmental, and he encourages others to do the same in considering their mistakes before blaming their friends. Harris, coming himself from a past of mistakes also writes in a way that demonstrates GodÃ¢ÂÂs forgiveness to a repentant heart. Lastly, Harris writes with a passion for GodÃ¢ÂÂs calling to a holy lifestyle, and he invites us to join him in seeking God above all and making the most of every opportunity, living intentionally with God as our first love. March 27, 2012