Title: Here to Love: Recapturing the Centrality of Jesus' Greatest Command
By: Chris Cipollone
Format: Paperback
Vendor: The Good Book Company
Publication Date: 2025

Dimensions: 7.8 X 5.08 X 0.28 (inches)
Weight: 6 ounces
ISBN: 1802543236
ISBN-13: 9781802543230
Stock No: WW543237

Publisher's Description

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All you need is love.

If you think that sounds too simplistic, you’re right… but you’re also wrong. Jesus' command to love is simple! Yet living a life of biblical love for God and others is not always straightforward.

With good humor, grace and wisdom, author Chris Cipollone clarifies the why and how of love as the driving force in the life of a Christian.

You’ll begin by delving into the simplicity of Jesus’ greatest command, exploring the Bible’s definition of love and how the call to love is at the core of your purpose and calling. Building on that foundation, you’ll explore the realities and complexities of love in many different areas of life.

Here to Love will refocus your heart on the first principle of Christianity, giving you a simple and liberating vision for your relationships with others, your decision-making and your day-to-day worship of God.

Questions for reflection or discussion are included throughout the book to amplify your understanding and application of biblical love.

Author Bio

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Chris Cipollone has a passion for bringing a deep and authentic faith to the everyday experiences of life. Originally training as a teacher, Chris went on to spend over a decade as a church pastor in Sydney, Australia. He is Founding Director of Life To The Full, a not-for-profit organization that aims to help people flourish in faith and life. He is the author of Down, Not Out: Depression, Anxiety and the Difference Jesus Makes.

Editorial Reviews

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The modern phrase ‘Love is love’ has reduced love to a philosophical Mobius strip: an abstract concept that loops around on itself. Chris Cipollone breaks this loop by landing on a biblical understanding of love, one that is rooted in sacrificial service of others. He helpfully unpacks how Jesus fulfils the law of love in himself, culminating at the cross, and then empowers us to love. The final section is a cracker: filled with up-to-date examples of what love looks like in action in our messy modern West, replete as it is with misdirected love, self-love and tribalism. Expect to be challenged—but expect to come away saying, ‘Love is now not only something that I know I should do, and not merely something that I want to do, but something that, by the power of the Spirit through the risen Jesus, I am able to do!’ Love it!” -- Stephen McAlpine

In a world of complexity and competing values, Chris Cipollone calibrates our spiritual compass, adjusting it to the true north, to what matters most—love. Chris speaks with clarity and wisdom while remaining refreshingly accessible and practical. Here to Love doesn’t just theorise about love; it helps us live it, with real-world examples and thoughtful reflection questions. Truth can be uncomfortable, and Chris doesn’t shy away from naming it. Yet he does so as a fellow disciple, with humility and a heart of service. Here to Love will convict, encourage and equip you to love God and neighbour more faithfully—not in grand gestures but in the unseen, quiet moments of daily life, right where it really matters. -- Michael Bräutigam (Vice Principal, Melbourne School of Theology)