Pure Pleasure: Why Do Christians Feel So Bad about Feeling Good? Contributor(s): Thomas, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0310290805 ISBN-13: 9780310290803 Publisher: Zondervan
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: October 2009 Annotation: Popular spiritual author Gary Thomas invites you to shake off the shackles of misunderstanding about sin and experience the liberating power of living a life of holy pleasure-a life that feeds your relationships, protects your spiritual integrity, and energizes your worship and service. Get ready to experience the freedom to feel good as you move forward in your faith. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Christian Living - Spiritual Growth |
Dewey: 231.7 |
LCCN: 2009009944 |
Age Level: 18-UP |
Grade Level: 13-UP |
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.52" W x 8.78" L (0.61 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Event - Confirmation |
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Christianity Today 12/01/2009 pg. 68 CBA Retailers 11/01/2009 pg. 43 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Gary Thomas, one of this generation's most trusted writers about the spiritual life, explores what it means to build a life of true pleasure - one that will liberate your spiritual life, marriage, family, community, and outreach. Many Christians assume "pleasure" and "sin" are synonymous. Others define godly pleasure so narrowly that they drastically minimize the powerful and holy role that pleasure can play in their lives. Still others feel guilty even thinking about how to build a life of pleasure. For all of them, Pure Pleasure provides an entirely new paradigm. It invites Christians to embrace a life of true pleasure as a pathway to obedience, worship, and service. Building on his bestselling books Sacred Pathways, Sacred Marriage, and the ECPA Gold Medallion-winning Authentic Faith, Gary Thomas takes readers to a new level of faith by providing a theological and inspirational framework to help them cultivate the kind of life that pleases God. Abounding with spiritual insights and practical exercises, this book invites you to shake off the shackles of misunderstanding about sin, provides the freedom to approach life in Christ with new wonder and joy, and challenges you to experience life as God meant it to be: overflowing with pleasure. Also available: Pure Pleasure small group video study and study guide, Spanish edition, and more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thomas, Gary L.: - Gary Thomas is a writer in residence at Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, and an adjunct faculty member teaching on spiritual formation at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and Houston Theological Seminary in Houston, Texas. He is the author of 19 books, including Sacred Marriage, Sacred Pathways, Cherish, Sacred Parenting, and the Gold Medallion Award-winning Authentic Faith. He has a master's degree from Regent College, where he studied under Dr. J.I. Packer, and was awarded an honorary doctorate in divinity from Western Seminary. Gary has spoken in 49 states and 10 different countries. He has appeared numerous times on various national radio and television programs, including CBN, Focus on the Family and Family Life Today. |
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