Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship - Softcover

Harris, Joshua

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9781576737682: Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576737683 ISBN 13: 9781576737682

Publisher: Multnomah Books, 2001

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Joshua Harris, who "Kissed Dating Good-bye," now answers your questions about courtship. In Part One, he defines and illustrates the basic principles of "courtship," in contrast to "dating." In Part Two, he deals with practical issues as the season of courtship unfolds, growing closer while guarding our hearts in important areas like romance. In Part Three, we learn how to move toward marriage in a God-honoring way.

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Review:

Joshua Harris follows up his bestselling I Kissed Dating Goodbye with Boy Meets Girl, the story of how he met and married his wife Shannon. Where Harris's first book encouraged readers to throw off modern ideas of romantic fixation, Boy Meets Girl goes to the next level and urges single Christian men and women to pursue courtship and ultimately marriage, thoughtfully and prayerfully. Knowing that many readers will balk at the idea of premeditated "courtship", Harris insists that dating should not be emotional recreation but rather a careful decision rooted in obedience to God. While the anecdotes used to reveal true-to-life scenarios about dating pitfalls are somewhat elementary (and geared to those in their 20s), Harris succeeds in hammering home the point that obedience to God's word, selfless love, community, purity and satisfaction in God are the most important aspects of any relationship. The last section of the book is particularly practical, discussing forgiveness of past sexual sin, questions to ask before tying the knot and how an understanding of our sinful nature can lead to conflict resolution. For Harris's mere 20-something years of life experience, his maturity and devotion to God are sincere evidence that he has indeed practised what he has preached, resulting in a passionate relationship with the love of his life. --Jill Heatherly

About the Author:

Joshua Harris lives outside Washington, D.C., in Gaithersburg, Maryland, where he is senior pastor at Covenant Life Church . He speaks nationally and has led the New Attitude conferences for college students for six years. Joshua's bestselling books include I Kissed Dating Goodbye, Boy Meets Girl, Not Even a Hint, and Stop Dating the Church. He and his wife, Shannon, have two children, Emma Grace and Joshua Quinn.

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