Boy Meets Girl
Joshua Harris
Purpose Driven Romance
The last thing singles want is more rules. But if you're looking for an intentional, God-pleasing game plan for finding a future spouse, Joshua Harris delivers an appealing one. A compelling new foreword, an all-new ;8 Great Courtship Conversations; section, and updated material throughout makes this five-year revision of the original Boy Meets Girl a must-have Harris illustrates how biblical courtship—a healthy, joyous alternative to recreational dating;worked for him and his wife. Boy Meets Girl presents an inspiring, practical example for readers wanting to pursue the possibility of marriage with someone they may be serious about.
Are you ready for romance with purpose?
If you're fed up with self-centered relationships that end in disillusionment, it's time to rethink romance. Finding the loving, committed relationship you want shouldn't mean throwing away your hopes, your integrity, or your heart.
In Boy Meets Girl, Joshua Harris ;the guy who kissed dating goodbye;makes the case for courtship. As old-fashioned as it might sound, courtship is what modern day relationships desperately need. Think of it as romance chaperoned by wisdom, cared for by community, and directed by God's Word.
Filled with inspiring stories from men and women who have rediscovered courtship, Boy Meets Girl is honest, romantic, and refreshinglybiblical. Keep God at the center of your relationship as you discover how to: Set a clear course for your romance Get closer without compromise Find support in a caring community Deal with past sexual sin Make the right decisions about your future
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New Courtship Conversations
Eight ideas for great dates that will help grow and guide your relationship.
Story Behind the Book
I wrote I Kissed Dating Goodbye to challenge singles to drop the worldly approach to serial dating and reconsider the way they pursued romance in light of God's Word. Since then, I've received letters asking questions like, So, what comes between friendship and marriage? and, How can you know when you are ready for marriage? Boy Meets Girl answers those questions. Now as a happily married man I can look back on my courtship with Shannon and see from personal experience that God is faithful. If you trust Him enough to wait on romance in dating, He will lovingly guide you as you pursue it in courtship;right to that wonderful moment when you kneel together at the altar. Joshua Harris
I wrote Boy Meets Girl the year after I was married. It was a great chance to answer many of the questions that were raised by my first book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye. I know the last thing most singles want is more rules and, in Boy Meets Girl, I wanted to offer an alternative: an intentional, God-pleasing game plan for finding a future spouse. In the book, I discuss how biblical courtship (a healthy, joyous alternative to recreational dating) worked for me and my wife Shannon, to give an encouraging and practical example for readers wanting to pursue the possibility of marriage with someone they're serious about. This updated version includes a new foreword, a new chapter, an all-new "8 Great Courtship Conversations" section, and some updated material throughout.
Bonus: 8 Great Courtship Conversations
One of my favorite parts of the updated edition of Boy Meets Girl is the new guide for couples called "courtship conversations." So many couples I know want something more than just dinner and a movie--these are just fun and easy-to-pull-off date ideas that include get-to-know-you questions meant help couples grow in their friendship and learn more of who the other person really is.
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