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The Love Dare |  | Authors: Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick
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Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7
MPN: 9780805448856
ISBN: 0805448853
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Publication Date: September 28, 2008
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Too many marriages end when someone says I ve fallen out of love with you or I don t love you anymore. The Love Dare discusses how these statements reveal a lack of understanding about the fundamental nature of true love. As featured in the popular new movie Fireproof, from the team that brought us the 1 best selling DVD Facing the Giants, The Love Dareis a 40-day guided devotional experience that will lead your heart backto truly loving your spouse while learning more about the design,nature, and source of true love. Each reading includes Scripture, astatement of principle, the day s dare, and a journaling area andcheck box to chart progress. Distributor: Spring Arbor/Ingram Author: Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick Format: 224 pages, leather ISBN: 9780805448856
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 Be Daring December 22, 2008
Theresa
246 out of 254 found this review helpful
As most people might already know, this book is based upon the Christian movie "Fireproof", which is about a man who saves his marriage by completing a character-testing, 40-day list of "dares" suggested to him by his father. Like the movie, the book of course is Christian based as well.
I loved the movie and the book is more of the same. However I looked at both of them from the perspective of a person happily married for over 15 years. I can tell you that while I don't practice all the dares in the book, my spouse and I are good about doing many of them- and of course there's always room for improvement. From my personal experience, I feel like concentrating on the kinds of ideas presented in the book have been absolutely key to making our marriage last.
Now the book itself also consists of a 40-day list of dares. For each day, there's about a page and a half or so of advice, followed by a specific dare and some space for you to write down your personal reflections. Dares range from things such as practicing patience to writing out a renewal of your vows. The guys will probably particularly like Day 32!
As you can tell, I highly recommend going to see the movie and reading the book. In a society that places a high value on looks and money, while sporting a 50% divorce rate, its nice to see more movies and books coming out that get people more focused on the right values in life. Even if you don't do anything more than just glance through the book, you're going to be given something to think about. Other self-help books I enjoyed include "Finding Happiness in a Frustrating World" .
Hope For Those Unequally Yoked March 18, 2009
mk (parker, CO United States)
32 out of 32 found this review helpful
I became a Believer 5 years ago. Married for 6 years to a beautiful, amazing woman and blessed with 2 adorable children from this union, why do this 'challenge'? Why read this book?
I love my wife, and our marriage thrives. Sometimes I think if men would simply, truly love their wives, divorce would go out the window. In general, and forgive me for generalities, woman thrive at relationships and social activities if we give them a reason.
My dilemma: I became a Christian and my wife didn't. Still, our relationship works even with an essentially 'New Ager' married to a 'Jesus Freak'. I pray and witness to my family openly and try to do it with love and without a better than you, condemning, preachy attitude. But I'm flawed, and sometimes she'll roll her eyes or sigh, and either I or her get a bit defensive or worse, offensive. Whew!
The Kendricks' 40 day challenge offers daily encouragement essentially for Believers; although, anyone could benefit from a program that stresses kindness, attentiveness and re-discovery, but unless non-Christians are open and friendly towards the Faith, most will probably be put off by the Christian theme.
If you like a daily to-do format and the feeling of having a 40 day period of cleansing, starting over, renewal, I strongly recommend this for you. Most of the challenges are simply commonsense, but it's nice to hear it in short, digestable pieces and wonder what tomorrow's challenge will bring. And of course, it goes well with the movie.
I gave it 5 stars, not because it's a great, voluminous revelation, not that now I'm highly enlighted as my wife might say, and not just because I'm a Jesus freak, but because it calmed me down and help release my control; it urged me to look deeper, to want to give more freely without conditions, to try to love without too many expectations and to appreciate her for her. And as a man and a Christian, may I say: everything in the world is not about me!
"Yes, yes, I know all this." But, it sure helps to repeat it and be reminded of what's really important.
Finally, did it help my marriage? Yes! She didn't know what I was up to. And not to brag, because we struggle with life problems like anyone, and she's still a non-Believer(that's in God's hands) but our closeness and intimacy jumped to a fresh, new level. There's fireworks in more ways than I can say. Whatever you do, there's always hope, start anew.
Dare to Try March 4, 2009
Bonnie (Colorado)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
I had planned to wait until I completed the 40 days before writing this review. But I have come to decide that it won't matter if my husband and I reunite to determine this book a personal success. My circumstances are different than most. My husband & I have been separated for almost a year and living 2,000 miles apart. You would think that would make doing the daily dares difficult. I do it all by email. I give a brief review of that day's topic and then I talk about what I would do "if I were home". My husband swore he'd delete the emails without opening but evidently he couldn't bring himself to do that. I'm only on day 16 and we are communicating by phone and our last conversation he said "if you come home, we'll need to take things slow". A month ago he said he couldn't wait until the year was up to file for divorce. Like in the movie - don't do anything about ending the marriage until you give it just 40 more days. I am prayerfully hopeful that this will be the first 40 days of our new life together and a wonderful testimony to others in trouble. But, if not, the insight about myself that has been revealed day by day will make me a better person in any relationship. Good luck and God bless.
A Wonderful Concept, A Great Book November 7, 2008
Tommy Newberry (Atlanta, GA)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
The 4:8 Principle: The Secret to a Joy-Filled Life
The Love Dare is a wonderful concept and a great book. There are several things that make this book strong. First, it builds on a great movie, "Fireproof" that visually and dramatically demonstrates the principle highlighted in the book.
The next thing that makes the book strong is the layout and organization of the book. Each day is a mini-chapter with a brief call to action or "love dare" as the authors call it. Every single day is short, doable and still very meaningful. You can actually feel the momentum building as you move from day to day.
Finally, and most importantly, this book emphasizes a great truth that we belabor in my coaching practice at The 1% Club. This truth is that, "IT JUST TAKES ONE." This means that one committed partner can turn a relationship from weak to strong or from good to great by taking the initiative to LOVE their spouse (ACTION VERB) they way they promised they would when they recited their wedding vows.
The Love Dare is great because it coaches you, the husband OR wife, to love and respect your mate for 40 straight days regardless of whether or not he or she participates in the process with you.
And in the appendix, the authors offer some additional resources and touch on a very much misunderstood stumbling block in living a Godly life and enjoying a permanently rich marriage relationship.
Highly Recommended
The Love Dare and Fireproof Couples Kit Helped My Marriage September 20, 2008
Eric Abel (San Diego, CA)
57 out of 71 found this review helpful
After going through The Love Dare and Fireproof Your Marriage Couple's Kit, my wife and I found new hope for our marriage. In a practical way, we learned how to love unconditionally and that has had priceless results on our relationship. We highly endorse The Love Dare book and recommend you get the Fireproof Your Marriage Couples Kit too. We are going to recommend the Fireproof Your Marriage Leader's Kit to our Pastor and may be our whole church will benefit from the small groups.
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