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Summary: Good if you know what you're getting into
Review: This is a great book for a young adult trying to figure out what to do about dating in the post "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" world. Clark gives a balanced and Biblically-grounded perspective. Clark's emphasis is, however, more on beginning a relationship and is not really as applicable if you (like myself) are already in a dating/courting relationship and are looking for Biblical advice on growing and strengthening it.
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Summary: avoid
Review: This seems to be more like a response to the popular "I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris." It seems as if the author is very defensive that dating is okay, well no one's saying that dating is a sin. I believe dating is best applied when both people are actually looking to get married in the end. I also heard Mr. Clark on a radio broadcast program a long time ago, and he sounded very defensive about his book and his beliefs. Its as if he believes that he has to be right. Get over it. At the same time I don't understand "Joshua Harris's book, Boy Meets Girl." I've heard both sides of the argument, to date or not to date. To court or not to court, I just think that dating/courting is the same, it just depends how you do it, and what your focus is behind it. I don't think dating/courting is bad, just as long as you don't play games with people's heart, and in my opinion dating is the purpose of finding a spouse.
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Summary: Good Information
Review: This was a very good informational book on Christian dating. I already knew a lot of the information given but it was all good information. This is a good book for a new Christian who is looking to date according to the Christ's plan. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to any high schooler looking for more information on this. There was only one thing I didn't agree with in the whole book-his definition of a date.
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Summary: A Rebutal to Joshua Harris' Book and Two Versions of Dating.
Review: Ok, so when I picked up this book in the Christian book store, I automatically assumed "he's just writing this book as a rebutal to 'I Kissed Dating Good-bye'." I decided not to assume and read it. The first thing I heard this author say was that courting is legalistic, which would in turn make the person who courts legalistic. This is name calling by the way. However, as I read, I realized that he was just doing a rebutal to "I Kissed Dating Goodbye." In the first chapter, he makes a reference to Joshua Harris' book, saying that there is another, less extreme, legalistic option. This lets me know that:
a.) He read or heard about the book and didn't like it.
b.) Because he didn't like it, he decided to write against it. Now, with that out of the way, I also want to say that the definition of dating in Joshua Harris' book isn't the same definition that this author is arguing. Joshua Harris is writing about dating as it is known today. When someone today says that they are dating..they are saying "I'm with them, there is a relationship going on here". The other guy is arguing dating as "a mutual agreement by two people to meet someplace" and saying that "see, with this definition, what's the big deal?" I put the book down because I knew if he was doing a rebutal to "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" that his argument didn't even matter because he wasn't even arguing the right definition of dating. I hope that makes sense. Dating today is more than two people meeting in a place. Everyone does that everyday. Meetings with their boss', girls with their best friends (guy or girl), mothers with daughters, etc. Therefore, if he was doing this rebutal to IKDG, his argument was irrelevant. Also, this author was just repeating many pricipals that Joshua Harris stated in his book. Why date or court a person if you can't consider marrying them, purity, and other things. The books are almost identical, except one says "court" and the other "date". With that said, the book is a waste of time because it is just restating many of the things Joshua Harris said in his book, IF he was writing a rebutal (which I think he did). Futhermore, not all people who court are legalistic. I know people who court and don't rub it into other peoples' faces. As a matter of fact, Joshua Harris address people who get legalistic about courtship ("i think I'm holier than you because I court and you date"). He addresses that attitude in his first and second book. I court and many of my friends (christians who date and court & unsaved) dont see me as legalistic in anyway. So with that said, I was also offended that he would say that people who court or believe this view are legalistic. I believe that falls into the area of assumption, prejudice, and stereotype. Anyways, I need to leave lol. But that's just my opinion of the book. It's a repeat of a lot of the same principals in IKDG, it is talking about a different definition of dating, and it was also name calling, probably written just to argue against IKDG. But God bless ya if ya like and God bless ya if you don't ;). If you didn't like IKDG try "when God writes your love story"...its beautiful.
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Summary: Kinda pathetic
Review: I didn't read the whole book because I was so turned off. It's obviously just a slap at Josh Harris' book, and kinda unnecessary. Dating itself is not a sin, as Josh Harris says--but the attitudes sure can be! This book is just a way to excuse sinful behavior, and perhaps soothe ruffled feathers. Let's think of what is BEST for our lives, not just okay. Is dating God's best?
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Summary: Writer attempts to retaliate against Josh Harris' view
Review: "I Gave Dating A Chance" is no more than a book that was written to counterattack Josh Harris' insightful and truthful "I Kissed Dating Goodbye". If readers are looking for a book whose title doesn't scare them, then they could look to "When God Writes Your Love Story" by Eric and Leslie Ludy. However "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" doesn't display the blatant conformity and "holier than thou" attitude that some people (who only read the cover or thumb through it) believe it has. Perhaps that's the attitude displayed by a few who read it, but that is not the book's message. "I Gave Dating A Chance" was simply created to counter such books that give single Christians truth, facts, and a message you can believe and trust in. The writer immediately displays his immaturity by titling his book the exact opposite of Josuah Harris'. A book written to counter an insightful viewpoint? A reader must readily wonder as to the maturity and intellect of such a writer. Can he really give insight and guide young minds when the motivation for writing the book is based on retaliation? One would think not.
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Summary: Mixed feelings
Review: Jeremy Clark has some interesting insight about dating, and how people should approach it in a godly way. But I had a hard time agreeing with his view on when to date. He almost seem like dating is so casual that one doesn't have to wait that long before entering a dating relationship. The best thing I got out of the book was that if you're unsure about dating, there's no problem with waiting. I would recommend buying "When Dreams Come True" by Eric and Leslie Ludy instead for an awesome example on how to approach romantic relationships.
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Summary: It was...alright
Review: First, let me start with that I read Joshua Harris's book I Kissed Dating Goodbye first, and so when I read this one, I thought, "Ugh." TO me, it felt like this guy was trying to beat around the bush with dating. He gave a bunch of tips and nice little anecdotes, but it wasn't fulfilling. It didn't give the the info I wanted or needed. I'm kinda dissapointed I spent $10 on this when I could have bought Third Day's new album.
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Summary: I Gave Dating a Chance
Review: I Gave Dating A Chance showed me the upsides of dating. I did not even want to consider reading I Kissed Dating Good Bye. Plus, I have a girlfriend. So, I Gave Dating A Chance really opened my eyes to dating in God's will. I don't consider myself at crossroads when it comes to dating as this book says, I just would rather read this book than any other book. I'm a Christian who wants to understand God's will and serve Him. This book shows people how to keep their dating life under control so it does not take the place of God. It seems to me like the world's ways of dating are just mind games that usually ends in heartbreak. The world makes it seem like the only way to show love is through sex. This book reveals that dating would be a waste a time if you did not date people you would consider marrying. The book gave me certain bounderies in my own dating relationship. For example, Heather and I have put limitations on our physical relationship. From reading this book I have realized how to put God first in my relationship and not let Heather become my god.
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Summary: makes sense to me
Review: This book talks about setting boundaries emotionally and physically. It says you should keep yourself accountable to at least one other person of the same sex. He also talks about letting your conscience be your guide as well as scripture since we have "God in our bod". He talks about not getting caught up in strict rules and to avoid legalism. There's a lot of focus on keeping things lighthearted and to guard your heart in dating experiences. Instead of thinking "What can I get away with?" he argues that we should instead be asking "How pure can I be?" This book is an answer to some of my prayers as I have some confusion about dating and relationships.
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