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Summary: A good Christian book for young people about true love.
Review: C. S. Lewis said that by talking incessantly about it, our age has managed the unimaginable feat of making sex boring. One would add that by making sex casual, we have made the the central act of communion between a man and a woman emotionally barren and spiritually empty. The two young Africans whose letters shape this book have a lesson about love and hope for us, medicine for a cynical, aimless, and jaded people.Walter and Ingrid Trobisch were a missionary couple in Cameroon (a former German and then French colony in West Africa) in the 1960s. Francois, a young African man they had known from the mission school, writes to Pastor Trobisch for advice on what to do after being fired from his job. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with Cecile, a clever and courageous young Christian woman whose family demands a bride price of $400--an impossible fortune for an unemployed youth. "I Loved a Girl" consists of excerpts from the private letters of Francois, Cecile, and the Trobisches, which tell better than any description the struggles they had in overcoming their situation and the way in which their submission to Christ's will in their lives led them to joy. This is a profoundly moving book, and an inspiration to all of us not to lose the mystery of Eros, in its right place at the heart of Christian marriage, and not to settle for less than the best God has for us.
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Summary: A beautiful story of a love submitted to Christ
Review: C. S. Lewis said that by talking incessantly about it, our age has managed the unimaginable feat of making sex boring. One would add that by making sex casual, we have made the the central act of communion between a man and a woman emotionally barren and spiritually empty. The two young Africans whose letters shape this book have a lesson about love and hope for us, medicine for a cynical, aimless, and jaded people. Walter and Ingrid Trobisch were a missionary couple in Cameroon (a former German and then French colony in West Africa) in the 1960s. Francois, a young African man they had known from the mission school, writes to Pastor Trobisch for advice on what to do after being fired from his job. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with Cecile, a clever and courageous young Christian woman whose family demands a bride price of $400--an impossible fortune for an unemployed youth. "I Loved a Girl" consists of excerpts from the private letters of Francois, Cecile, and the Trobisches, which tell better than any description the struggles they had in overcoming their situation and the way in which their submission to Christ's will in their lives led them to joy. This is a profoundly moving book, and an inspiration to all of us not to lose the mystery of Eros, in its right place at the heart of Christian marriage, and not to settle for less than the best God has for us.
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Summary: Frank and Inspiring
Review: Earlier this year, a man I respected gave me a copy of Trobisch's book Love is a Feeling to be Learned. It was very challenging. When the former pastor of my church gave me a copy of I Loved a Girl a few weeks ago, I was excited to read it. I was not disappointed.
This is a chronological collection of letters between two young lovers from Cameroon and their pastor, Trobisch. Initially the concern is the nature and place of sex--"knowing" a woman--it quickly turns to much deeper matters: those of true love and what it really means to fight for a woman's heart. I started reading it last night and stayed up until I finished it, which is rare for me. If you want one book to succintly drive home straight talk about sex, relationships, love, and pursuing your beloved, then this is it!
I really appreciate all parties' transparency and candor in the letters that were written; these are real letters from real people struggling with real issues. Beware: you will be moved and challenged!
Also, I've found that this might be a great book to give to someone considering Christianity but wary of its "outdated" morality. Trobisch really highlights the beauty and purpose of taking male-female relationships God's way instead of man's way.
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Summary: Terrific And Touching
Review: Every teenager should read this book. It is straight to the point. The moment you open the book, it has you enchanted! It isn't even long! I finished it in a day. Nobody will be intimitated by it. It is a great book!
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Summary: This is truth-telling about true love.
Review: I read this book 32 years ago at age 19. Its powerful clear message gripped my heart then and has remained a benchmark of true love for my relationship with my wife and our children as they one by one work through the process of choosing a mate. After 28 years of marriage, I find Walter's message in "I Loved A Girl" rich and helpful.
Rating:
Summary: A good Christian book for young people about true love.
Review: I thought this was one of the most inspirational books ive
read about relationships between young men and women. It really
changed my perspective about women and how they need to be
thought of and respected. Although it is about a relationship
between two young african people I was able to relate to it
especially through the counsel of Walter Trobisch. This man
was in my opinion a rare individual with many wise insights
about people. It also led me to read other of his books.
While I didnt agree totally with everything he says there
is one passage where he tells Franscois? sp? about what
it means to love a woman. He describes with passion how
one should only say the words, `I love you` to someone
very special. It touched my life and I still think of it
when think of what it means to commit to someone with
my whole life.
Rating:
Summary: Terrific And Touching
Review: These Amazon reviews are often the occasion for the grandest of hyperbole. I'm afraid this review will continue the trend--it's one of the five best books I've read in the past five years, and one of my favorites of all time. But I swear this book deserves every kind of rave on many levels. One way to extol this book is to describe the various situations into which this collection of letters between an African missionary and one of his students can speak wisely and beautifully: if you want a picture of how powerful and pleasurable an intimate relationship between a man and woman can be, this book tells of it. If you are someone who seeks to understand how Christian commandments about sex are not actually confining or repressive, but actually can be liberating and joyful, this book tells of it. If you are a pastor or teacher or mentor and you want to learn about how to serve and love someone with firmness, yet compassion and love, this book tells of it. And all of this (and more) is delivered in clear, plain, yet beautiful language. I am a pastor and I cannot think of a better book to give to couples considering marriage, singles who may want to marry, or anyone who wants to learn more about God's love for his people as manifested through human relationships.
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Summary: A Romantic Classic...
Review: This book is one I think everyone should read. It is inspirational, and expresses in totality what true love really is.
"I Loved A Girl" is a book of private letters written between two young Africans, Francois and Cecile and their Pastor. In these letters they express their unconditional love for each other combined with the love of Christ.
This is definitly a story that should be shared with couples, or those who ever been in love.
Rating:
Summary: A Romantic Classic...
Review: This book is one I think everyone should read. It is inspirational, and expresses in totality what true love really is.
"I Loved A Girl" is a book of private letters written between two young Africans, Francois and Cecile and their Pastor. In these letters they express their unconditional love for each other combined with the love of Christ.
This is definatly a story that should be shared with couples, or those who ever been in love.
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Summary: Phenominal book!!!
Review: This book should be required reading for anyone who wants to be married or desires to be a mature and loving man or woman. It is tender while remaining straightforward amd informative. The author answers much asked and not often answered questions in a loving way. I counsel young people and recommend this book to them. This is a timeless classic!
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