{"product_id":"pure-pleasure-why-do-christians-feel-so-bad-about-feeling-good-9780310290803","title":"Pure Pleasure: Why Do Christians Feel So Bad about Feeling Good?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGary Thomas, one of this generation's most trusted writers about the spiritual life, explores what it means to build a life of true pleasure - one that will liberate your spiritual life, marriage, family, community, and outreach.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany Christians assume pleasure and sin are synonymous. Others define godly pleasure so narrowly that they drastically minimize the powerful and holy role that pleasure can play in their lives. Still others feel guilty even thinking about how to build a life of pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor all of them, \u003cem\u003ePure Pleasure\u003c\/em\u003e provides an entirely new paradigm. It invites Christians to embrace a life of true pleasure as a pathway to obedience, worship, and service. Building on his bestselling books \u003cem\u003eSacred Pathways\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSacred Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e, and the ECPA Gold Medallion-winning \u003cem\u003eAuthentic Faith\u003c\/em\u003e, Gary Thomas takes readers to a new level of faith by providing a theological and inspirational framework to help them cultivate the kind of life that pleases God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbounding with spiritual insights and practical exercises, this book invites you to shake off the shackles of misunderstanding about sin, provides the freedom to approach life in Christ with new wonder and joy, and challenges you to experience life as God meant it to be: overflowing with pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso available: \u003cem\u003ePure Pleasure \u003c\/em\u003esmall group video study and study guide, Spanish edition, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zondervan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 6.52w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780310290803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCBA Retailers\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGary Thomas is a writer in residence at Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, and an adjunct faculty member teaching on spiritual formation at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and Houston Theological Seminary in Houston, Texas. He is the author of 19 books, including \u003cem\u003eWhen to Walk Away, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSacred Pathways\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCherish\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSacred Parenting\u003c\/em\u003e, the award-winning \u003cem\u003eAuthentic Faith, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Sacred Marriage \u003c\/em\u003e- over one million copies sold. He has a master's degree from Regent College, where he studied under Dr. J.I. Packer, and was awarded an honorary doctorate in divinity from Western Seminary. Gary has spoken in 49 states and 10 different countries. He has appeared numerous times on various national radio and television programs, including CBN, Focus on the Family and Family Life Today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39988428341363,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":21.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d54ea21d-9617-452f-9070-15ce24041c8c.jpg?v=1649771676","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/pure-pleasure-why-do-christians-feel-so-bad-about-feeling-good-9780310290803","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}