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About this book
Gary 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.
Many 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.
For all of them, Pure Pleasure 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 Sacred Pathways, Sacred Marriage, and the ECPA Gold Medallion-winning Authentic Faith, 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.
Abounding 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.
Also available: Pure Pleasure small group video study and study guide, Spanish edition, and more.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- 1. The Tyranny of Torrential Thirst
- 2. Fortifying Ourselves with Pleasure
- 3. How Our Pleasure Pleases God
- 4. Enjoying the Earth without Loving the World
- 5. Party Like It’s Biblical Time
- 6. Practical Pleasure
- 7. What’s Your Pleasure?
- 8. Spiritual Ferns
- 9. Preserving Pleasure
- 10. Dangerous Pleasures
- 11. The Cost of Pleasure
- 12. Family Pleasure: Becoming a Servant of Their Joy
- 13. Singing in Exile: Finding Pleasure in Difficult Circumstances
- 14. Hilariously Holy
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Online Video Small Group Discussion Questions