{"product_id":"gods-ecstatic-love-9781955821568","title":"God's Ecstatic Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e Nothing is more important in life than loving God. Jesus of Nazareth said the first and greatest commandment is: \"Love God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Francis de Sales, bishop, doctor, saint, and mystic, published \u003cem\u003eTreatise on the Love of God\u003c\/em\u003e in 1616. Scholars consider it to be one of the classics of Christian literature, on the level of \u003cem\u003eThe Cloud of Unknowing, The Imitation of Christ\u003c\/em\u003e by Thomas a Kempis, and \u003cem\u003eThe Spiritual Exercises\u003c\/em\u003e of Ignatius of Loyola. Yet, most people have never heard of it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dr. Bruce Tallman's new book \u003cem\u003eGod's Ecstatic Love\u003c\/em\u003e takes de Sales' spiritual masterpiece and updates it in a way that makes sense to 21st century minds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Packed full of key quotes from scripture and the original Treatise, the goal of \u003cem\u003eGod's Ecstatic Love\u003c\/em\u003e is to enable believers to master the most important life-skill of all: a passionate and intelligent life-transforming love of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Remarkable .... grounds us in a new awareness of God's ever-present love, reaping a rich harvest of hope for our spiritual lives.\" -Michael Prieur\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Provides a mature adult spirituality grounded in authentic love of God and neighbor.\" -Edwin Buettner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Invaluable for anyone on a journey to nurturing a more intimate relationship with God.\" -John Fraresso \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You will find your own love of God grows as you discover God loves you beyond anything you can imagine.\" -Michael Tremblay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Apocryphile Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383065612562,"sku":"9781955821568","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gods-ecstatic-love-9781955821568","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}