{"product_id":"love-that-lasts-how-we-discovered-gods-better-way-for-love-dating-marriage-and-sex-9780718039189","title":"Love That Lasts: How We Discovered God's Better Way for Love, Dating, Marriage, and Sex","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLove That Lasts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eJesus \u0026gt; Religion\u003c\/em\u003e Jefferson Bethke and his wife, Alyssa, expose the distorted views of love that permeate our culture and damage our hearts, minds, and souls.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from Jeff's \"prodigal son\" personal history and from Alyssa's \"True Love Waits\" experience, the Bethkes point to a third and better way. Blending personal storytelling with biblical teaching, they offer readers an inspiring, realistic vision of love, dating, marriage, and sex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung people today enter adulthood with expectations of blissful dating followed by a romantic, fulfilling marriage only to discover they've been duped. They learned about love and sexuality from social media, their friends, Disney fairy tales, pornography, or even their own rocky past, and they have no idea what healthy, lifelong love is supposed to be like. The results are often disastrous, with this generation becoming one of the most relationally sick, sexually addicted, and divorce ridden in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking to God's design while drawing lessons from their own successes and failures, the Bethkes explode the fictions and falsehoods of our current moment. One by one, they peel back lies such as, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe belief that every person has only one soul mate, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethat marriage will complete you, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand that pornography and hook-ups are harmless.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBethke, Jefferson:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJefferson Bethke is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eJesus \u0026gt; Religion\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIt's Not What You Think\u003c\/em\u003e. He and his wife, Alyssa, host \u003cem\u003eThe Real Life Podcast\u003c\/em\u003e and run FamilyTeams.com, an online initiative equipping families to live as a multi-generational team on mission. They live in Maui with their daughters, Kinsley and Lucy, and son, Kannon. To say hi or to learn more, go to jeffandalyssa.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBethke, Alyssa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAlyssa Bethke is the author of \u003cem\u003eSatisfied: Finding Hope, Joy, and Contentment Right Where You Are\u003c\/em\u003e. She and her husband, Jefferson Bethke, are bloggers, YouTubers, and hosts of \u003cem\u003eThe Real Life Podcast\u003c\/em\u003e. They are passionate about encouraging and strengthening families at familyteams.com, a program that brings families together with the idea of becoming a team. They live in Maui with their three children, Kinsley, Kannon, and Lucy, and dog named Aslan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460769386770,"sku":"9780718039189","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b7317855-a17c-427c-8c77-fcc29ef27f51.jpg?v=1730048785","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/love-that-lasts-how-we-discovered-gods-better-way-for-love-dating-marriage-and-sex-9780718039189","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}