Pure Pleasure: Why Do Christians Feel So Bad about Feeling Good?

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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Who is Gary Thomas?

Gary Thomas seeks to draw people closer to Christ and each other. He is the award-winning author of 20 books that together have sold more than 2 million copies and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He and his wife Lisa have been married for 38 years and they have 3 adult children and 2 grandchildren.

What are Gary’s credentials?

Gary holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Western Washington University, a master’s degree in systematic theology from Regent College, and an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Western Seminary.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zondervan
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 13, 2009
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0310290805
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0310290803
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #271,721 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #214 in Psychology & Religion #3,036 in Happiness Self-Help #3,674 in Christian Personal Growth
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