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The Sacred Search
- What if It’s Not about Who You Marry, but Why?
- Narrated by: Gary Thomas
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In the revised edition of his hit book The Sacred Search, author Gary Thomas helps single people of all ages make wise marital choices, in large part by rethinking what basis those choices should be made on.
Listeners are encouraged to think beyond finding their “soul mate", an idea that has its roots in the philosophy of Plato, and instead adopt a more biblical search for a “sole mate” - someone who will walk with them on their spiritual journey.
Thomas asks, What if we focused on why to get married more than on who to marry? What if being “in love” isn’t a good enough reason to get married? And most of all, what if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy?
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- Leandra v
- 06-09-22
Highly recommend
I highly recommend this book to anyone that’s single and looking, or even those who are dating or maybe engaged. I will definitely listen to it again.
Chapter 10 is incomplete though.. so four stars overall.
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- Mike
- 05-25-22
Great book and narration, but missing content
I was recommended to read this book, but because of my situation in life I chose to listen to the audiobook instead. Being narrated by the author, the emphasis and inflection can be trusted to be extremely accurate to his intended meaning. However, this audiobook has one glaring issue.
There are several times where content is skipped; and it appears that data is simply missing rather than being abridged.
The one instance I can pinpoint exactly is at the end of Chapter 10. The audiobook cuts in the middle of a sentence when the author is relating a story and skips to the beginning of the next chapter. I was given the physical copy of the book and I referred to it to see how much was skipped, and it ended up totally about 5 pages on text, including an entire subsection of the chapter. There is another skip in the middle of Chapter 16, but I am not sure how much content was skipped there, because I wasn't in a situation where I could go and reference the printed book.
Overall, if you don't have the ability to read the physical copy this audiobook will be better, and if you're wanting to go through it multiple times to better retain the content then the audiobook is good as a supplementary resource, but be aware that there are multiple times where content is lost in the audiobook, and sometimes significant portions of content.
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- Hendrik Nell
- 02-11-22
Excellent resource.
This is one of the most illuminating books that I've ever read or listened to, on the subject of marriage. It is a book that should be read/heard by anyone that is considering a Christian or non-Christian marriage.
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- 01-10-22
Every Christian Single Needs This Book
I wish that I had received such rich, sound & biblically based advice years ago. This is a must read for any single who desires to enter into a lifelong, fulfilling and loving marriage with the right person for them. I will be listening to this book at least one more time to make sure that I didn't miss anything.
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- R.B.- Houston Texas
- 12-31-21
Focus Decisions
A recommended book for All Christian singles!
Definitely helps to make a wise and Godly choice for a mate and future partner.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-13-21
SO GOOD!
This book is packed with gold to help anyone grow in the process of finding the best person that will help them build the kingdom of God. So good.