Love That Lasts: How We Discovered God’s Better Way for Love, Dating, Marriage, and Sex

Jefferson Bethke · Alyssa Bethke

Oct 2017 · Sold by Thomas Nelson

About this ebook

In Love That Lasts, New York Times bestselling author of Jesus > Religion Jefferson Bethke and his wife, Alyssa, expose the distorted views of love that permeate our culture and damage our hearts, minds, and souls.

Drawing 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.

Young 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.

Looking 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,

• the belief that every person has only one soul mate,
• that marriage will complete you,
• and that pornography and hook-ups are harmless.

Ratings and reviews

Completely shifted my perspective on relationships, sex, and marriage. In today's age where the lines are so blurred this message needs to be shared. Our generation is dying for a love like this. To be fully known and fully loved.

It was a great, relatable book. And it definitely initiated some discussions which were very necessary. Enjoyed the writing style and it was easy to read.

Great book!

About the author

Jefferson Bethke is the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus > Religion and It's Not What You Think. He and his wife, Alyssa, host The Real Life Podcast 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.

Alyssa Bethke is the author of Satisfied: Finding Hope, Joy, and Contentment Right Where You Are. She and her husband, Jefferson Bethke, are bloggers, YouTubers, and hosts of The Real Life Podcast. 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.