Description
Each one of us enjoys deep relationships held together by an invisible cord called commitment, and every important community depends on the strength of that unseen cord. At times, we find it a joy to keep our commitments. At others, it seems difficult–even impossible–to honor those spoken and unspoken pledges.
If you deeply desire to make and keep commitments…
If you want insight into what makes relationships work–
or to learn what to do when a relationship is in crisis…
If you feel trapped by a bad commitment and wonder if you can
experience grace and a new beginning…
Best-selling author Lewis Smedes offers insights that will profoundly affect the way you interact with and relate to others. Find out what you and those you love can gain from committed relationships; discover how to cope when someone close to you breaks your trust; and determine which, if any, relationships should continue forever–as well as how you can make these relationships last–in Learning to Live the Love We Promise.
About the Author
Lewis Benedictus Smedes (1921 — December 19, 2002) was a renowned Christian author, ethicist, and theologian in the Reformed tradition. He was a professor of theology and ethics for twenty-five years at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. His 15 books, including the popularForgive and Forget, covered some important issues including sexuality and forgiveness.Lewis Benedictus Smedes was born in 1921, the youngest of five children. His father, Melle Smedes, and mother, Rena (Benedictus), emigrated to the United States from Oostermeer, Friesland in the Netherlands. (Rena's name before being changed by the officials at Ellis Island was Renske.) When he was two-months-old, his father died in the partially completed house he built in Muskegon, Michigan. He married Doris Dekker. He died after falling from a ladder at his home in Sierra Madre, California on December 19, 2002. He was survived by his wife, three children, two grandchildren and one brother.In addition to many articles, Smedes wrote many popular books including:* Forgive & Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don't Deserve, Harper, 1984* A Pretty Good Person What it Takes to Live with Courage, Gratitude, & Integrity or When Pretty Good Is as Good as You Can Be, Harper, 1990* Standing on the Promises* Choices: Making Right Decisions in a Complex World* How Can It Be All Right When Everything Is All Wrong?* Caring & Commitment: Learning to Live the Love We Promise* The Incarnation in Modern Anglo-Catholic Theology* All Things Made New* Love Within Limits* Sex for Christians* Mere Morality: What God Expects From Ordinary People* A Life of Distinction* The Art of Forgiving* Shame and Grace: Healing the Shame We Don't Deserve* Keeping Hope Alive* My God and I, a Spiritual Memoir, Eerdmans, 2003
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