2000, ISBN: 9780718122546

" Sometimes it seems we can't get what we want. Circumstances thwart our best-laid plans. We struggle to live a heartfelt life. Worst of all, says Eldredge, the modern church mistakenly t… Plus…

" Sometimes it seems we can't get what we want. Circumstances thwart our best-laid plans. We struggle to live a heartfelt life. Worst of all, says Eldredge, the modern church mistakenly teaches its people to kill desire (calling it sin) and replace it with duty or obligation (calling it sanctification). As a result, at best Christians tend to live safe, boring lives of resignation. At worst, their desire eventually breaks out in destructive ways such as substance abuse, affairs, and pornography addictions. In The Journey of Desire, Eldredge invites readers to rediscover God-given desire and to search again for the life they once dreamed of." Review: "Christian lecturer and counselor John Eldredge follow up his bestselling Sacred Romance with The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We Always Dreamed Of, a book whose title evokes hope and possibility. The first half of Journey of Desire argues that Christians have forsaken their heart's desire due to the failures and sorrows of life. This is tragic, Eldredge insists, because "absolutely nothing of human greatness is ever accomplished without it." A rousing call to search for the life you've only dreamed of ensues. The question naturally arises as to the "wayward" desire that lies within us, and how it is to be controlled let alone differentiated from our true desires. While the answer isn't clear, the second half of the book focuses on what Christians have to look forward to in heaven--what they are to set their hope upon. Each chapter begins with insightful literary quotes and aptly applied modern song lyrics pertaining to the upcoming text. While the contents could fuel many a theological debate, Eldredge inspires one to consider what lies in the recesses of his heart, and for Christians, it is a primary desire for God alone." --Jill Heatherly, Thomas Nelson Inc, 2000, 6, London England: Michael Joseph, 1983. Hardback. Somme. Previous owners name crossed out to inside cover. Somme, July 1916. For almost seventy years the very name of the battle has epitomised all the horr and hardship of the First World War. There was hardly a family in the land who had not seen at least one son join up in the heady innocence and enthusiasm that swept the country in 1914. The Battle of the Somme was their baptism of fire. A hundred and fifty thousand of the soldiers they proudly called 'our boys' died in it; three hundred thousand more were maimed or wounded. No modern battle has ever been more meticulously planned. But the front-line soldier knew little of the strategy. his object eas to survive, if he could, the relentless punishing shellfire, the ordeal of attack and counter-attack, and to get out again to the dubious comfort of a billet in a broken-down barn. There might be a village girl to ogle, an estaminet where the drinks were cheap and the songs bawdy, and there was always the hope of scrounging a meal that would break the monotony of 'His Majesty's Stew'. Somme is a human chronicle of life as well as death, a vivid blend of military history and the immediacy of personal recollection that puts us uniquely in touch with ordinary people caught up in momentous events. Illustrated. 366 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . 1st Michael Joseph Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback., Michael Joseph, 1983, 3<

1983, ISBN: 9780718122546

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Hardcover, history, war, military, tranch, wwi, ww1, Foxing to the page edges/pages Good condition is defined as: a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. , [PU: Michael Joseph Ltd]<

1983, ISBN: 9780718122546

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London: Michael Joseph, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 366 pages, near fin… Plus…

London: Michael Joseph, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 366 pages, near fine in near fine unclipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf N4., Michael Joseph, 1983, 4<

1983, ISBN: 9780718122546

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