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Pros

John ortberg is an incredible writer with a gift for renewing your spirit to know god and be closer to him. Ortberg's writing always encourages and enlightens me and this book was no exception. We are made for intimacy, ortberg writes.

Thought-provoking, vulnerable, and biblically-faithful work. From marriage to jesus' relationship with his disciples he covers virtually every relationship one could be in. Nice to learn so much about growing in relationships while relating and laughi...  Read More

Intimacy is a big part of that equation for a full, rich, godly life. The difference between a good listener and an intimate listener is the golden rule of intimacy.

John has a quirky sense of humor which is like putting a big heaping tablespoon of sugar on the medicine. John teaches around the world at conferences and churches.



Cons

The title is deceiving. This is a book on intimacy with no practical ways of getting along with those who are different from you. Ortberg quotes dallas willard and others and repeats a lot from his past books.

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Quality


I really enjoy ortbergs work and this book fits in with the rest of his efforts


As it relates to marital relationships i was surprised by the statistics referenced – that “husbands headed for divorce disreg...  Read More


While jesus often withdrew from the disciples to be alone with the father he did spend much time with the disciples


His newest one deals with the intimacy

Shipping


Even though i did not finish it as fast as i wanted to does not mean that it was not a good read

Competitiveness


Prior to joining menlo church john served as teaching pastor at chicago’s willow creek community church


As 2017 draws to a close this book would be an excellent starting point for kicking off 2018

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  • This product had a total of 159 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 27 2022.

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    The world would be a much better place to live


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    And they all fit inside 14 sharply written chapters


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ideally this would have been finished at least six weeks ago however this obviously was not the case


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Even though i did not finish it as fast as i wanted to does not mean that it was not a good read


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    Ortberg’s guiding could be applied by any person alive at this time regardless of their views on jesus christ


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    This same gripe could be made about dozens of other books by christian authors


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    The words above are my own and have not been influenced in any manner by the author or publisher outside of the book’s manuscript


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    No matter how much alike you are there are differences

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