{"product_id":"the-power-of-commitment-a-guide-to-active-lifelong-love-paperback","title":"The Power of Commitment: A Guide to Active, Lifelong Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott M. Stanley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGary Smalley\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Power of Commitment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What is commitment and what's so scary about it? How can we better understand and appreciate the value of commitment and make it last--for a lifetime?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In his new book, Scott Stanley, best-selling marriage expert, reveals that the secret ingredient for finding lasting love is understanding commitment. Too often, men and women find themselves in half-committed, Maybe I Do, relationships that lead to frustration, sadness, and, in many cases, divorce. But it doesn't have to be this way. Scott Stanley offers a five-step plan--based on his groundbreaking marital research and uniquely spiritual approach--for understanding commitment, including learning to handle the pressures of everyday life, moving through the pain of unfulfilled dreams and hopes, overcoming attraction to others that might endanger a marriage, transforming your thinking from \"me versus you\" to \"we\" and \"us,\" and capturing the beauty and mystery of lifelong devotion, loyalty, teamwork, and building a lasting vision for the future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Nobody is more qualified to write this book than Dr. Scott Stanley.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, Seattle Pacific University; authors, Love Talk\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This book should be mandatory reading for dating, engaged, newlywed, and not-so-newlywed couples. Bravo!\"\u003cbr\u003e --Michele Weiner-Davis, author, Divorce Busting and The Divorce Remedy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Power of Commitment \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is commitment and what's so scary about it? How can we better understand and appreciate the value of commitment and make it last--for a lifetime?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his new book, Scott Stanley, best-selling marriage expert, reveals that the secret ingredient for finding lasting love is understanding commitment. Too often, men and women find themselves in half-committed, Maybe I Do, relationships that lead to frustration, sadness, and, in many cases, divorce. But it doesn't have to be this way. Scott Stanley offers a five-step plan--based on his groundbreaking marital research and uniquely spiritual approach--for understanding commitment, including learning to handle the pressures of everyday life, moving through the pain of unfulfilled dreams and hopes, overcoming attraction to others that might endanger a marriage, transforming your thinking from me versus you to we and us, and capturing the beauty and mystery of lifelong devotion, loyalty, teamwork, and building a lasting vision for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNobody is more qualified to write this book than Dr. Scott Stanley.\u003cbr\u003e --Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, Seattle Pacific University; authors, Love Talk\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book should be mandatory reading for dating, engaged, newlywed, and not-so-newlywed couples. Bravo!\u003cbr\u003e --Michele Weiner-Davis, author, Divorce Busting and The Divorce Remedy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Power of Commitment \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is commitment and what's so scary about it? How can we better understand and appreciate the value of commitment and make it last--for a lifetime?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his new book, Scott Stanley, best-selling marriage expert, reveals that the secret ingredient for finding lasting love is understanding commitment. Too often, men and women find themselves in half-committed, Maybe I Do, relationships that lead to frustration, sadness, and, in many cases, divorce. But it doesn't have to be this way. Scott Stanley offers a five-step plan--based on his groundbreaking marital research and uniquely spiritual approach--for understanding commitment, including learning to handle the pressures of everyday life, moving through the pain of unfulfilled dreams and hopes, overcoming attraction to others that might endanger a marriage, transforming your thinking from \"me versus you\" to \"we\" and \"us,\" and capturing the beauty and mystery of lifelong devotion, loyalty, teamwork, and building a lasting vision for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Nobody is more qualified to write this book than Dr. Scott Stanley.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, Seattle Pacific University; authors, Love Talk\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book should be mandatory reading for dating, engaged, newlywed, and not-so-newlywed couples. Bravo!\"\u003cbr\u003e --Michele Weiner-Davis, author, Divorce Busting and The Divorce Remedy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott M. Stanley\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., is the lead author of A Lasting Promise and coauthor of the best-selling Fighting for Your Marriage. He is codirector of the Center for Marital and Family Studies at the University of Denver and appears regularly in the media, including appearances on Fox News, 20\/20, national radio talk shows, and in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRedbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLadies Home Journal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9.04 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758584496416,"sku":"9780787979287","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/65186362ef8496923bf9c3b72778f1d9_ef99f682-32b2-4bf6-ba41-6e46c0e01793.webp?v=1780129823","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-power-of-commitment-a-guide-to-active-lifelong-love-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}