Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 9
Introduction 11
1 A Matter of Timing 19
2 She Went with Her Feelings 24
3 God Knows How to Tame Wild Broncos 28
4 Will and Desire 34
5 We Didn't Call It Dating 40
6 Just Friends? 43
7 The Trouble with Relationships 49
8 What Is a Date? 58
9 A Praying Father's Word 65
10 A Harmony of Differences 70
11 When Women Initiate 76
12 No. Courtship Till after the Proposal 84
13 Men with the Courage to Love 92
14 Hook 'Em and Throw 'Em Back 98
15 God Chooses the Weak 104
16 Hearts Are Breakable 113
17 Commitment Phobia 118
18 At Any Cost 124
19 The Fear of Deprivation 132
20 Guidance, Faith, Certainty 140
21 The Discipline of Waiting 146
22 Love Suffers Long 151
23 Is Chastity Possible? 160
24 Sowing in Tears 167
25 Temptation 174
26 Veins Running Fire 179
27 Grace Greater than All Our Sin 189
28 Marriage: A Right or a Gift? 198
29 He Can Search My Girl among the Nations 203
30 Love Means Sacrifice 211
31 Do Not Be like the Horse 218
32 He Had Begotten an Affection in Her 223
33 An Arranged Marriage 229
34 Love and the Stranger 240
Conclusion 247