Looking Beyond

Check out the article below about our book and author from page 26 of the
Spring 2009 issue of Good Living In West Frankfort

press release 01/09…

Relationships Made EASIER???

Relationships will never be easy, but they may be a bit easier after reading the book, Dating, Finding, & Keeping “The One”: Stuff Other Relationship Guides Won’t Tell You.

What is it like to be a teenager or young adult and watch your siblings and friends all get married while still wondering if you will ever find a husband or wife? What is it like to worry if you have just contracted HIV and wait for the blood test results to tell you your fate? What is it like to be a teenager struggling with lust, temptation, and pornography? What is it like to have your heart broken by someone you have “fallen in love with” and think you will be with forever? The author of this book has experienced all of the above. As a doctor, he brings unusual but strikingly accurate medical analogies to illustrate relationship principles. As a youth minister and speaker at numerous youth camps and retreats, he understands that relationships are a common struggle for teens and young adults alike. As a child who has experienced the divorce of his parents, he understands what makes and breaks marriage relationships. He too has experienced the ups and downs, the thrills and disappointments, and the temptations and guilt that dating can bring.

All ages will read the down-to-earth words of this 144-page book with a grin on their face while they think, “This book has to have been written about me.” Particularly, teenagers and young adults will benefit from each page as they relate to the stories told and finally hear the answers to the awkward relationship questions they have wondered for years but have been too afraid to ask. Learn that breaking up can sometimes be a gift, how to master the C’s of communication, compromise, and compatibility, and about ways to enjoy singleness. The reader will be informed of the importance of compiling a quality list of characteristics one is looking in a date for before even starting to search for a mate. Dating styles, physical attraction, and types of intimacy are all major themes. This isn’t just a religious book that avoids the subject of sex. This book attacks it head-on. Physical intimacy is described with illustrations about IRA accounts, socks, and baggage. Keys of successful dating including slowing down, respecting boundaries, and loving rather than lusting are discussed.

The author, Josh Mandrell, MD, is a 28-year old Christian doctor, youth speaker, former youth minister, and author. He is currently a dermatology resident at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, where he resides.

Dating, Finding, & Keeping “The One”: Stuff Other Relationship Guides Won’t Tell You
(ISBN: 978-0-615-25531-6) will be available for $12.95 from Looking Beyond Publishing at www.lookingbeyond.org or in most bookstores after the publication date on January 21, 2009. Get yours here.