Product Description
“Going all the way” used to mean getting what you want from the opposite sex now…and paying for it later.
It’s time to redefine.
Smart advice for a new generation about love, sex, and happily ever after.
You’ve seen marriages fail time and again. Even relationships you thought were bullet proof don’t last. Once promising couples dissolve in the acid of selfishness, conflict, or unfaithfulness… or fade away to a cold, gray loveles… More >>
Going All the Way: Preparing for a Marriage That Goes the Distance
Craig shares honest, practical advice for singles and young married couples. He shares biblical principles without apology, but avoids “don’t-do-this, don’t-do-that” over-simplification. Instead, the author thoughtfully discusses complex, emotional issues and illustrates with examples from his own and others’ lives. I appreciated the insight and enjoyed the book.
Rating: 4 / 5
With the warning “Don’t Pet The Squirrel” (find the video on YouTube – too funny), Groeschel starts taking his listeners and this book’s readers on what he hopes is a journey to wholeness and purity in marriage specifically, and in being a human generally. The sexual part of us is always on, from puberty to death. How that passion is channeled, I think, helps determine our legacy for generations to come. So I took this one in with an eye towards what might be new, what might be old hat, and what might be really meaningful for right now.
Craig’s intent is to explain “going all the way” as doing the right thing, the positive thing, making the best decisions. It’s not the euphemism that the culture around us wants it to be – instead, it’s a possibility for something better that should drive us to make those better choices right now. “All the way” is selling out for that higher ideal.
I got the feeling from the prose that this book would be great for anyone we know who’s dating – out of high school, maybe still in college or young in the workforce, looking for someone to spend time with, maybe consider marriage at some point. It’s good for those getting older and feeling the pinch of societal pressure to “just settle down”, hearing the tick-tock of a biological clock. This would be the off-Christmas present for someone, given over coffee and conversation, to help make good choices and not jump off the deep end too soon.
But what it misses for me is the attention towards those who’ve been married – how do we make our marriage right now “go all the way”? How do we “rethink husbands” and “rethink wives” while in the middle of a marriage that could be better? I see more and more older single folks who’ve never married or who’ve been divorced, who’ve gone through hurt and pain and don’t know what to do or expect next. And as the country skews older generationally, we’ll continue to see more and more of that in our pews. I’m hoping a follow-up “Still Able To Go All The Way” might be in the offing for those considering divorce, those who’ve lost spouses through death, through stupidity, through making some of those bad choices in this current book – those who’ve made mistakes and want to do the right thing going forward.
Rating: 3 / 5
This book really caused me to examine my relationships with other people, how my history affects my view of the opposite sex, and how I can be the Godly young woman I need to be in order to have a great, successful marriage. I hate to sound cheesy, but it was rather life-changing for me. I scribbled notes for self-examination constantly throughout the time I was reading this book.
You can’t help but feel like Craig is talking straight to you when you read this. The book starts out easy to read, friendly, conversational, and humorous. Craig’s blunt honesty and view on relationships will surprise and move you.
Even if you don’t ever marry, if you will read this and deal with the things that this book mentions – that alone is going to help you to become a greater Christian. Not to mention, should you get married, you are going to be better prepared as you look for that spouse and as you begin a serious relationship. A MUST READ!
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is amazing. I am single, and it totally spoke to me all the way through. I’ve read books in the past that did not do so well on that. When they got to dating relationship and marriage, it kind of left those of us who are single out. But Craig’s book helps keeps every relationship status involved throughout the book. I found that after reading it, I put it next to my bed and keep it as a quick reference.
I encourage you to buy this book. But beware…when you read it, you’ll want to purchase one for all your friends!
Rating: 5 / 5
Groeschel hits the target! This book is a staple and a must read for ALL that are considering or have respect for the institution of marriage! Teens, Young Adults, Adults, Divorced, Married… all need to have this prize in their hands. Each page is filled with straight forward truth about how to find and keep that special someone…no fluff and flutter! So where was this book 11 years ago before I was married? This book truly is a great gem for those that are already married like myself as well. So pick one up! I rate this book as one we will be passing down for generations to come! A must read!
Rating: 5 / 5