Purity 365: Daily Reflections on True Love [Paperback]

Jason Evert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 25, 2009

These to-the-point daily reflections on purity counter the lust served up by the media 365 days a year. If you ve ever felt alone in your efforts to lead a clean life, read these quotes and remember that real men and women are fighting the same fight today. The saints who have gone before us also fought this battle, won the victory and intercede for you now.

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An excellent book quick and simple, yet the messages are powerful, practical and possible in their application! Readers can conclude that chastity is something that can be lived with true joy. My only regret is that I didn t think of this book first! --Chris Padgett, author, Not Ready for Marriage, Not Ready for Sex: One Couple s Return to Chastity

About the Author

JASON EVERT speaks each year about the virtue of chastity to more than 100,000 high school and college students internationally. Author of ten books, including If You Really Loved Me, Pure Love, Pure Faith and Theology of the Body for Teens, Evert earned a master s degree in theology and undergraduate degrees in counseling and theology, with a minor in philosophy, from Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is a staff apologist for Catholic Answers, North America s largest lay-run Catholic apostolate for apologetics and evangelization. Jason is also the founder of Pure Love Club, an international alliance of young people who promote chastity in over thirty countries. He and his wife, Crystalina, live in San Diego with their three children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 148 pages
• Publisher: Servant Books (October 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0867169362
• ISBN-13: 978-0867169362
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Purify Your Heart, December 8, 2009

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This review is from: Purity 365: Daily Reflections on True Love (Paperback)

In his book "Purity 365" (Servant Books, 148 pages, $12.99), Jason Evert presents a year's worth of quotes that aim to reinforce purity and cleanliness of heart. Jason speaks to tens of thousands of youth each year on the subject of chastity, and, from the clips I've seen of him, does a solid job of communicating this often-prickly subject.

Chastity is often confused with celibacy. However, celibacy is not engaging in sex; chastity is a pure and proper valuing of sex. Not everyone is called to be celibate. Everyone is called to be chaste, even--and especially--those who are married.

With this in mind, Jason's book should be well-received by any serious Christian, not just youth or young adults.

"Purity 365" is essentially a collection of quotes and passages of Scripture on the theme of chastity. Like the title infers, there is one entry for each day of the year. Though he heavily leans on modern holy men and women like Pope John Paul II, Mother Teresa, and St. Josemaria Escriva, Evert offers a wide range of voices from anonymous high school students, to ancient Christian mystics, to even his own at times.

Here are just a few of my favorite quotes from the book:

"God assigns the dignity of every woman as a task to every man." - Pope John Paul II

"He did not say: You will not be troubled--you will not be tempted--you will not be distressed. But He said: 'You will not be overcome.'" - Saint Julian of Norwich

"Lust is a poor, weak, whimpering whispering thing compared with the richness and energy of desire which will arise when lust has been killed." - C.S. Lewis

A book like this seems awfully simple at first glance, nothing more than a collection of inspiring quotes. But don't be deceived; this book is pure spiritual fire, the type of fire that purifies hearts. Reading and meditating on a chastity-related passage each day of the year is one of the best ways to grow in purity.

Reading through "Purity 365", and other books on chastity, is a definite spiritual discipline. Some of the classic spiritual disciplines of the Christian life include prayer, study, fasting, solitude, and so on. But I would add "intentional chastity" to that list as well. A pure heart is rarely just birthed. There is a gestation period. Persistent prayer, much meditation, and guardianship towards what enters your eyes and ears are all required.

I've found that once you decide to begin living a chaste life, doing so becomes that much harder. The temptations are more prevalent, old memories and images pop into your head more often, and the cultural voice telling you to just `give up' grows louder. So, a book like "Purity 365" is a needed weapon in the fight for purity. You are destined to have a pure heart, it is part of what Jesus came to offer you. Take it and fight this fight. Use all of the tools you can in this pursuit; this book is surely one.

5.0 out of 5 stars Purity 365, January 25, 2011

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Purity 365: Daily Reflections on True Love (Paperback)

This teen daily devotional is right down their struggle path, and helps them focus on Hope as they tackle their day.