Love Me With Stubborn Love

About the Book

Here is a "how to disciple" book that shows, clearly and practically, how Christians can forge meaningful relations with other members of God's family. It is also a heartfelt "why to" book—a powerful call for a spirit of unity and love within the body of Christ. Drawing on years of experience in churches and small groups, Anne Ortlund offers valuble specifics on:
- Forming small "spiritual family" groups that rejoice, suffer, pray, encourage, confess, forgive, and communicate with one another;
- combining the "ingredients" of small group gatherings—worship, Bible study, sharing, prayer, and accountability;
- Solving problems in the home by applying principles used in learning to function as a spiritual family;
- Understanding the discipling process ("You must be continually learning from someone who knows more than you do, and then you must be continually passing on what you know to someone who knows less");
- Practicing the "new commandment" (John 13:34, 35) that translates into authentic, biblical, "tough" love for one another.

Only a most blasé reader could get through this book without becoming genuinely excited. The author's enthusiasm for the church is expressed so cleverly, so persuasively, that it is bound to be contagious.

Includes sample small-group curricula for discipling men and women.

About the Author

As the daughter of a U.S. Army General, Anne Ortlund grew up on Army posts. She graduated from the University of Redlands in California and has had many compositions published, among them "Macedonia," the first place award-winning theme hymn of the World Congress on Evangelism held in Berlin. She has been given the national SESAC award for a musician who has contributed to the cause of humanity.

Anne has had 14 books published, three of which have won national awards. She is also a member of "Who's Who of American Women."

She is married to Raymond C. Ortlund, also a best selling author and President of Renewal Ministries, under which he and Anne minister together in conferences all over the world.