{"product_id":"truth-matters-an-analysis-of-the-purpose-driven-life-movement","title":"Truth Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe phenomenal success of the book \u003cem\u003eThe Purpose Driven Life \u003c\/em\u003e by Rick Warren  has amazed Christians not only in America but around the world. Zondervan Publishing’s president and CEO Bruce Ryskamp said it “is more than a bestseller  it’s become a movement.” Its author  pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest  California  calls it “a guide to a 40-day spiritual journey” (p. 9).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglass readily acknowledges there is much of value in Warren’s book and in no way questions Warren’s motives or his sincerity:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “There is no reason to believe Warren is a wolf in sheep’s clothing as some in the Protestant world have suggested. He has been the target of many who have condemned him for a host of reasons—many of which are groundless in my opinion.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglass’s purpose in writing this book is threefold:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eto urge Adventists who have been blessed by Rick Warren’s book to take a second look at the theological direction of the Purpose Driven Life movement\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eto urge others who have seen some of the dangers in the Purpose Driven Life movement to do more than take a negative stance  recognizing that many around the world have found spiritual nourishment in its program \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eto urge all to recognize basic error is defeated  not by heated arguments  but by quiet truth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether or not you agree with all of Douglass’s conclusions  you will find much food for thought in this important book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pacific Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41329150623795,"sku":"0816321566","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0103\/8902\/8915\/files\/0816321566jpg_88ed4da5-fd68-4657-96a8-a5a933f0d370.jpg?v=1774919774","url":"https:\/\/clovisabc.com\/products\/truth-matters-an-analysis-of-the-purpose-driven-life-movement","provider":"ClovisABC.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}