The Love Dare

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The Love Dare
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Author Alex Kendrick
Stephen Kendrick
GenreMarriage
PublisherB & H Publishing Group
Publication date
2008
Pages224
ISBN 0-8054-4885-3

The Love Dare is a non-fiction marriage-related book written by Alex and Stephen Kendrick. It is a 40-day Christian devotional designed to strengthen marriages. Each daily devotion includes scripture, a statement of principle, the day's "dare," (such as "Resolve to say nothing negative to your spouse at all") and a journaling area and check box to chart progress. It is used in the storyline for the 2008 film, Fireproof , [1] which is directed by author Alex Kendrick. For Valentine's Day, Day 1 and Day 2 of The Love Dare were published on the Baptist Press' website, with permission of B & H Publishing Group.

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The Love Dare has sold over 3.5 million copies, [2] with at least four million copies in print. [3] It has spent over 130 weeks on The New York Times Paperback Advice & Misc. Best Seller list, [4] and received the Platinum Award (more than 1 million sold) from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (EPCA) in April 2009. [2] It has been translated into over 20 languages.[ citation needed ] Alex and Stephen Kendrick wrote a second book released fall 2009, "Love Dare Day by Day", a one-year devotional for couples.

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References

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