If you have lived through extreme challenges and suffered great loss along the way. Divine Romance will allow you to discover hope and encouragement. So, dive in and keep reading. If you do, you’ll probably discover the same thing that Jeff did . . . that the God of the universe is both powerful and personal, whether you are on the mountain top or down in the valley. “ - Dave Stone (from the Forward) In his new book, Jeff Vines opens up about his recent personal journey to draw nearer to God’s heart. He challenges his readers to fully surrender to the Lordship of Christ and revel in His grace as God welcomes us into His Divine Romance. “As you read through this book, my prayer is that you may indeed discover God, the Creator and Sustainer of all that is, and the One who longs for a deep, intimate relationship with you.” - Jeff Vines (from the Introduction) Pastor Jeff Vines spent twenty years on the mission field planting churches and training leaders (10 years in Zimbabwe and 10 years in New Zealand). From 1998-2005 he was the featured speaker on the weekly television broadcast, “Questions of Life,” and frequently debated agnostic and atheist alike on national radio. For two years Jeff served as the Teaching Pastor at Savannah Christian Church in Savannah, GA. On January 1, 2008, Jeff became the Lead Pastor of Christ’s Church of the Valley in San Dimas, CA. Jeff is the author of Dinner with SKEPTICS: Defending God in a World That Makes No Sense (2008,2011) and Unbroken: 8 Enduring Promises God Will Keep (2012, 2017). Jeff and his wife, Robin, celebrated their 30th anniversary in July of 206 and have two children, Delaney and Sian. Endorsements “If you have lived through extreme challenges and suffered great loss along the way, Divine Romance will allow you to discover hope and encouragement. So dive in and keep reading. If you do, you’ll probably discover the same thing that Jeff did…that the God of the universe is both powerful and personal, whether you are on the mountain top or down in the valley.” - Dave Stone: Senior Pastor, Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, Kentucky Jeff Vines spent 20 years on the mission field planting churches and training leaders (10 years in Zimbabwe and 10 years in New Zealand). From 1998-2005 he was the featured speaker on the weekly TV broadcast,Questions of Life, and frequently debated agnostic and atheist alike on national radio. For 2 years Jeff served as the Teaching Pastor at Savannah Christian Church in Savanna, GA. On January 1, 2008, Jeff became the lead Pastor of Christ's Church of the Valley in San Dimas, CA. Jeff is the author of Dinner with SKEPTICS:Defending God in a World That Makes No Sense(2008, 2011) Excerpts “We all long for deeper relationships with those we love, whether those relationships are with our spouse, our children, our friends, or extended family. How much more so does God long to be in a deeper relationship with us? Just as a young man pursues the woman he loves in hopes of a marriage covenant, so too does God pursue us so that we might become the bride of Christ. This is the divine romance. God does not merely want to bring us into His presence, He wants us to grow in deep community with Him.” (p. 10) “If we truly desire to know God as He seeks to be known then we must pursue Him more than any other pursuit in our lives. The temptation is to place such a high value on something God has provided or has yet to provide that that thing or person becomes that which we give ultimate worth. But only God is supposed to sit in that chair.” (p. 35)