Love Anyway
An Invitation Beyond a World that’s Scary as Hell
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2019
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Publisher's Description
For all who are displaced. For all who are weary of the way things are. For all who long for a more beautiful world. Preemptive Love founder Jeremy Courtney has seen the very worst of war. He's risked his life saving lives on the front lines. He's come face to face with ISIS, been targeted by death threats, and narrowly escaped airstrikes. Through it all, the most powerful thing he's learned is this: we're not just at war with each other. We're at war with ourselves. But the way things are is not the way they have to be. There is a more beautiful world. To find it, we have to we confront our fear--and end war where it starts: in our own heads and hearts. With stories of people who have lived through war and terrorism, Love Anyway will inspire you to confront your deepest fears and respond to our scary world with the kind of love that seems a little crazy. Because when we do, we become agents of hope who unmake violence and unfurl the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible. Love Anyway is the story of Jeremy's incredible journey--and an invitation to discover the more beautiful world on the front lines where you live.
Endorsements (2)
“In an increasingly divided world, a new insurgence is erupting. It’s creating a movement of people who will not accept that darkness is our future. Jeremy Courtney is on the front line of this movement and in this book shows us what it means to not only believe in a better tomorrow but to actually build it. For years I’ve watched as Jeremy Courtney lives in such a way that models love—to his neighbors, to the others, to his family and friends, to the people who don’t know him and don’t try to understand. This book puts into words what Jeremy’s life has said all along—love anyway. This book is heartbreaking and hopeful, but “love anyway” isn’t just a phrase to make us feel good; it’s bravery, sacrifice, and joy beyond comprehension. I have never wanted to be a part of something more.”
“Love Anyway is raw, honest, wrenching, and beautiful. Jeremy lays it all out there with a story that will rip your heart out, inspire you, and trouble you. He reminds us that love heals the world, but despite our most sincere efforts, it’s not always easy to know what love requires. Dostoevsky said, “Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams.” This book is a call and an invitation to put everything on the line for that harsh and dreadful love, even our very lives. Jeremy Courtney understands the moving truth that hate breeds violence, and he acts on that truth in ceaselessly bold preemptive love for the enemy. I strongly endorse his actual life of peacemaking. We Koreans urgently need a peacemaker like Mr. Courtney—truly shalom incarnate—today. What an extraordinary book, written by an extraordinary person. I’ve long admired Jeremy and Jessica and their incredible team, and this beautifully written book inspired and challenged me. It reignited my heart and my spiritual imagination in so many ways. This is a must-read. Jeremy describes a world where all people can exist, be recognized, and be protected. All are equal, worthy, and important. Through his life in Iraq, he sees the Iraq I come from and believe in. A place that has been through dictatorships and invasions but still exists and is full of people who create. I hope Iraqis read this book to believe in Iraq the way Jeremy and others in the book believe in it, and internationals should read the book to see that Iraq is so much more than the troubling news media outlets portray.”
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