With All Your Heart

With All Your Heart is a book born out of affection for young people. From leading a faith-based group of underprivileged boy scouts in the 1970s, to overseeing dozens of teen camps in Israel, I’ve always been drawn to youth – and moved by their raw honesty. Interacting with them over the decades has challenged me to respond to their needs – and make God more than just a word they hear in congregational services.

Expressions of the Heart are Everywhere

Heart stopping! Heartthrob. Heart-felt. Heartache. Heart’s desire. Heart of the matter.

This is a tiny sample of expressions in our everyday speech that echo the centrality of our heart.

Our heart is the core of our being – both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. So, when I set out to write a book about living from the heart, I was astonished at the sheer volume of biblical statements about this fist-sized pump in our chest.

“From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” (Psalm 61:2)

“My heart and my flesh may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” (Psalm 73:26)

“I will give you shepherds after My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.” (Jeremiah 3:15)

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” (Proverbs 4:23)

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.” (Deuteronomy 6:4)

“And you will seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13)

Here’s what I believe. Life is meant to be lived fully – from the heart. Anything less is a disappointing compromise. Only by embracing both the centrality and the potential of our heart are we empowered to fulfill God’s highest destiny for us.

How Can One Truly Live from the Heart?

What does that even mean? What are the challenges, the barriers, the enemies of your heart? For what purpose did God fashion your heart? Is it possible for the Almighty to manifest His heart through yours? How does Yeshua teach us to live from the heart?

More and more questions piled up as my list of Bible verses grew into the hundreds. How could I ever get a handle on such an enormous and essential subject? Then it came to me: I would write this book as a down-to-earth, personal message for my grandchildren, and for young people in Israel and elsewhere.

Personal Experiences

Personal stories of grief, of disappointment, of delight, and of my search for life’s meaning are throughout the book. The thirty-three chapters are short, each one easily read in a single sitting. There’s even an audio version, in which I had a blast reading every page aloud. It would be my joy for God to touch your heart through what He’s enabled me to write.

Note: With All Your Heart is for sale now at Amazon.