Foreword........................................................................................................ ix
Acknowledgments: Partners on My Journey .......................................................xi
Introduction: Changing Lives with Christ's Changeless Truth ................................1

Prologue: Love's Story--Narrative
Nourishing the Hunger of the Soul: Preventative Medicine--God's Word

1 The Soul Physician's Desk Reference Manual .................................................11
2 God's Heroic Adventure Narrative  ................................................................27
3 God's Passionate Romance Novel .................................................................39

Act One: Love's Eternality--Community
Knowing the Creator of the Soul: The Great Physician--The Trinity

Act Two: Love's Honeymoon--The Romance
Examining the Spiritual Anatomy of the Soul: People--Creation

8 A Marriage Made in Heaven .......................................................................111
9 The Beloved Bride ....................................................................................122
10 The Beautiful Bride .................................................................................133
11 Romancers: Great Lovers .......................................................................150
12 Dreamers and Creators: Visionary Living .................................................168
13 Singers and Actors: Alive to Life ..............................................................187

Act Three: Love's Betrayal--The Adultery
Diagnosing the Fallen Condition of the Soul: Problems--Fall

14 The Seduction: Paradise Lost ..................................................................203
15 The Four Rags of the Adulterous Spouse ..................................................224
16 The Runaway Bride: Cistern Digging, Part I ..............................................240
17 The Prodigal Bride: Cistern Digging, Part II ..............................................253
18 The Hurting Sufferer: Sufferology, Part I ..................................................274
19 The Hoping Sufferer: Sufferology, Part II .................................................292

Act Four: Love's Tenacity--The Reconciliation
Prescribing God's Cure for the Soul: Solutions--Redemption

20 Virgin Bride Pursued, Wooed, Won, and Renewed .....................................307
21 Virgin Bride's Four Gowns .......................................................................318
22 Virgin Bride's New Nurture: Forgiving Springs ...........................................339
23 Virgin Bride's New Nature: Cleansing Springs ...........................................357
24 Virgin Bride's Redeemed Personality Structure .........................................380
25 Virgin Bride Grows in Grace ....................................................................404
26 Virgin Bride Puts Off Her Old Grave Clothes .............................................428
27 Virgin Bride Puts On Her New Wedding Attire ............................................456

Epilogue: Love's Destiny--The Restoration
Envisioning the Final Healing of the Soul: Home--Glorification

28 Virgin Bride's Consummate Happiness: Intimacy and Ministry ....................481
29 Virgin Bride's Final Destiny: Purity and Harmony .......................................495

Bibliography: Works Cited and Consulted.......................................................519
Author and Subject Index ............................................................................539
Scripture Index ...........................................................................................543