Book Review - Becoming a Woman Who Loves by Cynthia Heald

I received a copy of this book at no charge from the publisher for the purpose of review.

I have loved this author since I was introduced to her through the magazine, PRAY! This periodical is no longer available but was one of great quality. I have had the opportunity to view a few of the author's writings and have never been disappointed. This book lived up to its expectation and more.

When I first received this book I did not realize I was getting a Bible study. It turned out to be a wonderful and timely Bible study. It highlights many verses that the Bible speaks on about love. Centered on the love chapter in the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 takes a look at these Scriptures and cross references other things about love as well. We take a close look at Jesus as well and His teaching on love. The application was great as well.

This study was definitely easy to work through yet challenging because it made you think. I was inspired by it to become a woman who loves more like Jesus. It was good stuff. I would highly recommend it for Bible study.

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Book Review - Stuff Christians Like by Jonathan Acuff

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Jonathan Acuff's new book , "Stuff Christians Like" is a collection from his popular blog with the same title. You can check it out here. It is pretty funny stuff that Christians do. The book has a pretty sarcastic theme so since I am not a sarcastic person I did not "get" everything he was saying. Of course that made me feel even more insecure about that! :) (Yeah I put a smiley there because I am over it so don't worry about me not getting sarcasm and don't try to help me either.)

However, the things that I did "get" were pretty funny. I saw myself doing some of those funny things or observed other Christians doing them. Laughter is the best medicine after all and I think it is so important that we can take a light hearted look at ourselves and laugh. The last section was my absolute favorite and really a good read. I just found myself through the book laughing at things. You must check out his blog. It will make you laugh.

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Sibling Sanctification

I am over at Heart of the Matter Online today. Go here to read the article.

True Woman Movement Chapter Three

So far this has been my favorite chapter of this book. It is a powerful message delivered by Mary Kassian that looks at how feminism has taken us so far off base from true Biblical womanhood. Simply put it boils down to dissatisfaction in our lives. Feminist thought the solution was finding fulfillment in freedom of career, sexuality, separation from being in the home, etc. Yet almost 50 years later women are as discontent in all these things as before. Nothing has changed except our society has declined significantly as a whole. Broken homes and divorce rates are even higher.

Simply put the ONLY thing that brings satisfaction is a growing relationship with Christ. Often we try to fill this void that causes dissatisfaction with many things but none will ever satisfy except Christ.

True Woman Movement Chapter Two

Such a good chapter! Written by Nancy Leigh DeMoss it covers three main points based on Romans 11.
1-A true woman lives a God-centered life.
2-A true woman trusts God.
3-A true woman says, "Yes, Lord."

How do you handle things that come into your life that are unexpected? They are not a surprise to God. Living tuned into Him and His ways will help you live all three of these out more fully. God knows all things, understands all things, His ways are unsearchable and beyond our understanding. We need to learn to trust Him in all things. He is good and knows what is best.

Book Review - Life in Defiance by Mary DeMuth

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Mary DeMuth does not disappoint yet again! This was a great ending to a great trilogy of books. This series would be a great movie is the thought that I continued to have while reading. I love how redemptive healing rings throughout the series. It was a book that I could not put down. I consumed it very quickly because I could not wait to see how it played out.

Love this fiction series and love Mary DeMuth. God has given her an amazing gift in writing. I felt like I was a resident in Defiance Texas living this stuff out with them. I grew a love for these people and compassion. Though it was fiction it could be our own neighborhood's stories. You just have to read the series for yourself! Do so and you will not be disappointed.

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True Woman Movement Book Review

To see more about this movement go here. I have had the amazing opportunity to receive a free copy of this book for the purpose of posting about each chapter. I am excited about this. We are living in a time where much damage has been done to women due to our culture. There are so many voices pulling us in all different directions and the only right way is the way of the truth. Raising daughters has me perplexed at the things I see and challenges they will face because of it. I applaud Nancy Leigh DeMoss for compiling this information and hosting these conferences.

Women need to unite and stand for this movement of truth. Biblical womanhood is what we have been created for and called too. It is a beautiful thing. Not overbearing. Not wimpy as John Piper describes it. There is a happy balance to true womanhood and it doesn't look anything like our current culture.

Chapter one of this book was written by John Piper. He states that, "wimpy theology makes wimpy women....Wimpy theology simply does not give a woman a God who is big enough, strong enough, wise enough, and good enough to handle the realities of life in a way that magnifies the infinite worth of Jesus Christ." He goes on to state about wimpy theology is, "plagued by woman-centeredness and man-centeredness." The only way to overcome this is by being Christ-centered.

Being created as a woman is a beautiful thing. It is to bring glory to the God in an unique way that only women can. Men are made for their own glory bearing ways. We are not complete without one another in Christ to bring the fullest glory to God. Good stuff to ponder. Standing in awe of our amazing Creator who knew what He was doing. He is amazing.