Review: Fathers and Daughters
Fathers and Daughters: Raising Polished Cornerstones by David Barrett and Elysse Barrett
As you well know, I'm extremely particular when it comes to reading material on the role of young women I will readily endorse. There is so much unBiblical feministic fluff floating around, even in Christendom. Being somewhat unfamiliar with the Barretts before reading this book, I didn't know what to expect when I received a review copy. However, by about the 20th page, I had no doubt in my mind - this book was of an entirely different caliber than the aforementioned fluff. In fact, I didn't find a bit of fluff in it. Instead, father and daughter team David and Elysse shoot it straight. Using Scripture, Biblical examples, and personal testimonies, this book is packed with wise encouragement for fathers and daughters alike to embrace their God-given roles.
From submission, to courtship, to jobs outside the home, to the role of an older unmarried daughter, their Biblical wisdom and insight shines through. David and Elysse don't give you the blueprint for "how every Christian daughter should live her life" (if only it were that easy!), instead they point you to Scripture, share their struggles and insights gained from those struggles, and paint a beautiful big picture of God's design for fathers and daughters. I wish that every Christian father, mother, and daughter could read this book. It would be an excellent book to share with your older sons who may someday be fathers of girls, too!
From the publisher:
As we look across the landscape of Christian families and Christian homes, there is one relationship which has been universally forgotten and forsaken -- that of fathers and their daughters. God designed it to be one of the most beautiful and powerful relationships that we can experience. As we seek to see the Godly family restored, we must not ignore the special bond that God creates between every girl and her daddy.
David Barrett, and his twenty-one year-old daughter Elysse want to see Christian families be all that God designed for them to be... and it starts with the restoration of a father's heart toward his daughter and a daughter towards her father! (Malachi 4:6)
Laugh and cry with David and his daughter Elysse as they open the door to their home and their relationship. Allow them to share with you their struggles and successes as they have sought to make Jesus Christ Lord of their father-daughter relationship. In more than a dozen topics, David shares about their unique relationship through the eyes of a father, while Elysse looks at their life and dreams through a daughter's heart.
This book is written for fathers and daughters of all ages, as David and Elysse reflect on over twenty years of growing, learning, and sharing as Dad and daughter.
posted by Crystal Paine at 3:34 PM
1 Comments:
Oh my gracious! What an exciting book! I look forward to reading...
Thanks for the review :)
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