This week in books: Week 17
Lies Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free by Nancy Leigh DeMoss - I've had this book sitting on my shelf for almost two years and hadn't even so much as cracked it open until the other day. And once I'd cracked it open, I could hardly put it down.While there were many lies in the book I didn't believe, there were many that I realized I have believed or am believing. And these have reared their ugliness in doubts, worries, fears, frustrations, and stress in my life. God does not want me to live in bondage to these things but it is only through the Truths in His Word and through understanding who I am in Christ, that I can have freedom and walk in joy and victory.
I do have to mention (you knew it was coming, didn't you?) that the only thing which bothered me about this book was the fictionalized journal entries from Eve. I thought they subtracted from the book rather than added to it and could have been omitted without the book losing any of its strength. However, that said, this little minor bothersome part is not enough to deter me from heartily recommending this book.
No matter what age you are or what season of life you are in, I would highly, highly recommend this book. It is a must-read for every woman; the Truths from God's Word which it contains could truly change your life.
The Spotless Bride: The Beauty of a Holy Church Dwelling in a Pagan Culture - As Christians, we are called to walk in holiness, to be "in the world, but not of the world." As such, there should be a marked difference in us because we are to be the spotless Bride of Christ. This CD challenged and inspired me to truly desire holiness and purity in my life--that I might be a testimony to the world and bring glory to the Lord! I would highly recommend this CD.Read With The Girls:
Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop - During the German occupation of France, twenty French children are sent to a refuge in the mountains. When 10 Jewish children are brought to the school, hiding them seems like a game--until the Nazis arrive, and ten lived depend on the cunning and courage of twenty.This book was an easy read and kept Kathrynne and I quite captivated. A few of the parts were cheesy or unrealistic, the writing wasn't the greatest (it was meant to be written from the viewpoint of a young child, though, so I think that is the reason), and I edited some of the parts to be more appropriate for a three-year-old (some of the children were rather unkind and selfish in parts so we either read it and discussed their lack of God-honoring behavior or I just omitted some of it as I was reading it). Despite these few things, overall, it was a good read.
Bible Reading:
Finished 2 Kings and am almost finished with 1 Chronicles. I'm hoping to make it to Psalms by July. We'll see!
What have you been reading this week? Any excellent recommendations?
Labels: Reviews
posted by Crystal Paine at 9:41 PM
13 Comments:
I'm reading "How to Keep Your Kids on Your Team" by Charles Stanley. Very insightful.
I bought 'Lies Women Believe' last year off eBay and still have yet to read it. It's sitting in my 'books to read' pile which seems to keep increasing...lol.
I am currently reading 'Ten Traps of Television' and just posted a small blog about what I have read so far on my blog in case you want to see some of the highlights that I found (I only read 30 pages so far and became convicted on the first page, not necessairly about the TV, but all I had to do was replace the word TV with Internet and there I go...lol).
It's an awesome book!!! I can't wait to finish it.
I haven't ordered from Vision Forum in a while...maybe it's time for me to mosey on over to their corner of the woods and see what's new :-)
Bless you,
Dawn
I've been re-reading (this time on tape) How to Help Your Husband Make More Money So You Can Be a Stay at Home Mom. I read this several years ago, but I wanted to review it on my blog because I remembered it being helpful. As I re-read, I'm finding that this book probably influenced my actions more than I realized. It's all about working together as a team, which is probably the single most helpful lesson to learn in all areas, especially finances. We've reached our goal of having me home, and I'm sure this book helped.
Jennifer
Still reading Be Fruitful and Multiply by Nancy Campbell. This book sure covers a lot of lies that Christians have been led to believe!
I am listening to many wonderful teachings available through Vision Forum. Among my favorites:
-The Centrality of the Home in evangelism and discipleship
-How to Think Like a Christian
and I just received several more for my birthday!
Just finished "Lies" - very good book. I know what you mean about the Eve sections but it didn't bother me too much.
Currently Reading Elyse Fitzpatrick, "The afternoon of life" as part of our church's reading roundabout.
Better to be forwarned!!
An issue I sort of had with Lies Women Believe is that while DeMoss is a great teacher and speaker, she is neither a wife nor a mother, and those two roles were constantly discussed throughout the book. She can relate as a women but her wisdom on marriage and parenthood is not experiential.
However, I read this book as a Bible study with two ladies from my church a few years ago, and the conversations we had both encouraged and challenged me! (Plus it was a great excuse for going out for coffee with the girls!)
We really enjoyed Twenty and Ten also. The Nancy Leigh Demoss book has been on my wish list for a while. I'm looking forward to reading it! The other book looks interesting as well.
Hi Crystal .... love the fact that you are doing book reviews.If I may suggest , would you also please consider doing some movie reviews as well.(from your friday movie night routine). It is so hard to find movies with good themes nowadays and most of the movies even rated G and PG seem to have a lot of objectionable content in them.
Thanks for your wonderful site!
-Ann K
Its not a book, but another Vision Forum CD..."The Blessed Marriage" and it is just fantastic! It not only covers *my* marriage but also how to prepare your own children for marriage, even from the age of 3! Its lovely and I want my teens to listen to it as well.
Thanks for all you put into this blog..its wonderful!
Susan Mama to 8
I've read this recently and am going to write a review over the next few days so it was very interesting for me to read what you thought! I think she dealt with some lies extremely well but a handful perhaps could have done with a little more explanation or encouragement. Anyway, it's always good to read a book that flies in the face of modern culture!
That Ten Traps of Television sounds interesting I must look into it.
I also meant to say there is a workbook available for LWB as well.
I loved "Lies Women Believe" and have since decided that every woman must read it!!! I am pretty sure it will be my gift to every new bride. It made such an impression on me as a new bride!
"Lies women believe" seems like a good read.
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