Comments on: Woman’s book backlash

By: Monica Brand

Monica Brand — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:50:35 +0000

Heather, a kindred spirit, thank you.

I have that Prentiss book but it got buried, forgotten on the shelf and every great once in awhile, I’ll remind myself to read it. Maybe 2007 is the year.

By: Heather in WI

Heather in WI — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:11:26 +0000

Hello!

I came over today from a link at ‘It Coulda Been Worse’.

LOL, I know what you mean!

I’ve read almost everything that Elisabeth George and Elliot have written, along with Nancy Leigh Demoss, Nancy Campbell, Nancy Wilson, and Martha Peace. I guess I think I need help in those special woman/wife/mother areas.

But, after a while I did get completely burned out on them. Must be the “Law of Diminshing Returns”.

I say ditch them and get into pre-1950′s Christian books. (At least that is the path that I’m on and it has been *much* more emotionally/intellectually/spiritually satisfying.) Like, Eusebius “The History of the Church”; or Thomas Watson’s “A Body of Divinity”; of for a pre-1900′s woman’s book, try “Stepping Heavenward” by Elizabeth Prentiss. (I named my blog after the last book.)

Blessings!
~Heather

By: Jessica (Trivium Academy)

Jessica (Trivium Academy) — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:49:53 +0000

I think there’s only one message to all of them, live for Christ. Now there are some books that I want to keep in my home library for when “my” attitude and perspective takes a turn for the worse. I consider these “feel good” books, they can help you feel convicted but unless you ask for the Lord’s will and help- you’re not going to change. I’ve read my fair share and now I’m tired of them. I get it.

I want to read something that isn’t touchy feely something I have to think about, pray about–without feeling like a complete and total failure because I loath doing the laundry. LOL. Not saying that the women’s book are without substance, but the substance only goes so far. My dh calls them supermarket theology books.

: )
Jessica

By: Semicolon

Semicolon — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 19:16:05 +0000

[...] 1. Carrie (Peter Pan)2. Jane (Found)3. Krakovianka (Sanditon)4. Laurie (Ambassador to the Penguins)5. Laura (Decider)6. Staci (The Thirteenth Tale, The Shop on Blossom Street7. MFS (On the nightstand)8. MotherReader (Not a Box)9. violet (The Brethren)10. Monica (non-fiction for Christian women)11. Brown Bear (Rules and Julia’s Kitchen) [...]

By: Jennifer, Snapshot

Jennifer, Snapshot — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:46:27 +0000

Interesting thoughts. I loved loved loved Woman after God’s own Heart, but perhaps it is because it was one of the first of that type that I read after having a family.

I think you may have identified your problem. I read some parenting/wifing/mommying books, but I would say that I read just as many or more general nonfiction books. I recently really enjoyed my first read of Celebration of Discipline. I’m about to dig into Margin which has been highly recommended.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 20:03:31 +0000

I think sometimes one gets to the point where none of the self-help type Christian books are very fresh. I know for me, I read and think, “Been there, tried that. It sort of worked or it didn’t.” Sometimes in those dry times God is leading me back to Scripture and prayer, a direct relationship unmediated by other people, even wise author people.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 18:57:57 +0000

I frequently feel the same way. I think I own just about every Elizabeth George book — as I devoured them sometime back. I quit buying/reading them because I was tired of her 10 to 12 step suggestions on how to be more godly. The writing style was too predictable and as a result, eventually, not as insightful.

I thought Captivating was a fresh read after all the other books I’ve read (similar to your list). Then I re-read it and was bored by it.

I’m with you! I need a break!