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When a Woman Meets Jesus: Finding The Love Every Woman Longs For
Through engaging storytelling, Dorothy Valcarcel reveals the lives of eighteen New Testament women who knew Jesus personally and shows modern women how to find the everlasting love they long for.
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304 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2009
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March 11, 2017
I am loving this book. Each story brings new insight into Jesus' love for woman. I know this book will live up to my rating as I finish it.
February 23, 2016
I had trouble rating this book, it probably gets more of a 3.75 than just a 3.5. It was a good book, a good solid devotional, but I did find some issues with the presentation style and writing. I think that this may have had a stronger resonance for me had I been at a younger point in my faith, a place that was as yet unhealed from a lot of this issues and struggles. I would and will still highly recommend it to others, and likely try something else by this author.
I treated this as a night devotional, reading a chapter each night, or every few nights depending on the fiction I was reading at the same time and my mood. The chapters are decent sizes and divided into different sections that sit well and carry over to each woman/topic. The chapters also rounded themselves up well for a chapter-at-a-time reading, as well as carrying over for the effect of the whole book tying together.
The author does a great job being inclusive, the book not being limited to certain denominations and containing scripture from a large majority of bible versions. She has also done a great job sourcing quotes from various religious and secular sources to show and reinforce her point, and break up some of the sections.
There were two big things that made up the 'not so great' part of the list were the fact that I felt the author featured her stories of struggle and history frequently, and while I understand that that will be the area she is most familiar with, I felt there could have been more stories from others. The other issue was I felt there was a lot of literary license taken with some of the stories about the Biblical women not mentioned in the bible, or that I have come across in study, such as theories on Peter's mother in law and her past, as well as Joanna, wife of Cleopas' journey to and of faith.
All over, a book I would recommend to a sister who is hurting, new to the faith or younger in age. An easy read that's accessible both it's language and approach and pacing.
I treated this as a night devotional, reading a chapter each night, or every few nights depending on the fiction I was reading at the same time and my mood. The chapters are decent sizes and divided into different sections that sit well and carry over to each woman/topic. The chapters also rounded themselves up well for a chapter-at-a-time reading, as well as carrying over for the effect of the whole book tying together.
The author does a great job being inclusive, the book not being limited to certain denominations and containing scripture from a large majority of bible versions. She has also done a great job sourcing quotes from various religious and secular sources to show and reinforce her point, and break up some of the sections.
There were two big things that made up the 'not so great' part of the list were the fact that I felt the author featured her stories of struggle and history frequently, and while I understand that that will be the area she is most familiar with, I felt there could have been more stories from others. The other issue was I felt there was a lot of literary license taken with some of the stories about the Biblical women not mentioned in the bible, or that I have come across in study, such as theories on Peter's mother in law and her past, as well as Joanna, wife of Cleopas' journey to and of faith.
All over, a book I would recommend to a sister who is hurting, new to the faith or younger in age. An easy read that's accessible both it's language and approach and pacing.
April 29, 2014
I questioned God why there wasn't more on his love for women in the Bible. And I won the book "Women in the Bible". His answer. 18 women who walked the earth with Jesus right along with his disciples clear to his resurrection.
Broken, flawed, empty, rejected and so many characteristics these women possessed until they met Jesus. You can find yourself in more than one of these women - and they were not perfect. These are all women of the New Testament.
When Jesus meets women, he doesn't condemn, put down or demean them in any way. He loves them where they are with all their flaws and offers them hope. He believes in them and gives them someone to believe in.
I highly recommend this book as a devotional.
Broken, flawed, empty, rejected and so many characteristics these women possessed until they met Jesus. You can find yourself in more than one of these women - and they were not perfect. These are all women of the New Testament.
When Jesus meets women, he doesn't condemn, put down or demean them in any way. He loves them where they are with all their flaws and offers them hope. He believes in them and gives them someone to believe in.
I highly recommend this book as a devotional.
February 15, 2015
This book is unimpressive. The author really takes liberties with Scripture, adding in all sorts of feelings or impressions that may not be true to what actually happened in the Bible. Nothing heretical so far, but it's annoying to read a Bible story like it's a novel or something, instead of true history.
Also the personal stories and little morals aren't particularly inspiring. Insipid, sentimental fluff. I like the basic themes of God's love, healing, and care, but it could have been better written.
Also the personal stories and little morals aren't particularly inspiring. Insipid, sentimental fluff. I like the basic themes of God's love, healing, and care, but it could have been better written.
June 28, 2011
The book that changed my relationship with Jesus. This is one book that stays on my nightstand that I know I will be reading over and over for the rest of my life.
February 27, 2013
I receive her devotionals by email everyday, so I already liked her writing style. This did not disappoint.
March 15, 2013
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April 6, 2015
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