The Virtuous Woman: Shattering The Superwoman Myth

by Vicki Courtney

Does the woman in Proverbs 31 make you feel like a sluggard? For years Christian women have struggled to understand what the Proverbs 31 woman was all about. Instead of encouragement or instruction, for most, this passage offered “more guilt than eating a one-pound bag of M&Ms.” Is this the ideal woman? Or is the Proverbs 31 woman an outdated fixture of the past? Vicky Courtney believes that this passage is not in the Bible by accident and that a virtuous woman is a rare find in today’s world. Join Vicki as she sojourns with you to unravel the mystery behind the Proverbs 31 woman.

Genres: Christian Living

216 pages, Hardcover

First published July 31, 2001

About the author

Vicki Courtney is the best-selling author of numerous books for women, tweens, and teen girls including, Motherhood Is Not Your Highest Calling, Rest Assured, Move On, 5 Conversations You Must Have With Your Daughter, 5 Conversations You Must Have With Your Son, and Between Us. She is the recipient of a Mom's Choice award and two ECPA Christian Book Awards. She and her husband, Keith reside in the Texas hill country and are the proud parents of three grown children and grandparents to ten grandchildren.

Reviews

[Marsha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bible study - learning to listen more and talk less - mind my own business - Proverbs 31
Small group study led by Claire Tuma and Cathy Ownby - 6 week study, missed last two weeks and went back to finish them on my own - very pertinent to where I am right now with learning to listen more and tlak less

[Adrian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book really opened my eyes and showed me that to be that "pefect Prov. 31 Wife/Mother" starts with seeking God's plan for my life. He takes care of the rest!

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was amazing. They way Vicki Courtney wrote with such honesty just really moved me. Thank you for writing such a wonderful book I was blessed to have read it.

[Robyn Owens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Workbook on becoming a woman like the Proverbs 31 Lady.

[Lanette · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was just ok for me. I would have liked more 'meat' in the form of historical context, etc.

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

This books includes false teaching (for example about salvation) but it also provides excellent spiritual truths for the Christian woman.

[Carly Leigh Forbes · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my first time reading a book by Vicki Courtney, and I really did enjoy it. I definitely want to read more of her books. However, I did struggle with parts because I have a lack of understanding of the Biblical text, which I am going to study more in depth

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