Grace J’s Reviews > Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul > Status Update

So very uncomfortable with using secular love song lyrics and pretending they are God singing to women (or vice versa)

"The woman who wept over Jesus's feet and dried them with her hair proved that women can worship Jesus in ways that men can't."

Meanwhile Jesus is literally comparing the woman to Simon to make Simon feel ashamed for not treating Jesus like this.

Wheeeee Jesus calls himself our Bridegroom, so it is a healthy and Biblical exercise for women to imagine they are Arwen standing on the moonlit bridge and Aragorn is Jesus.

Golly it's so annoying to be told over and over "Women feel this way. You know it's true." Or "We all know this about women."

Please stop quoting verses about Israel and pretending that the "she" refers to all women

POV: the authors say women are prone to be controlling and defensive, which goes against their feminine nature, but the biggest control freak you have ever met is your dad

Ah yes, and John Eldredge's experiences are indicative of the experiences and impulses of all men everywhere throughout time. No need to do any actual research, because John Eldredge is a man and thus knows what ALL men are like.

"Women have been treated worse throughout history because Satan hates women more than he hates men."

These authors are just making stuff up at this point.

Oh ho ho 64 pages in and we finally got a real source cited, not just the author's personal opinion!

I would like to scream.

(Content warning, I'm going to be blunt because the implications of what they're saying are gross.)





If you go to an art museum, you will see many paintings of naked women and few of men. This proves that women are created to be beautiful and men are created to be productive.

Forget the lack of nuance and historical context. This is objectifying women but making it sound Christian.