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A Life Better Than I Deserve
Oct. 6, 2009
Review: Quiet Influence
Recently I received the Bible Study Quiet Influence: The Romans 12:1 Woman from NavPress through their Blogger Review Program. I received this free book in exchange for providing my honest review of this book.
I was initially excited to receive this book as an aid to my own personal devotional time. As a busy homeschooling mother of five I frequently change up my Bible Study routine a bit to keep me motivated. While I did uncover some inspiring and motivating thoughts and did find this book beneficial, I also found this book co-authored by six women somewhat disjointed and uneven.
The General Editor of this Bible Study, Diane Strack, provides an inspiring introduction to this study. She further presents a compelling call to "Present Our Bodies" to the Lord, based on Romans 12:1. The six contributing authors share a variety of women from the Bible as well as more contemporary Christian women. The six women studied include Deborah (judge), Mary (mother of Jesus), Monica (mother of Augustine), Sarah Edwards (wife of the pastor-theologian Jonathan), Lottie Moon (missionary) and Shirley Lindsay (a pastor's wife). Emphases covered include courage, faith, prayer, compassion and obedience, and personal evangelism.
Each chapter gives an introductory "Culture and Background" section, followed by 3 or 4 "Consider This" (short sections of questions for discussion or thought) as well as other sections, possibly including discussion sections and presentation sections. So, although each chapter does have some commonality in its approach, overall these individual chapters written by six individual women simply do not flow well together.
As a personal Bible Study aid as I used this book, it was helpful; yet because these chapters do not flow well together as they simply do not have the same format, I would hesitate to use this as a group Bible Study. My own personal experience has shown me that sometimes it takes a couple of weeks for women to grow accustomed to the presentation of a new Bible Study author or book. The inconsistent format in this Bible Study might prove more of a hindrance than a help. Quiet Influence: The Romans 12:1 Woman is available from NavPress for $9.99.
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