Got another book review here for you! Booksneeze let me have two books to read this past month, and I loved the books they sent me. Today’s book is for all of you ladies out there looking for the divine purpose in your femininity (and for all the guys trying to figure it out.)
John and Stasi Eldridge’s book Captivating is a landmark book, in my opinion, on the female soul. In poetic, flowing style, the Eldridges unravel the complex design of a woman. I’ve read numerous tomes on the characteristics of males and females, yet never have I encountered a book that treated the subject so well that I ended it with a passionate admiration of my wife and all the women in my life.
John and Stasi show how society and the Church has tried to regulate the role of a woman to simplistic terms and chores, thereby limiting her. By revealing the core desires of every woman–every personality and kind–they prove that women are much more than what they have come to believe about themselves.
Every woman wants to be fought for or romanced, to share in an adventure and to have their own, unique beauty to unveil. These desires cannot and should be delegated to social stereotypes, but should be liberated and allowed to be expressed. Than, we will see women as God intended for them to be–captivating.
Thanks for telling us about this! I loved the one he did about men (can’t think of the title). I’ll definitely check this one out!
I’m hoping to post more about some of the books I have read. I think there are some amazing titles out there that should be read!
Well now I know I’m suppose to contact you! Great review, btw. After reading Wild at Heart, I knew I’d eventually get to Captivating, and well… http://www.thirdoptionmen.org/blog/airport-assignment/
We’d love to have you as a guest author on the Third Option Men site. God is moving, and apparently thinks we should hook up
ps- found you after searching #disciplship on Twitter
Thanks for commenting on my site! And sorry about the lack of posts lately. I could use the excuse that life has gotten busy lately, but that would be just an excuse. However, my inconsistent blogging habits do not reflect my writing life, which is quite vibrant. I’m writing better sermons every week (in my humble opinion), have been writing eulogies, and I’m currently working on a revising a screenplay I wrote on spec.
I will be checking out your posts soon, but with what I’ve seen so far, I would be honored if you guys let me write something for your readers. God Bless!