Beautiful Battle: A Woman's Guide to Spiritual Warfare [Paperback]

Mary E. DeMuth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2012

Warfare...hell...demons...I'm just trying to drive my kids to school and stay on top of the laundry.

What does any of that have to do with me?

You've heard plenty of talk about evil. You've heard about binding Satan and breaking strongholds and calling demons by name. You've heard you should claim your victory in Christ...but you're not really sure how to do that.

This isn't a book about evil.

With passion and strength, Mary DeMuth brings balance and insight to the often murky realm of spiritual warfare. As you embrace the abundant life to which God calls his daughters, she'll tell you why your voice matters for eternity. And on the darkest days, you'll know that spiritual warfare is about bowing before the Creator, not cowering before the devil. It's about finding freedom and beauty in the midst of devastation. It's about the power of God to heal our hearts, to move mountains, to intercede when we're weary. It's about crucifixion and a defiant, glorious resurrection.

It's about truth.

It's about power.

Join Mary in the beautiful battle, and be renewed on the journey.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Mary E. DeMuth is a writer and speaker who loves to help readers live uncaged lives. Author of 12 books, including parenting books, Southern fiction, and a memoir entitled Thin Places, Mary speaks around the country and the world. She lives in Texas with her husband and three children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (February 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736943803
• ISBN-13: 978-0736943802
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm a freelance writer and novelist living in Texas with my husband of twenty-two years and my three wonderful children.

I have been writing since 1992, first as a newsletter editor, then as a freelance writer, followed by a fiction and nonfiction author. My articles have appeared in Marriage Partnership, In Touch, HomeLife, Discipleship Journal, Pray!, Bon Appetit, Kindred Spirit, The Writer, and Writer's Digest. For two years I penned a lifestyle column for Star Community Newspapers in Dallas (circulation 100,000).

My books include

Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God (Harvest House, 2005),
Building the Christian Family You Never Had (WaterBrook, 2006),
Watching the Tree Limbs, Wishing on Dandelions (NavPress, both novels releasing in 2006),
Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture (Harvest House, 2006),
Daisy Chain, A Slow Burn (Zondervan 2009), Life in Defiance (Zondervan 2010),
Thin Places: A Memoir (Zondervan 2010),
150 Quick Questions to Get Your Kids Talking (Harvest House 2011),
You Can Raise Confident and Courageous Kids (Harvest House, 2001)
The Muir House (Zondervan 2011),
Beautiful Battle (Harvest House 2012),
Around the Word in 60 Seconds (Tyndale, 2012),
Everything: What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like Jesus (Thomas Nelson 2012).

Thankfully I'm more than my books. I love to cook, try my hand (body!) at triathlons, have a nose ring, and am passionate about singing. I'm a gardener and love to decorate. And right now I'm training for a half marathon (though I might just die in the process.)

I love to help people live uncaged lives and blog about it five times a week at http://www.marydemuth.com. My facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/authormarydemuth and you can follow me on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/marydemuth

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Tool January 21, 2012

By Lynn Cowell

Format:Paperback

"In Beautiful Battle Mary DeMuth takes the mystery out of understanding the daily fight in the life of the believer. Empowering us with the inside secrets of spiritual warfare, she opens our eyes to more fully understand what is taking place where our eyes cannot see. This book is a powerful tool for the believer wanting to go deeper than the average Christian dares to go."
- Lynn Cowell, Proverbs 31 speaker and author of His Revolutionary Love

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Add this to your armor, friends... March 31, 2012

By Cara

Format:Paperback

Authenticity is what I admire most in a writer, and Mary's got it. As she says on page 86 of Beautiful Battle, "Authenticity is our declaration that we will live in the light." Amen, sister! Another of my favorite quotes in the book appears on page 135, "If I keep my heart in fear's forest, I'll never fly."

Mary urges us to not just read the Word of God, but to claim it in its full power. "What would life look like if you truly believed the words of Romans?" she writes. "To live as if nothing fazed you in light of Christ's amazing love? Not even the demonic can separate you from God's love. Rest in that. Believe that. Live that." (Page 140, Beautiful Battle).

Whether you're currently experiencing the terrorizing emptiness of spiritual warfare, you have in the past, or you're headed there in the future, I highly recommend keeping a copy of this book tucked under your armor. Mary only points to the truth of Scripture as weaponry against evil, but she is a wise friend to keep beside us in battle.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Battle February 12, 2012

By Megy Davis

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Beautiful Battle grabs your heart, mind then touches your soul with its simplicity and wisdom. I can almost see Jesus hi-lighting certain passages just for me to re-read and pray about. Thank you Mary,for your love for humanity.