8 Choices That Will Change a Woman's Life [Paperback]

Jill Briscoe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2003

Each day presents women with an unending parade of choices. Some are fairly mundane, while others can prove to be life changing. In this new edition of Briscoe's popular book, she addresses the crucial issues that women face on a daily basis.

Using the book of James as a model, Briscoe examines the following choices that most women face:

• To resist pain or to use it
• To gather wealth or to gather grace
• To speak wisely or to speak foolishly
• To value our time or to fritter it away
• To live for ourselves or to live for the Spirit
• To develop God's gifts or to waste them
• To persevere or to protest
• To stand for truth or to abandon it

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About the Author

Author and coauthor of numerous articles and more than fifty books, including study guides, devotionals, poetry, and children's books, Jill Briscoe's active speaking and writing ministry regularly takes her around the world. Jill currently serves as a minister-at-large for Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin, with her husband, Stuart. She is executive editor of Just Between Us magazine, advises numerous nonprofit organizations, and serves on the board of numerous nonprofit Relief and Christianity Today, Inc. Jill and Stuart have three children and thirteen grandchildren.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Howard Books; Original edition (December 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582293511
• ISBN-13: 978-1582293516
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #338,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jill Briscoe has an active speaking and writing ministry that has taken her to many countries. She has written more than 40 books, including study guides, devotional material, poetry, and children's books.

Jill is executive editor of "Just Between Us," a magazine of encouragement for ministry wives and women in leadership. She serves on the board of World Relief and Christianity Today, Inc.

A native of Liverpool, England, Jill launched into youth evangelism after becoming a Christian at age 18. She married her husband, Stuart, in 1958, and since then they have ministered together through Telling the Truth media ministries at conferences and mission organizations around the world. They reside in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Stuart completed 30 years of ministry as senior pastor of Elmbrook Church. Both Stuart and Jill now serve Elmbrook as ministers-at-large. They have 3 children, David, Judy, and Peter, and enjoy the blessing of 13 grandchildren.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A challenging study, March 8, 2007

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Our women's Bible Study has really enjoyed this book. It tells us things we really don't want to hear but need to hear. Jill sprinkles it with her personal stories which help in the understanding of the subject. Really good and is challenging us to be more like Christ.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is AWESOME!, January 3, 2007

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Lori Eubanks (Plano, Texas) - See all my reviews

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A group of women at our church (140 of them) are currently going through the book as a monthly study. The women read a chapter a MONTH and then we have a speaker and discussion time. The book is AWESOME and everyone has enjoyed the material. It's both "easy to read" and yet very challenging. I would highly recommend it for a personal read as well as one to be used as a group study.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In-depth priorities check, August 26, 2006

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S. Racz (Gahanna, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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Jill Briscoe is fantastic. This book is grounded in the Bible and gets to the heart of key areas that are vital to your Christian walk. Not an anemic gloss-over, nor a "health and wealth" God-as-geanie recipe book. Jill challenges the reader to make real grown-up Christian decisions about truly living your life for Christ, but does it in a wonderfully humble and loving style. With plenty of scripture and real-life examples, it is one of those books that are easy and enjoyable to read, but not a quick read because it is constantly prayer and thought provoking.