Extravagant Grace [Hardcover]

Patsy Clairmont (Author), Marilyn Meberg (Author), Luci Swindoll (Author)

Book Description

Series: Women of Faith Bible Study | Publication Date: January 1, 2000

Women of Faith presents 60 devotions from some of America's best-loved authors to help women celebrate God’s overwhelming grace.

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In the three years since its inception, Women of Faith has helped hundreds of thousands of women reclaim joy as their heritage of faith. Now they address the bedrock of joy: grace. Grace describes things beyond our ability to earn or attain, gifts we can only gratefully receive from a God who lavishes them on us freely. With the same wit and insight that have characterized their previous devotionals such as Joy Breaks and Overjoyed!, Patsy Clairmont, Barbara Johnson, Marilyn Meberg, Luci Swindoll, Sheila Walsh, and Thelma Wells shine a spotlight on grace. Grace that cleanses our sin. Grace that guides our lives. Grace that weathers life's fiercest storms and stamps every cloud with the rainbow of God's promise. Grace to grieve and laugh, give and gain, love and live. Extravagant Grace. Here is a devotional filled with laughter as rich as the insights are deep. Extravagant Grace celebrates God's liberating power at work in our circumstances, our relationships, our inner beings, our careers, our marriages, in the things that matter most to us . . . and even in things that seem to be of little consequence. Extravagant Grace will encourage readers to look for grace in all of life's seasons, come rain or shine--and to give it away as freely and joyously as they receive it.

From the Author

Patsy Clairmont is the author of such best-selling books as Sportin’ a ’Tude. She lives in Brighton, MI. Barbara Johnson is the author of numerous best-selling books, including Boomerang Joy. She lives in La Habra, CA. Marilyn Meberg is a captivating speaker and the author of Choosing the Amusing. She lives in Palm Desert, CA. Luci Swindoll is the former vice-president of public relations for Insight for Living and the author of many books, including Celebrating Life. She lives in Palm Desert, CA. Sheila Walsh is a well-known author whose books include Honestly and Bring Back the Joy. She lives in Nashville, TN. Thelma Wells is an internationally known corporate keynote speaker, president of her own company, and author of God Will Make a Way. She lives in Dallas, TX

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310231256
• ISBN-13: 978-0310231257
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #366,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Patsy Clairmont's quick wit and depth of biblical knowledge combine in a powerful pint-size package. She helps you to laugh God's truths right into your heart. Her mission to provide humor and hope for healing comes from her own struggles. A recovering agoraphobic, Patsy speaks at Women of Faith conferences, addressing tens of thousands of women, and has written more than twenty-four books, including Catching Fireflies, All Cracked Up, and I Grew Up Little. She loves a rainy day, a good book, and a deep cushioned chair. Given a day off, she shops, solves the world's problems with a friend over lunch, and hugs the stuffing out of her two grandsons, Justin and Noah. Patsy and her husband of forty-seven years, Les, live in Tennessee.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "Grace-full" Treat, March 30, 2000

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This review is from: Extravagant Grace (Hardcover)

Extravagant Grace is a treat worth enjoying. The six authors each take their turn at sharing their thoughts about experiencing God's grace in their daily lives. These women of faith use a light-hearted approach to show how the deep truths of God's love are applicable in any circumstance. These short, devotional stories will open your heart and uplift your spirit.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Gift!, February 13, 2001

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"skincare" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extravagant Grace (Hardcover)

If you thought devotions have to be dry or boring, then let "Extravagant Grace" take you on an entirely different journey! These wonderful women have truly given us a gift... a gift of Grace in every facet of life. I've felt something was spiritually missing from my life for a long time and now I know how to look for, receive and give others grace. What a gift! Kathy W.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unwrap This Gift of Grace, May 31, 2007

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Mrs. Jennifer O. White "Jennifer O White" (West Monroe, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Extravagant Grace (Hardcover)

Thank you to Women of Faith for unwrapping grace for me. This book is a treasure to every soul - for who doesn't need grace! We all hear about grace in church, but at times the word is used and yet not explained.

Each devotional paints a vivid picture through personal testimonies of how God unwraps his gift of grace to us in our every day lives. Just like us, these ladies have real lives with real pain and a real portion of God's amazing grace.

In this book, the Women of Faith are mentoring us to look for God's grace and then to celebrate the gift. After reading Extravagant Grace, I am indeed celebrating a new found understanding of God's grace to me and the mystery that it will never run out.

I will give this book as a gift to many of my friends and family.

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! 2 Corinthians 9:15

And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you'll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:14-19 MSG