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Pure: A 90-Day Devotional for the Mind, the Body & the Spirit (Faithwords)

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Rebecca St. James has earned her stripes as a Christian "cultural warrior" whose young voice has spearheaded a positive move towards spiritual values for her generation and beyond. "Pure" presents a complete personal lifestyle-approaching purity of spirit, mind, and body in a refreshingly honest and deeply moving format that deals with real life issues. Rebecca takes her readers on an intimate day-to-day walk--presented in her own voice with personal insights on her own challenges and victories. She ultimately offers readers real wisdom and encouragement in living a lifestyle that's both counter cultural and totally exhilarating in its' freshness of purpose. On the 90 journey,Rebecca tunes into the dynamics of today's culture with a challenge to join her--a challenge backed by solid biblical principals and very thought provoking "looking futher" and "living it out" sections with each devotional that make this book perfect for group bible study and discussion. I would recommend for teens, 20's and beyond. Bravo!"

"Pure" by Rebecca St. James is a 90-day devotional that is designed to minister to the body, mind and Spirit. This amazing book challenges you with powerful scripture and suggestions for living the Word of God. The author's personal reflections inspire and drive home the point of the daily reading. The "Looking Further" section gives the reader a deeper understanding of each day's topic. This is a must read for young and old. The book has touched me from day one. I will re-read this book for sure.

The writing style is crisp and easy to understand:

Many people think of being pure as an action--something they must do--rather than... something they can be.

For time-sensitive people, this is a wonderful devotional tool. Using the book as intended, devotions take less than five minutes a day. Each day is divided into three sections: Reflection, where the topic is introduced; Looking Further, where a deeper study enriches; and Living It Out, where a challenge is given. A myriad of topic include perfectionism, body image, her fifteen years in Christian music, and insecurity.

I heartily recommend this to all ages who would like to be pure for Christ in mind, body, and spirit.

This 90-day devotional is truly an inspiring book for any teen to read to build and strengthen a relationship and understanding with God.

Each day consists of a verse from the Bible, a reflection about an experience the author had that relates to the verse, a "looking further" segment about how to achieve better peace of mind, spirit, etc. and then finally a "living it out" part where the author gives tips on how to live out the day's lesson to better your life.

Rebecca St. James writes a very helpful book that any teen can appreciate. This inspiring and thought-provoking devotional is sure to please Christian readers.

Reviewed by: Steph

Great meditation book for teenagers.
Makes them think about things they may not normally think about and then discuss with their friends.
It offers support.

Wow...I can't even describe my love for this book! I found it at Books a Million and actually considered returning it after getting home & reading through the first couple devotions. It really didn't seem my style. It seems to be geared specifically toward teenagers and young 20-somethings. But upon diving deeper into the devotions, I can certainly relate to a majority of them, even considering I'm 31 years old! Ultimately, I want to develop a more deeply satisfying and stimulating relationship with the Lord, and this book definitely takes me down that road. It really gets me thinking and I love the writing style of the author - helps me to relate easier when it is "fluidly" written.

I've only had this book a week, and I've used highlighter everywhere and written in the margins of the pages. One thing that I really love about this book (and that makes it stand out among many devotionals), is that not only is each day written with a story that the author relates from her own life experiences, but she also is careful to link more Bible references as well. Most devotionals I've encountered tell a relational modern day story for each day, and then end the reading with a Bible verse. I love how this has extra relevant information to ponder over while journaling through my devotions.

This book is definitely recommended to girls ages 10-100!

I just started reading the daily devotional by Rebecca St. James about two weeks ago and so far I am enjoying it. The content is not overwhelming, just a few verses that I can read and re-read and meditate on throughout my day. I do feel as though the book is geared a bit toward teens/early 20's and I am in my early 30's and have been a christian seeking hard after the lord for a long time so some of the topics aren't things I deal with quite as much as I did earlier in my life but I do feel that all of it is quite relevant to our walk with the lord. Overall, I think it was a good find!

We just had a Purity Ceremony for our 13 year old daughter last month. As a follow up, my daughter and I read through this book each night and write in our prayer journals following each section. It instills the values of purity through mind, spirit and body - all of which our young generation of girls need to guard. "Pure" by Rebecca St. James has been a true blessing in my daughter's life and it has given our relationship an even stronger bond.

This devotional is great for women of all ages to draw closer to God. It helps to do this devotional with someone else too.

This book is amazing for women that struggle with this area in their life. It's so much more than I ever expected. This book helped me alot in my walk with Christ. Rebecca St. James is an excellent writer. I love all her books. I encourage everyone to read this especially all women of all ages. Buy it you won't regret it. I have my own copy and I sent one to a friend in Georgia and we both love it.