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4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice book on how God can restore passion in our lives, December 27, 2002
This review is from: Strong Women, Soft Hearts (Paperback)
I got this book as a Christmas present, and I read it in two days, vowing not to like it, but enjoying it, anyway. Ms. Rinehart tells us in a simple, but not simplistic, style, how God can restore passion in the lives of women, through daring to love, to desire through God, through forgiveness, through letting go of too much control. Indeed, I wondered if she had experience with 12-step groups; I recognized a lot of her wisdom in 12-step work I have been doing lately. Perhaps her sentence in the final paragraph says it best: "If God has you in the palm of his hand and your real life is secure in him, then you can venture forth -- into the places and relationships, the challenges, the very heart of the storm -- and you will be safe there" (p 182). If I have one complaint, it is that she seems to assume her readers are married women, particularly in her chapter on sexuality, in which she reserves only a paragraph or two on the sensuality of non-married women. But I still found it helpful, and it's a book I will continue to refer to even though I have finished reading it.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you loved The Sacred Romance, you are in for a treat!, October 12, 2001
This review is from: Strong Women, Soft Hearts (Paperback)
If you loved the Sacred Romance, you are in for a treat with this new book, which I endorse as my personal "Book of the Year" Paula may be the most gifted woman writer of our day, up there with Philip Yancy in insight, honesty and beautiful use of the language. It's perfect for a small group study or book club as well, asking deeper questions of the soul -- leading to discussions you won't easily forget.
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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Read the book's first-page preview before buying, June 19, 2005
This review is from: Strong Women, Soft Hearts (Paperback)
Mixed feelings about this book. It was recommended highly, so my women's Bible study group is using the book for study and discussion. But after going through about two-thirds of the book, our group is split about whether or not to continue. A couple of the women really like and are inspired by it. But the first sentence gives you a clue about the tone of the book: "This book began to write itself a few years back, when I first washed up on the shores of midlife and wondered how I could feel so empty." Not all of us could identify with that, or we have been there and don't want to work through it again. Would prefer something more uplifting than introspective.
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