What's in the Bible for Mothers [Paperback]

Judy Bodmer (Author), Larry Richards (Author), Dennis Max Hengeveld (Author)

Book Description

Series: What's in the Bible For... | Publication Date: May 15, 2000

This book is filled with biblical wisdom to help moms cope with life's demands.

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If you have kids, chances are there's been plenty of times when you've turned your eyes heavenwards and muttered, "God help me." Now there's a book which is supposed to do just that. "Women, especially mothers, are treated with deep respect" in the Bible, say Judy Bodmer and Larry Richards in this guide for mothers, and they hope to point women toward Scripture that will help them care for their children as God cares for them.

Sounds like a good idea. But this "guide" is really as much about marriage as it is about children. Bodmer and Richards have long passages about the evils of divorce and the importance of staying married at all costs, come what may. Women are informed that "choosing to go childless is not in God's original plan," but then again, "trying to raise a child without a father is also not in God's plan." Bodmer and Richards make it clear that being a good mother means, above all, having a traditional family, advice that is dubious use for many--and that hardly bespeaks the love and forgiveness that were part of God's original plan. (Beliefnet, Sept. 2000) -- From Beliefnet

About the Author

JUDY BODMER speaks to women's groups throughout the Pacific Northwest. She's best known for her book When Love Dies: How to Save a Hopeless Marriage. Her two sons are married and now she's impatiently waiting to be a grandmother.

MARK LITTLETON and JEANETTE LITTLETON have authored more than 90 books and 5,000 articles, interviews, devotionals, and poems. Mark holds degrees from Colgate University and Dallas Theological Seminary. Jeanette has worked as an editor for a number of magazines and publishers, including Moody Magazine and Christianity Today. These two prolific writers speak regularly at conferences and retreats. They are the parents of one teenager and three teenagers-to-be.

DR. LARRY RICHARDS is a native of Michigan who now lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. He became a Christian while in the Navy in the 1950s. Larry has taught and written Sunday school curriculum for every age group and has published more than two hundred books. He and his wife, Sue, enjoy teaching Bible studies as well as fishing and playing golf. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Starburst Publishers (May 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892016265
• ISBN-13: 978-1892016263
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,211,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Open-hearted, generous sharing, November 9, 2000

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This review is from: What's in the Bible for Mothers (Paperback)

Judy Bodmer is a generous writer, opening herself up and sharing deeply from her own experience. Approachable and down-to-earth, sincere. This book is written from a fundamentalist point of view, but if you don't mind that, you actually don't have to be either a fundamentalist or a mother to find this book worth reading (I am neither). If you appreciate a Christian perspective, you are even more likely to value this book. Interesting thoughts on mothers in the Bible, as well as issues today's mothers face--all the way from considering having a baby to being a grandmother (and a good mother-in-law!).

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars In the Bible...really?, November 20, 2008

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purplestraws (Kansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What's in the Bible for Mothers: Life's Questions, God's Answers (Paperback)

In all honesty, I have not read the book in it's entirety, however I did spend a fair amount of time looking over it in the bookstore today. I was very intrigued by the title as I'm always interested in reading more about how God's word applies to one of my most important roles - being a mom.

Mainly, I was really surprised at how much was the author's opinion on certain topics...one of the first things I opened to was the topic of circumcision. The author basically says that, as Christians, we're not required to circumcise our sons, but that there are many health benefits...and then implies that it should be done. No mention of the "other side" of the debate on the subject. I'm not entirely sure why that veiled recommendation for circumcision needed to be included when it had NOTHING to do with God's opinion on the matter.

This is just one small example, however.

I was also a little confused as to why Dr. Sears quotes were used throughout a book where spanking is considered the biblical way to discipline a child. That seemed a little...well, backwards to me as Dr. Sears is an advocate for gentle discipline (i.e. - no spanking).

While I cannot give a recommendation for this book on a broad scale, I can say that it is somewhat disconcerting that the author's opinion is being passed off as "biblical" - while it seems a fair portion of the book is just opinion. I think the author should have stuck to what's in the Bible.