Glimpses of Christ in Everyday Lives (Paperback)

by Karla Worley (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Imagine sitting at a table with a group of women having an old-fashioned coffee klatch. The conversation for the most part is light and easy and centers around each woman's faith and Christian life. Some of the women?Rosalynn Carter and Gloria Gaither?are better known than others. Then imagine returning home to reflect on scripture and to pray in order to hear what God has to say in one's own life. Therein lies the gist of this book. As editor Worley puts it: "The women have one thing in common: at some point in their lives, they realized they were spiritually bankrupt. Each can point to a time when they opened the door of their lives to Jesus and invited Him to live there. They have built a relationship with Him, and they all say they cannot live without it." While many of the stories offer a sanitized and sentimental religion, several others, like Sally Johnson's anguished story of becoming HIV-positive as the result of a rape and her subsequent work in a ministry with AIDS victims, depict the difficult struggle of weaving Christ into the fabric of everyday life.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 238 pages
• Publisher: Woman's Missionary Union (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563092530
• ISBN-13: 978-1563092534
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,247,768 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finding joy in everyday living., January 18, 1999

By A Customer

(from "Mature Living," January 1999) Karla Worley's book in unique. Each chapter contains interviews with outstanding Christian women, such as Rosalynn Carter, Gloria Gaither, Dellanna O'Brien, and Esther Burroughs. The 25 women interviewed represent the fields of politics, music, missions, sports, education, and more. The common thread in each of these women's lives is the joy they find in everyday living as they open their hearts and lives to God and His leadership. Marginal notes quote Scriptures and ask probing questions. As you read about the transforming power of Jesus Christ in the lives of these women, you will feel compelled toward a closer relationship with Him. -- Reviewed by Mary Paschall Darby