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I have always been curious about Liz Curtis Higgs’ books, but it was for a very different reason. My mom told me the story of Liz Curtis Higgs coming to the church where my dad was youth minister at the time to come and share her story. She ended up staying with my parents. It turns out that my mom has just found out that she was pregnant with me, and Liz was one of the first people she told the news. Years later, she was at a conference, and my mom introduced me to her as the baby she was expecting when they met. I love the irony that one of the first people that knew about me was an author and all these years, I myself am an author and book reviewer. After years of planning to read Bad Girls of the Bible, I finally did, and I was not disappointed. This is engaging and just as relevant as it was when it was first published in 1999. We all need to be reminded of how God can redeem our lives and continue to use us, even when we mess up. I would love to see more books like this today. ~ Bethel In her book Bad Girls of the Bible, Liz Curtis highlights the stories of ten women in the Bible who did something “bad”: Eve, Potiphar's wife, Lot's wife, the woman at the well, Delilah, Sapphira, Rahab, Jezebel, Michal, and the sinful woman who anointed Jesus’ feet. Eve is unique because she is the first bad girl. But some of these women were “bad to the bone” (Potiphar's wife, Delilah, and Jezebel), some were “bad for a moment” (Lot's wife, Sapphira, and Michal), and some were “bad for a season, but not forever” (Rahab, the woman at the well, and the sinful woman). But all of them did something wrong that we can identify with in hopes that we can learn from their mistakes and discover how God can redeem them for His glory. Each chapter starts with a creative, fictionalized retelling of the biblical story, with the names and context changed for a contemporary audience. Then, she walks through a verse-by-verse exploration of the story from the New International Version [1984] and concludes with lessons we can learn and thoughts to consider for each story. Through it all, you will be challenged when your story relates to these bad girls and inspired by ways that you can change. This book is creative and useful book that studies these character in a relevant and engaging way. If you are looking for a unique Bible study experience, this is a book for you. Get your copy today. Interested in purchasing this title? If you purchase it from Amazon using the link below, Abiding Grace Ministries will receive a small commission from the sale at no cost to you. Purchase Bad Girls of the Bible: https://amzn.to/48w0A0B To read my review of Liz Curtis Higgs' book Really Bad Girls of the Bible, click here To read reviews of other Bible studies, click here Help Me Grow My Christian Publishing MinistryAs I have been looking toward the future of this blog and my ministry, I am excited about focusing my work on the goal of building a sustainable income from the books and resources I create so that I can officially dedicate my time to full-time volunteer ministry, which will include the work of supporting other Christian authors by writing reviews of their books. While I have made great strides towards this goal by publishing 13 full content books, 52 low content books, over 200 digital products, and much more, I know that it will take me a long time to get to the point of sustainability unless I am able to invest back into my business by purchasing tools, services, and subscriptions that will help my business grow. That's where you might be able to help. I would like to raise some of the money I need to help me grow my Christian publishing ministry to cover some expenses by the end of 2025 that will help me grow my business in 2026 and beyond. I hope that you will consider partnering with me in the work of supporting Christian authors, volunteer youth ministry, and other ministry projects by contributing to this campaign. There are three ways that you can help: 1) Donate - If you are financially able or willing to give, please consider contributing to my fundraiser on GiveButter, where you can see what expenses I hope to cover and my progress towards my goal: https://givebutter.com/growmyministry2025 2) Share - If you know anyone that you think would be interested in contributing to support the work of Abiding Grace Ministries, you can either share the campaign page above or you can share this page, which is a public version of my latest email newsletter: https://bethelgrove.kit.com/posts/helpmegrowmychristianpublishingministry
3) Pray - Even if you aren't able to donate or share, I would appreciate your prayers as I work hard towards making this ministry sustainable while also continuing to serve others where God has me right now.
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After I read Bad Girls of the Bible, I knew that I wanted to read this sequel book. I read it (or technically listened to it) just a few days later. I found it to be just as good as the first book. This is engaging and just as relevant as it was when it was first published in 2000. We all need to be reminded of how God can redeem our lives and continue to use us, even when we mess up. I would love to see more books like this today. ~ Bethel In her book Really Bad Girls of the Bible, Liz Curtis highlights the stories of nine women in the Bible who did something "bad": the medium at En Dor, Jael, the adulteress, Athaliah, Bathsheba, Herodias, Tamar the Widow, and the Bleeding Woman. Some of these women were "bad and proud of it" (Athaliah and Herodias), some were part of a “bad moon rising” (medium at En Dor and Bathsheba), some were “bad for a good reason” (Jael and Tamar the Widow) and two was "bad, but not condemned" (the adulteress and the bleeding woman). Each chapter starts with a creative, fictionalized retelling of the biblical story, with the names and context changed for a contemporary audience. Then, she walks through a verse-by-verse exploration of the story from the New International Version [probably the 1984 edition] and concludes with lessons we can learn and thoughts to consider for each story. Through it all, you will be challenged when your story relates to these bad girls and inspired by ways that you can change. Just like the first book, this book is creative and useful book that studies these character in a relevant and engaging way. If you are looking for a unique Bible study experience, this is a book for you. Get your copy today. Interested in purchasing this title? If you purchase it from Amazon using the link below, Abiding Grace Ministries will receive a small commission from the purchase at no cost to you. Purchase Really Bad Girls of the Bible: https://amzn.to/4pKkOdY To read by review of Liz Curtis Higgs' book Bad Girls of the Bible, click here To read reviews of other Bible studies, click here Help Me Grow My Christian Publishing MinistryAs I have been looking toward the future of this blog and my ministry, I am excited about focusing my work on the goal of building a sustainable income from the books and resources I create so that I can officially dedicate my time to full-time volunteer ministry, which will include the work of supporting other Christian authors by writing reviews of their books. While I have made great strides towards this goal by publishing 13 full content books, 52 low content books, over 200 digital products, and much more, I know that it will take me a long time to get to the point of sustainability unless I am able to invest back into my business by purchasing tools, services, and subscriptions that will help my business grow. That's where you might be able to help. I would like to raise some of the money I need to help me grow my Christian publishing ministry to cover some expenses by the end of 2025 that will help me grow my business in 2026 and beyond. I hope that you will consider partnering with me in the work of supporting Christian authors, volunteer youth ministry, and other ministry projects by contributing to this campaign. There are three ways that you can help: 1) Donate - If you are financially able or willing to give, please consider contributing to my fundraiser on GiveButter, where you can see what expenses I hope to cover and my progress towards my goal: https://givebutter.com/growmyministry2025 2) Share - If you know anyone that you think would be interested in contributing to support the work of Abiding Grace Ministries, you can either share the campaign page above or you can share this page, which is a public version of my latest email newsletter: https://bethelgrove.kit.com/posts/helpmegrowmychristianpublishingministry
3) Pray - Even if you aren't able to donate or share, I would appreciate your prayers as I work hard towards making this ministry sustainable while also continuing to serve others where God has me right now. |
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Bethel Grove is a Christian young woman who loves to read and write, eat Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blizzards, and disciple teen girls as a youth leader. What started as a hobby of writing book reviews and doing deep biblical studies eventually led her down the path of self-publishing and supporting other Christian authors and ministry volunteers. She hopes to someday be a vocational youth minister and well-known author.
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