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Woman To Woman (Following God Discipleship)
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Average Rating:  out of 4 Reviews
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Price: $9.99
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Sale: $5.88
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Manufacturer: AMG Publishers
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EAN (European Article Number): 9780899572567
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Barbara Henry
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Publisher: AMG Publishers
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Dewey Decimal Number: 200
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Publication Date: 2003-07-31
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Reading Level: 64
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Description: Woman to Woman takes the outline given in Titus 2:3–5 and searches Scripture to find specific direction and content for a guide to discipleship for women. The purpose of the book is to provide a resource for women who desire to minister to others. It is designed to encourage and equip women to speak truth to those who are younger; breaking through barriers in order to deal with difficult questions women face in the 21st century. Rather than offering another set of answers from one woman's perspective, this study takes each woman to passages of Scripture, helping her discover what God is saying to her personally, without skirting the deeper issues. Although the study is ideal for group discussions, it can easily be adapted to individual study use or one-on-one mentoring. The first four chapters look at the four qualifications for women in ministry: a priestly lifestyle, a commitment to confidentiality, freedom from addictions and an appreciation for beauty and the ability to teach it. Younger women may take this study to learn what they are to seek in an older woman mentor and be better prepared to minister to others. Each of the remaining chapters takes one of the topics Paul identifies as important for women and seeks to develop a biblical foundation for understanding and training.
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: Getting to the Heart of Issues |
Date: 2005-04-01 |
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Details: I really appreciate this Bible study for women because it encourages not only thought-provoking, but also heart-searching discussion on the issues that Paul addresses to women in Titus 2. There are no pat answers given. There are many difficult questions presented. When studied in a group, Woman to Woman has produced real connection. We may not always agree, but I think that when everyone agrees there is not much thinking going on. |
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Review Summary: An Enriching Study |
Date: 2005-03-13 |
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Details: I went through this Bible study with a new moms' group. This was my first Bible study in 10 years and I found the format of the study friendly, encouraging and challenging. Barbara Henry asks the difficult questions of women - why are we built the way we are as individuals and as a group - all the while reminding us of our soft place to land in God's love. The study never felt like the word according to Barbara Henry, but rather a study in the true sense of the word. She encourages reading, researching, cross-referencing and discussing the tenets of Titus 2 so that we may encourage each other in discovering God's will for our lives. My recommendation is to use this study as another tool in your shed to sharpen your knowledge of the Bible, to discover God's intentions for your life and to find encouragement in your relationships with women. Ms. Henry's book was very effective in helping me do just that. |
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Review Summary: An Enriching Study |
Date: 2005-03-12 |
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Details: I went through this Bible study with a new moms' group. This was my first Bible study in 10 years and I found the format of the study friendly, encouraging and challenging. Barbara Henry asks the difficult questions of women - why are we built the way we are as individuals and as a group - all the while reminding us of our soft place to land in God's love. The study never felt like the word according to Barbara Henry, but rather a study in the true sense of the word. She encourages reading, researching, cross-referencing and discussing the tenets of Titus 2 so that we may help each other in discovering God's will for our lives. My recommendation is to use this study as another tool in your shed to sharpen your knowledge of the Bible, to discover God's intentions for your life and to find encouragement in your relationships with women. Ms. Henry's book was very effective in helping me do just that. |
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Review Summary: An Exercise in Discernment |
Date: 2005-02-27 |
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Details: Titus 2 is one of my favorite passages of Scripture, and I believe its principles are desperately needed in the lives of Christian women today; that is why I am so disappointed half-way through this study.
I am sure Ms. Henry loves the Lord and His Word, but she seems to have lost the meaning of the passage in the pursuit of novel interpretations rather than helping us apply the plain meaning of the text.
For example, in choosing to substitute "teachers of beauty" for the translators'choice of "teaching what is good," she leads us away from Titus 2 into a series of meanderings of ways "beauty" is mentioned in Scripture and makes leaps such as saying that "a primary function of a teacher of beauty would be to encourage the use of artistic gifts in younger women." How can anyone support that claim from the Scriptural text?
In the topic "Loving Husbands" the author tries to equate someone "walking in darkness" in 1 John 1:6-10 to a "single woman who refuses to admit she is hiding from love." ["Darkness" in that verse is the word "skotia," meaning the absence of Divine truth, and its associated wickedness.]
She makes claims such as "Scripture refers to addictions as strongholds" but does not make a case for that assertion, and unfortunately there are other instances of concern throughout the half of the study I have completed.
As in any study, there are some good quotes and some good points, but they are so disconnected from the emphasis of Titus 2 that she might have done better just writing a series of topical studies rather than attempting to force those ideas into a study of Titus 2.
Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this study because the young Christian will be misguided on some points and the mature will likely find it frustrating. Martha Peace's "Becoming a Titus 2 Woman" is a more biblically-accurate alternative. |
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