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Daring to Hope: Finding God's Goodness in the Broken and the Beautiful by Katie Davis Majors
jessmlamb's review against another edition
5.0
The title of this book is now "Daring to Hope", FYI.
One of the most gut-wrenching, spiritually compelling and inspiring books I've ever read. Completely blown away by what Katie Davis Majors shares. I was lucky enough to read this early manuscript in the office, and I cannot recommend it highly enough -- y'all need to pre-order and have this show up on your doorstep on October 3 .
One of the most gut-wrenching, spiritually compelling and inspiring books I've ever read. Completely blown away by what Katie Davis Majors shares. I was lucky enough to read this early manuscript in the office, and I cannot recommend it highly enough -- y'all need to pre-order and have this show up on your doorstep on October 3 .
katemarie99's review against another edition
5.0
I was re-reading this book in prep to give it to a friend and guys --
SO. WORTH. THE. REREAD. This story breaks me wide open and then puts me back together in a way that makes sense. Is there a way to give it 1,000 stars instead of just five??
(Pssst. You should read this book.)
SO. WORTH. THE. REREAD. This story breaks me wide open and then puts me back together in a way that makes sense. Is there a way to give it 1,000 stars instead of just five??
(Pssst. You should read this book.)
graciemartin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
liralen's review against another edition
2.0
I'll keep it short: Take my rating with a healthy grain of 'I am not the audience for this'—I think it would be a much, much better fit for someone who shares the same religious background/beliefs as Majors. As somebody who doesn't, I found myself seeking the scraps of Majors's story tucked in among the religious musings and finding those story-scraps to be scant. (Plenty of religious story...but I am interested in the here and now.) I have respect for someone who seems to be walking the walk, but this isn't really my kind of book about that walk.
kwray1972's review against another edition
3.0
This book contains some beautiful stories of her work in Uganda. The beauty of those stories is sometimes lost in the long narrative between them. It felt very repetitious at times.
kaylamichelledean1234's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favorite books. So, so good. Everyone should read it.
lizbusby's review against another edition
3.0
Read 75%. The author is admirable, but this is more theology than memoir. I needed more information on the story and people to really emphasize with what was going on.
dwheeler88's review against another edition
I can’t say I “liked” this book, although I didn’t dislike it either. The book is much less like a story and much more like a sermon. The contrast between Kisses from Katie and Daring to Hope can be summed up on page 98:
“...early on in my adult life, God have me some pretty extraordinary things to do. I had a large family, and I directed a large and growing-larger ministry, leading a huge team to serve more than a thousand families. These endeavors were easy to write stories about, and as I looked at the results, it was easy to believe that He was using me as He accomplished extraordinary things in, through, and all around me. By contrast, in these recent months, God had been teaching me the extraordinary strength it takes just to be ordinary.”
This book focuses much more on Katie’s struggle with day to day challenges. With death and poverty. With her faith. We don’t learn much more about her family, in fact, those details are exceedingly sparse.
But if a faith sermon is what you’re looking for, and inspiration that God is good when life sucks, this book is for you.
“...early on in my adult life, God have me some pretty extraordinary things to do. I had a large family, and I directed a large and growing-larger ministry, leading a huge team to serve more than a thousand families. These endeavors were easy to write stories about, and as I looked at the results, it was easy to believe that He was using me as He accomplished extraordinary things in, through, and all around me. By contrast, in these recent months, God had been teaching me the extraordinary strength it takes just to be ordinary.”
This book focuses much more on Katie’s struggle with day to day challenges. With death and poverty. With her faith. We don’t learn much more about her family, in fact, those details are exceedingly sparse.
But if a faith sermon is what you’re looking for, and inspiration that God is good when life sucks, this book is for you.
charireads's review against another edition
2.0
Loved her other book. This was just rambling and Whitney.
michellef's review against another edition
5.0
`Daring to Hope` is a woman's inspirational book by author Katie Davis Majors, best-selling author of Kisses from Katie (Katie Davis).
Daring to Hope has me excited even from the first few pages as Katie speaks of her everyday life ministering to the people of Uganda. Katie was single when she went to Uganda, a decade ago. She did not intend on staying but God had other plans. And today, even with all the emotional high's and low's she still witnesses to the people of Uganda. This is an emotion-packed book so I suggest the reader keep kleenex close by.
I reviewed Katie's first book, `Kisses from Katie` and it was a pleasure to catch up with her, again. As a missionary, her family is like any other family. They are filled with love even though the high's and low's of giving birth to the deaths of close friends are a part of their life. Sometimes Katie becomes mad at God because she doesn't receive the answer she wants even though she prayed diligently.
I especially recommend this book to those readers who have read Katie's first book. `Kisses from Katie`
"I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review."
Daring to Hope has me excited even from the first few pages as Katie speaks of her everyday life ministering to the people of Uganda. Katie was single when she went to Uganda, a decade ago. She did not intend on staying but God had other plans. And today, even with all the emotional high's and low's she still witnesses to the people of Uganda. This is an emotion-packed book so I suggest the reader keep kleenex close by.
I reviewed Katie's first book, `Kisses from Katie` and it was a pleasure to catch up with her, again. As a missionary, her family is like any other family. They are filled with love even though the high's and low's of giving birth to the deaths of close friends are a part of their life. Sometimes Katie becomes mad at God because she doesn't receive the answer she wants even though she prayed diligently.
I especially recommend this book to those readers who have read Katie's first book. `Kisses from Katie`
"I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review."