Reviews

God's Wisdom for Women: Topical Scripture and Encouragement by Patricia Miller, Rachel Gorman

vjamie's review

5.0

"God's Wisdom for Women" is a simple topical guide to Bible verses on subjects related to being a woman, and a follower of Jesus. It is designed for practical use, with clear headings, plenty of margin space for notes, and spiral-bound for practicality. There are inspiring quotes next to the verses, and a list of suggestions for further reading on the subject at the end of each section. I see this book as being a sort of "field guide," flipping to it for suggestions of where to head next in my walk with Christ, both in Scripture, and in further reading. There were a few subjects that I wished were covered in more depth, such as vocation and work, but I was impressed at the number of categories included. My favorite parts were when the author included a personal note of how God had spoken to her through a particular verse, and I would have loved to see more of that and less quotes from other authors on the subject. The subject of "mothering" caught my interest right away, being a mother of small children, and I loved some of the unexpected verses they chose to include. One was Ephesians 2:10, which I have read many times, but never in the context of motherhood. It launched me on a further study of what "good works that God prepared for us" would mean. A book that inspires me to read more of the Bible, and opens my mind to thinking of familiar Scriptures in new ways is one that I value and will use often.

michellef's review

5.0

`God's Wisdom for Women' is an inspirational, spiral bound book for women by authors Patricia Miller and Rachel Gorman. There are several different topics within this book, under each topic are subtitles which pertain to that topic. For example, under the topic `Knowing God` are The Good News, Who Is God?, How to Know God, Why the Bible?, What to do with Doubt, and Sin and God's Forgiveness. Other topics include Encouragement, Daily Struggles, Difficult Challenges, and more. Scripture quotations are from any one of the following Bibles: English Standard Version, Good News Translation, The Message, New American Standard, NET, NIV, NKJV, or NLT.

The cover is very feminine looking which I love. Each subtitle is organized into several Bible verses, quotations, practical living tips, and recommended reading. This would make a great gift for a new Christian or any woman needing encouragement. One of my favorite subtitles is Social Media. Almost everyone has access to social media and knowing how to handle it is wise. Bible verses are referred to on loving God's creation, not man's imperfect systems, Make good use of your time by setting time limits and sticking to them and seek contentment with circumstances and possessions.

`God's Wisdom for Women` is easy to use as it is helpful and informative. However, I am not sure I like the spiral book bind. Seems like it would be easier for pages to tear. In general, the print is easy to read so someone with less than perfect vision should be able to read it if they are wearing glasses. So I give this book 5* out of 5*

Disclaimer: "I was provided a free copy of this book. All opinions are my own."