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allisonh59's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
meginhumboldt's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Really appreciate her candor and sense of love and messiness
juliasilge's review against another edition
4.0
I loved Sarah Bessey's first book [b: Jesus Feminist|17570843|Jesus Feminist An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women|Sarah Bessey|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1401057157s/17570843.jpg|24510358] and this is another warm, hopeful, gentle exploration of what it means to be a follower of Jesus at this particular time in history, in a cultural context that is quite similar to mine. Bessey's writing and perspective makes space for people like me who have grief and a lot of complicated feelings around our faith journeys.
collinaj's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
Not for me in this particular season, but some good nuggets to reflect and think on. It's another deconstructing and reconstructing text.
My personal takeaways are to pray more/always, to be okay with non-ministry vocation, and to appreciate the diversity of denominations and church practices that I may not fit into.
I upped this by .5 because I've thought about it so much over the last few weeks. The good nuggets have stuck in my mind and the bad parts have faded.
My personal takeaways are to pray more/always, to be okay with non-ministry vocation, and to appreciate the diversity of denominations and church practices that I may not fit into.
I upped this by .5 because I've thought about it so much over the last few weeks. The good nuggets have stuck in my mind and the bad parts have faded.
jedwardsusc's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not the audience for this book, but I understand the value.
ajreader's review against another edition
4.0
Read my full thoughts on this book and hundreds more over at Read.Write.Repeat.
Sarah Bessey continues her faith journey with her trademark transparency, plus more polish and confidence since her earlier work.
Sarah Bessey continues her faith journey with her trademark transparency, plus more polish and confidence since her earlier work.
josie_blakeney's review
5.0
excellent read. Sarah Bessey has such a beautiful way with words and lays out her walk in and through her faith journey.
adamrshields's review against another edition
4.0
Short Review: This is a very good memoir-ish exploration of Christian growth and change as we mature. Much of it is an exploration of church. The main takeaway is that as much as church communities are flawed, they are still a necessary part of Christian faith. But the book is more than that and it is hard to describe all of the different topics covered.
What I enjoy most about Bessey's writing is her ability to be inclusive in her writing and not exclude those the disagree with some of her positions. It is a gift, and one that I think the church as a whole both needs more and needs to celebrate more.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/out-of-sorts/
What I enjoy most about Bessey's writing is her ability to be inclusive in her writing and not exclude those the disagree with some of her positions. It is a gift, and one that I think the church as a whole both needs more and needs to celebrate more.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/out-of-sorts/