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All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir by Beth Moore

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kjpenguin's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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emotional medium-paced

2.0

Several friends had read it and connected with it. I did not. I don’t mind religion being a central theme of a book, especially a memoir, but a good chunk of it was more evangelism and less self-reflection. It was annoying. It felt like she was using the book as a way to get converts. It wasn’t until far into the book that there was any compelling content for me (will leave out why so as to avoid spoilers).

I did enjoy her references to places in and around Houston since I’ve got lots of emotional ties and memories in them all, but I was surprised she left out any references to Harvey because it was such a big moment in recent Houston history. Even if she wasn’t personally affected, everyone in Houston knows at least one person who was, and it was a big deal to all of us. It’s like writing a book about the early 2000s in NYC and leaving out 9/11.

She’s gone through some tough stuff. I hope the rest of her life is a little easier.

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5.0

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4.0

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5.0

I was honestly surprised how deeply moving I found this memoir. I’ve always had a deep respect for Beth Moore as a Bible teacher and a woman navigating a patriarchal context. But there have been times I also found her frustrating because I felt like she held to the same beliefs that consistently oppressed her and other women. Yet, at great personal and professional cost, in recent years she has pushed back and I find her resolve and courage incredibly inspiring.

I cried in so many chapters. And resonated so deeply with her mixed feelings about the church and yet her love for the local churches she attended. I resonated with her wrestling with a clear call on her life to teach and share the scriptures and Jesus, and being in a context that will always treat that calling with suspicion because of gender. The way she vulnerably shared some deep personal tragedies and valleys left me with tears streaming down my face.

I’m so deeply thankful for this book, especially for a season in my life where the struggle is more acute and the assumptions around me don’t match what’s going on inside. I will continue to cling tightly to Jesus, as her words reminded and encouraged me to do.
I can’t say enough good things.

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