The Confident Woman Devotional

September 4, 2006
Megaselling author Meyer (Approval Addiction ; Battlefield of the Mind ) turns her pointed pen to building confidence in women. She defines confidence as "all about being positive about what you can do\x97and not worrying over what you can't do." She quickly moves into describing God's view of women ("God never intended for women to be less than men in anyone's estimation") and what the Bible says about women in ministry, offering her interpretation of the Apostle Paul's controversial comments in 1 Corinthians. Meyer's quick jabs become less defined as she describes the seven secrets of the confident woman; rattles on about the Proverbs 31 woman; lists 10 women who overcame barriers to become leaders; and then describes 10 steps to female independence. The last seven chapters focus on how women can eliminate fear from their lives. As usual, Meyer presents a relentlessly upbeat message to her legion of eager readers: be confident, here's how, get going. It's a vital message to be sure, but discerning readers might prefer fewer platitudes and examples, less repetition and a bit more depth.

October 1, 2006
Meyer's Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind has been one of religious publishing's great recent success stories, and her new book develops further the approach that proved so popular in that title. Making continual reference to Christian Scripture, Meyer guides women readers toward a deeper appreciation of their own strengths, moving them past their fears and society's false ideas and toward boldness. Meyer represents a fascinating adjustment of conservative Christianity to some of the ideas that feminism has introduced into the general cultureshe and her ilk are Christian women but are in no way passive sufferers. For most collections.

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