Choices : For Women Who Long to Discover Life's Best

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Summary: Place Biblical Scriptures Within Context Re Women's Roles
Review: As it is the individual's decision/choice to believe so it is the individual's decision to decide to pray for direction in their purpose in life. KJV Titus 2:3-5 gives guidance on qualities to develop and references ."keepers at home" as well as ."obedient to their own husbands, that the Word of God be not blasphemed." The words ..."keepers at home" means exactly that: keepers at home. A fantastic example would be Mrs. Norman Vincent Peale's career right alongside her husband. In very fact the author of this book is fulfilling a career choice of both home and ministry. Regardless of our "status" (married, divorced or never-been-married and don't want to be) and regardless if we work outside the home history has proven we'll probably always be the primary keepers of the home: whether we work outside of the home or in it is not necessarily the issue. And the overwhelming majority of women work in and outside of the home through need and/or choice. Yet still, most of the time, we definitely are the keepers of the home. What about women with no choice but to be employed outside the home? What about a woman gifted with the potential and need to become a physician? When ..."obedient to their own husbands" and "blasphemy" are mentioned it is important to recall and emphasize actual Biblical text directly expessing the role the husband is to fulfill: the key to accuracy is are you being obedient to someone who is fulfilling their own contract as is suggested Biblically that husbands fulfill? Bible Study is crucial to reaching accurate conclusions to base your life-decisions upon. Please, make your ultimate choices based on actual Biblical scriptures within all aspects of their context, go to crosswalk.com and use their Bible Tools to easily look up subjects and/or specific verses.

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Summary: Calls for the subjection of women
Review: I won't be vague, like the first two chapters of this book. This author tells women they should be in submission to their husbands, which she calls voluntarily placing oneself under the control of one's husband, so that men can do the work God has chosen them to do, which is to lead the family in all matters spiritual and work-related. This book also insinuates that if you do not choose to lead such a life that you are either a lesbian or a witch or are doomed to commit suicide. After describing how little value and importance the home has in today's world, the author then tells women that that is where they should be. She warns how dangerous it is for women to gather and discuss, or God forbid, question scripture! I can't imagine why any mentally healthy individual would be interested in reading, let alone living, the ideas this book espouses. Use your God-given intellect and reject this author's premise of the subjection of women. Surely God does not intend for anyone to be enslaved in thought or deed.

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Summary: Invaluable Resource for Christian Women
Review: My husband bought me this book at one of Steve Farrar's (Mary's husband) seminars. My husband and I highly recommend all of the books by this amazing Christian couple. It's hard to form a biblically based identity in today's world. In a society where all lifestyles are accepted, there's no good guidance on how to raise a Christian family. This book was hard to put down--it explains how our society has evolved into what it is today. It reminds us where we came from and gives suggestions about how we can reclaim our Christian heritage. Some of Mary's ideas will be hard to accept by people who don't want to hear the truth, but everything she says is right from the Bible and right from her heart. It's a great resource for Christian women.