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Summary: Seeing Different
Review: Dannah has a wonderful, unique way of seeing sex in the way God intended it to be. In her own personal way through stories and Scripture, she lets you know how to keep purity a number 1 goal in your life. The best part of the book is that she is not legalistic in her view. She presents the special nature of sex and your purity and then lets you decide how you will respond. It is a very interactive book that you can only read if you have a jouranl right beside you. Whether you are just reaching puberty or you have been married for 40 years, you will learn about giving God first place!~ Dannah--you are awesome. Thanks.
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Summary: Not just a "don't"- a "WHY"
Review: Every woman should read this book. Especially if you have daughters. No matter where you are in your life, as a young unmarried woman, a wife/mom, or even a grandmother Dannah's words will speak to your heart. I bought this book for my 16 yr old sister and found that even as a happily married wife and mom, I couldn't put it down. All my life I'd heard the "don't" message and although there are plenty of compelling reasons often mentioned (STD's unwanted pregnancy ect) the most compelling of all was missed. I found it in these pages. The most compelling reason to strive for purity is the reward. Purity is holding your hunger at bay, anticipating the incredible feast God has created in marital love. Purity is getting and staying focused on the goal- and like Dannah says it is a process. Why on earth would you choose cheetos when you have a banquet prepared and waiting! If you didn't know what the banquet was all about your hunger might get the best of you- For many of us it did. I cried when I finished this book thinking of how my life might have been different if only someone had given me this book when I was 16. But after the mourning came healing. Read this book. Give it to your daughters, your sisters, your granddaughters... God will bless you all.
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Summary: BOOK GOOD ENOUGH FOR ADULTS
Review: I am reading the book and I am single 38 years old. I find the book extremely helpful. I think if you want to have a pure life for God as a single woman I think this book would be a good one. I am ready to give the book to several of my friends. I find that it is a decision about being pure. I plan to also share the book with my church website and suggest the teen and possibly the preteen girls of the church read this book and the boys read "Who Moved the Goal Post?". The chapters are just right for the teenagers. I plan to get the leadership book so that I can lead a Bible Study group on this. Thanks so much Dannah and Bob.
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Summary: BOOK GOOD ENOUGH FOR ADULTS
Review: I am reading the book and I am single 38 years old. I find the book extremely helpful. I think if you want to have a pure life for God as a single woman I think this book would be a good one. I am ready to give the book to several of my friends. I find that it is a decision about being pure. I plan to also share the book with my church website and suggest the teen and possibly the preteen girls of the church read this book and the boys read "Who Moved the Goal Post?". The chapters are just right for the teenagers. I plan to get the leadership book so that I can lead a Bible Study group on this. Thanks so much Dannah and Bob.
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Summary: Author takes an important stand
Review: I am seeing this book used for crisis and prevention counseling, by those who truly care about women. And children. In a world of pornography and moral relativism, young people need all the support they can get. This author takes a position of moral clarity, but lets the reader know that through Christ everyone can make it from where they are.
Christine McClung
Author,
Epic Heroes:
Dinner Talk for Champions
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Summary: "And the Bride Wore White"--a must-read for teen girls!
Review: I believe that the book "And the Bride Wore White" is one that would greatly benefit junior and senior high school girls today. Dannah speaks from the heart regarding relationships with "guys", your relationship with God, and how to keep them both where they belong. She clearly shares with her readers the benefits of staying both physically and emotionally pure. Her stories about her dating experiences are relevent today, giving girls solutions to problems that can be life changing when handled appropriately. It was a great book to read, easy to follow, and a blessing to me as a mom and former "teen girl".
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Summary: "And the Bride Wore White"--a must-read for teen girls!
Review: I believe that the book "And the Bride Wore White" is one that would greatly benefit junior and senior high school girls today. Dannah speaks from the heart regarding relationships with "guys", your relationship with God, and how to keep them both where they belong. She clearly shares with her readers the benefits of staying both physically and emotionally pure. Her stories about her dating experiences are relevent today, giving girls solutions to problems that can be life changing when handled appropriately. It was a great book to read, easy to follow, and a blessing to me as a mom and former "teen girl".
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Summary: A junior high youth leader's perspective
Review: I bought this book to "skim" for information that I could use for my junior high youth group girls. I couldn't stop reading! I stayed up late to read to the very last page. The nonfiction text is full of true accounts from all kinds of girls and women and that kept the pace of the book very readable. While some nonfiction can get bogged down in details and over-explaining, Dannah Gresh is a gifted storyteller and uses beautiful language with a gentle, encouraging style. I found this book extremely helpful for use in our church's junior high youth group. Since that time, the author has put together a leader's guide, but I made my own lesson plans based on the book and it was a wonderful experience!
I did find, though, that the junior high girls didn't read it as voraciously as I had. Their older, high school sisters loved it, so I'd say the reading level is 9th or 10th grade. I highly recommend this book!
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Summary: Not just for teen girls, but for their moms too!
Review: I bought this to read and discuss with my 12-year old daughter. After starting it myself, I've decided to wait a year; but the book has truly spoken to me personally, and I can hardly wait to impart the values Dannah presents in such a readable, delightful manner with my daughter at that time. I have tried other "mother-daughter" books and none of them compared with this. This is written in such a personal way with true-life examples from Dannah's own life and lives of her friends that any girl can relate to it (It's not at all "preachy."). It also has the power to conjure up the dating memories from a mother's life, so moms can personally share the good and not-so-good things that happened to them in the dating years. I found it encouraging teenagers to live a godly life that any parent as well as God Himself would be delighted with. I only wish I had had such a helpful resource when I was 13 or 14. It would have changed the way I related to boys and young men.
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Summary: A Great and Practical Book
Review: I found this book at the Christian bookstore and was intrigued by the title. I didn't realize until after I bought it that it was intended for teenagers (I'm in my late 20s and single) But I'm not at all sorry I bought this book. The Lord has really been convincing me lately of the importance of being sexually pure. I was looking for a book that not only discussed purity but how to live it out. This book gives some great tips. I can't wait to try them out for myself. I wish I had had this information when I was a young teenager. It would have saved me a lot of grief, regret and heartache. But while no one can change the past, with God's help and the tips in this book. You can change the future. I appreciate the author's honest. Yes, she is married, but she is very much aware of the struggles that young single women face. I think this book should be required reading for every teenager and for every parent with teenage girls. I would definitely recommend this book to others.
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