A Devotional For Women

The Devotional for Women provides a solution to a problem that nearly all women have—how to be more faithful to read God’s Word and know how to apply it to their lives. It addresses this need by offering 366 daily Bible devotions for women of all ages that together form the heart of biblical womanhood. Progressing from Genesis to Revelation, content includes a strong focus on God’s Word, biblical application, and additional helps such as several options for Bible reading plans.

God’s Word is applicable to the life of every woman. Whereas many daily devotionals offer encouragement for the heart, The Devotional for Women offers that encouragement as well as biblical exposition all in a user friendly, quick read format to change lives in the every day rhythm of life.

 

ISBN: 9781433688522

When this book arrived I was pleasantly surprised.  It has a beautiful, purple, leather touch cover which is very soft.  It is a nice size ( 7.5 x 5 x 1 ).  This is a book that has 366 daily devotions for women that is prepared directly from the text scripture.  

As you open the book you will come to a table of contents:
Introduction
A Pattern of Quiet Time
The Christian Life
Devotions (1-366)
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Daily Bible Reading Plan.

In a Pattern of Quiet Time we are reminded that regardless of where you are in your faith that it is up to you to initiate communication with God.  This is your relationship and therefore it's up to you to build it.  
 Each devotion starts with a scripture, focus verse, a devotion, prayer and lastly an area to write a personal reflection.
In the back of the book there's a daily reading plan check off list.  

Okay, I truly loved this book.  Yes, the cover is very soft and I loved the color.  When I opened the book I was very pleased with how organized and compact it is.  This is a study that starts in Genesis and ends in Revelations so it essentially guides you through out the Bible.  It offers relevant discussions on various topics.  This devotional is designed to where you can pick it up at any time and start.  I have previously picked up books where the start day is Jan. 1 and it's very hard to start mid year.  So that's a big selling point for me, plus as we all know there are days when you may miss reading.  Each devotion starts with a scripture and a focus verse whee you can explore more deeply if your would like.  I loved the space proved for personal reflection notes.  Yes, I am a note taker so this was something that I really liked.
This is a wonderful book that I would recommend to anyone as a resource for yourself or as a gift for someone else.  I have bought one up for my college aged daughter for Christmas.  

*I received this book free from the publisher   through their book review bloggers program.  I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance to the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.

Co-Editors:

  Rhonda Harrington Kelley is President’s wife and Adjunct Professor of Women’s Ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a frequent speaker for women as well as an author of books including Divine Disciple, Life Lessons for Women of the Bible, and Personal Holiness: A Biblical Study for Developing a Holy Lifestyle. She is co-editor of the three volume Women’s Evangelical Library including Women’s Evangelical Commentary: Old Testament, New Testament, and The Study Bible for Women. Her husband Chuck Kelley is President of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.







Dorothy Kelley Patterson is Professor of Theology in Women’s Studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. She is a homemaker, popular speaker, and successful writer, editor, and compiler of numerous books including A Handbook for Ministers’ Wives, The Family, BeAttitudes for Women, and Touched by Greatness: Women in the Life of Moses. She is co-editor of the two volume Women’s Evangelical Commentary:Old Testament and New Testament. Her husband Paige is President of Southwester Baptist Theological Seminary.

The Battle Plan for Prayer

Attacking Life's Struggles Through Prayer

Inspired by the Kendrick Brothers’ new movie, War Room, this exciting new resource from the #1 best-selling author team behind The Love Dare and The Resolution for Men is designed to help anyone learn how to become a powerful person of prayer. The Battle Plan for Prayer begins with prayer’s core purpose, its biblical design, and its impact throughout history. Readers will be guided scripturally through the fundamentals of how effective prayer works, inspired towards a closer, more intimate relationship with God, and shown how to develop specific prayer strategies for each area of life. Prayer can accomplish what a willing God can accomplish. It should be your first plan of attack in all of life’s battles, not your last resort. If you want to experience the joy of mightily answered prayer, then it’s time to engage with God at another level.

  

Published August 1st 2015

 by B&H Books  
5 Stars
ISBN: 1433688662
5 Stars

Have you seen the movie War Room?
I admit that I have not, but have seen the trailer for it.  I must admit that I am not a person who goes to the theater to watch a movie.  I usually wait until it comes out on dvd and then I purchase it.    
This is a study guide designed to help you on your journey of learning how to pray more biblical and strategically. To help in using this book as a study guide here are suggestions on how to use it:
-read a chapter a day at least 5 days a week for the next seven weeks
-read the Bible each day (the suggestion is the Gospel of Luke so you can learn from Jesus about prayer)
-pray everyday.  Prayer time should be both scheduled and spontaneous

There is a battle plan page where you can list you scheduled time and place for prayer and then prayer targets that helps you develop a specific, personalized and ongoing prayer list. (very helpful)
The book is broken up into seven focus areas:
Enlistment
Basic Training
Conditioning
Strategies
Targets
Ammunition
Reinforcements.
Each focus area is further explained in the chapters they contain.  For instance, the first chapter (under Enlistment) is the Legacy of Prayer. 
 In this chapter we learn that there's not an issue we're facing that prayer can not address because nothing is too difficult or impossible for God to handle.  It also explains that the greatest and most spiritually successful men and women of the Bible were always people of prayer.  Examples given were Abraham, Issac, Jacob, Moses, David, Daniel and Jesus.    We are reminded that no church program, religious event, political effort, or humanitarian cause can trump the awesome power of what God can do in response to the prayers of His people.  Then the chapter ends with a prayers.  

This is a wonderful study for either a small group or an individual.  It's set up in an easy to follow format.  The verbiage is both easy to  read and understandable.  Each area is backed up by biblical scriptures that you can reference to.  The section of Ammunition offers an array of references such as: Rhythms of Prayer, Spiritual Temperature Test, The Gospel, Prayer Strategy Verses, Spiritual Ammo, The Names of God, and Starting a Prayer Ministry.  This area alone you could spend several hours if not days delving into the scripture.  The last section is Reinforcements which consists of discussion questions.  
This is a book that when you finish will be placed close by for easy reference.  Would I recommend it to anyone?  Definitely.  I can't think of anyone who would not benefit from this book whether you are new to Christianity or faithful believer.  
*I received this book free from the Publisher through their book bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.

Meet the Authors:

 
  Stephen Kendrick is an ordained minister who has served families for 20 years in student ministry and associate pastor positions. Along with his brother Alex, he is also a screenwriter (Facing the Giants, Fireproof, Courageous), movie producer, and coauthor of two New York Times best-selling books (The Love Dare, The Resolution for Men). Stephen and his wife, Jill, have six children.      








 Alex Kendrick is an ordained minister and New York Times best selling coauthor of The Love Dare and The Resolution for Men. He has spoken in numerous countries to students, families, and men’s groups. He is also an accomplished actor, screenwriter, and film director, whose credits include Facing the Giants, Fireproof, and Courageous. He and his wife, Christina, have six children.