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One Woman s Journey Back to Loving the BibleIf the Bible isn t a science book or an instruction manual, then what is it What do people mean when they say the Bible is inspired When Rachel Held Evans found herself asking these questions, she began a quest to better understand what the Bible is and how it is meant to be read What she discovered changed her and it will change you too.Drawing on the best in recent scholarship and using her well honed literary expertise, Evans examines some of our favorite Bible stories and possible interpretations, retelling them through memoir, original poetry, short stories, soliloquies, and even a short screenplay Undaunted by the Bible s most difficult passages, Evans wrestles through the process of doubting, imagining, and debating Scripture s mysteries The Bible, she discovers, is not a static work but is a living, breathing, captivating, and confounding book that is able to equip us to join God s loving and redemptive work in the world. Read Inspired By Rachel Held Evans – kino-fada.fr What can I say about this book I received an ARC, due to the special promotion early preorder customers received I was one of the first 500 to provide proof I received my copy on Ash Wednesday Valentine s Day and how appropriate The timing of this remarkable book is impeccable Not long before, I stared rereading Scripture again, to try and infuse daily Scripture into my morning routine I read one chapter of the Old Testament and one chapter of the New The first chapter of the Old Testame What can I say about this book I received an ARC, due to the special promotion early preorder cus...3 1 2 Stars if Goodreads allowed it First let me just say this is a beautiful book Whoever did the cover design gets a bunch of stars for making such a pretty book.I loved this book There are very few things which I didn t like and for which I did deduct stars The things I didn t like were the creative retellings in the chapter openers They felt unnatural and awkward to me It was obvious the author was working with unfamiliar mediums The screenplay version of Job was my least favorite 3 1 2 Stars if Goodreads allowed it First let me just say this is a beautiful book Whoever did the cover design gets a bunch of stars for making such a pretty book.I loved this book There are very few things which I didn t like and for which I did deduct stars The things I didn t like were the creative retellings in the chapter openers They felt unnatural and awkward to me It was obvious the author was working with unfamiliar mediums The screenplay version of Job was my least favorite But these sections are short and only about half of them were truly awkward enough to take me out of the experience of reading What I loved everything else I love the author s honesty and her voice I love how she mixes...Rachel has given us a great gift a book that invites us to rediscover the Bible as the book God gave us, not the book many of us were raised to expect She introduces each chapter with a fiction piece these are pretty uneven, and I m not sure they do much for the ...Reading this book was like sitting down with an old friend to talk through the Bible I came away with a fresh desire to read passages I ve yet to read and go back and read well remembered verses with fresh eyes This is exactly the book I needed at exactly the right time If you re struggling picking up the Bible every day, this book is for you If there s nothing you enjoythan starting or ending the day in scriptures, this book is for you I m so thankful for Rachel and her ability to so Reading this book was like sitting down with an old friend to talk through the Bible I came away w...I often feel like Rachel Held Evans is telling my story but in better prose Like Rachel, I grew up in a conservative evangelical church but eventually realized that sect doesn t match my view of the world or God But having been taught that if you dont believe every word of the Bible is literally true, then you can t believe any of the Bible at all, it s now difficult to know how to approach it It s so refreshing to see that there are other people who have wrestled with this and started to fin I often feel like Rachel Held Evans is telling my story but in better pros...note I received an Advance Copy of the book from the publisher Short Version Review if you have read Rachel s earlier books, you will love this And you will be INSPIRED to reacquaint yourself with the Bible More In depth Review This book is not an academic exercise in how to read the Bible Rachel Held Evans has written a book that is deeply personal about how she learned to love the Bible all over again and why The book is as much about how she grew up being taught certain things about w note I received an Advance Copy of the book from the publisher Short Version Review if you have read Rachel s earlier books, you will love this And you will be INSPIRED to reacquaint yourself with the Bible More In depth Review This book is not an academic exercise in how to read the Bible Rachel Held Evans has written a book that is deeply personal about how she learned to love the Bible all over again and why The book is as much about how she grew up being taught certain things about what the Bible says, how she realized those teachings made no sense to get any longer, and...The apostles remembered what many modern Christians tend to forget that what makes the Gospel offensive isn t who it keeps out but who it lets in This book, like many that deal with Biblical interpretation, is probably going to piss some people off But I think that s why it needs to be read If a book is making you mad, or deeply uncomfortable or exposed, then it s doing it s job to stretch your current view of the world a little larger and deeper There were a couple of points like that fo The apostles remembered what many modern Christians tend to forget that what makes the Gospel offensive isn t who it keeps out but who it lets in This book, like many that deal with Biblical interpretation, is probably going to piss some people off But I think that s why it needs to be read If a book is making you mad, or deeply uncomfortable or exposed, then it s doing it s job to stretch your current view of the world a little larger and deeper There were a couple of points like that for me in ...I clearly remember the time the first time, that is when my faith began to fall apart I was in my second semester of college as a Religion major and was enrolled in several Biblical Studies courses that spring, including one that dealt heavily with the concept of the historical Jesus, a scholarly attempt to get behind the faith claims of the Gospels and see ...Rachel Held Evans has been an important author for me in coming to understand liberation theology Through her own stories of wrestling with Scripture, Evans offers insights on familiar stories that render them new She reminds us that, above all, our interpretations should mo...It was comforting to hear someone say, I get that you have questions and doubts and struggles But it was also good to hear someone say, Don t give uphere s a new way to love the Bible Rachel Heald Evans never dissapoints.

Inspired
  • 27 January 2017
  • Paperback
  • 240 pages
  • 0718022319
  • Rachel Held Evans
  • Inspired