cosmicbookworm's reviews
309 reviews

I think Kathy Keller believes what she is proposing but I do not agree with her premise.
She states that "what would this mean to the original audience would be a significant help in understanding what is being prescribed and why." But then she seems to insist that the message to
the original church should apply to us in our century. I don't agree with this. Paul was writing to the people of his day instructing his church in how to fit into the culture of his day. She draws the conclusion that the only teaching that is forbidden is women to be "authoritative teaching."
Her logic is that God doesn't change. God indeed has changed horses in the middle of the stream as far as how things operate. In the Old Testament we see animal sacrifices. In the New Testament Jesus is the sacrifice for our sins. In the Old Testament the Jews are the chosen. In the New Testament all people are welcomed into the church. Her logic doesn't ring true to me. I believe we can trust God's word, but when men get involved it gets more complicated. Unfortunately, just as scripture was used to justify slavery, scripture can also be misapplied in many other ways.

An engaging read. Provides valuable insight. I was drawn to reading from reading Cicely Tyson's autobiography.

Makes me want to know more about who is who in the world.

Totally enjoyed this book. Refreshing. Elizabeth Berg does a great job of looking into how different people look at life and can develop compassion for those with different life experiences.

Intriguing. Ending makes it clear that there is more to the story. Starting the next book today.
Anxious to get through this one to be ready to watch the Amazon Prime series.

Another heartwarming story. More people to keep track of than the first book but I still end up loving all of the characters. Emphasizes the need to be grateful for each day we have and the importance of friendship.

I found this book to be engaging, but I'm pretty sure that is because I'm already a Jesus follower. I had hoped that it would be something that my unbelieving family might take the challenge to read, and I don't think that will be the case. None the less, I come away encouraged to be careful to not take anything out of context and to dive deeper when there are things that are hard to swallow (such as God killing all the Egyptian newborns). I am that Christian who gave my kids Bibles but kept them from any violence or immorality on TV. I have memories of Moses and Noah on a felt board ..... in the middle of stories that have a lot of death and hardship - and somehow they were fun children's stories. If anything I come away wanting to dig deeper, be more curious, and connect the dots..... as always, we don't know what we don't know, and we don't know what goes without saying in previous generations.