Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible
Flawed Women Loved by a Flawless God
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Jul 24, 2018 | 288 Pages
ISBN: 9780735291706
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About Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible
Good Women Behaving Badly
A spiteful boss, a defiant employee, a manipulative mother, a desperate housewife, an envious sister…honey, we know these women. We’ve lived with them, worked with them, or caught a glimpse of them in our mirrors.
Now let’s take a look at their ancient counterparts in Scripture: Sarah mistreated her maidservant, Hagar despised her mistress, Rebekah manipulated her son, Leah claimed her sister’s husband, and Rachel envied her fertile sister.
They were far from evil, but hardly perfect. Mostly good, yet slightly bad. In other words, these matriarchal mamas look a lot like us.
“A Slightly Bad Girl is simply this: a woman unwilling to fully submit to God. We love him, serve him, and worship him, yet we find it difficult to trust him completely, to accept his plan for our lives, to rest in his sovereignty.” —from Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible
A spiteful boss, a defiant employee, a manipulative mother, a desperate housewife, an envious sister…honey, we know these women. We’ve lived with them, worked with them, or caught a glimpse of them in our mirrors.
Now let’s take a look at their ancient counterparts in Scripture: Sarah mistreated her maidservant, Hagar despised her mistress, Rebekah manipulated her son, Leah claimed her sister’s husband, and Rachel envied her fertile sister.
They were far from evil, but hardly perfect. Mostly good, yet slightly bad. In other words, these matriarchal mamas look a lot like us.
“A Slightly Bad Girl is simply this: a woman unwilling to fully submit to God. We love him, serve him, and worship him, yet we find it difficult to trust him completely, to accept his plan for our lives, to rest in his sovereignty.” —from Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible
Praise
“I love Liz’s work! She entertains while teaching and leaves me with points to ponder long after. Her insights are fresh and exciting and will draw readers back into the Word.”
—Francine Rivers, best-selling author of Redeeming Love
About Liz Curtis Higgs
In her bestselling series of Bad Girls of the Bible books, workbooks, and videos, Liz Curtis Higgs breathes new life into ancient tales about the most infamous—and intriguing—women in scriptural history, from Jezebel to Mary Magdalene. She is the author of more than 30 books, with more than 4.6 million copies in print. Her popular nonfiction books include Bad Girls of the Bible, Really Bad Girls of the Bible, Unveiling Mary Magdalene, Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible, Rise and Shine, and Embrace Grace. She’s also the author of the award-winning novels Here Burns My Candle and Mine Is the Night. Her children’s Parable series received a 1998 ECPA Gold Medallion for Excellence, her nonfiction book Embrace Grace won a 2007 Retailers Choice Award, and her novel Whence Came a Prince received a 2006 Christy Award for Best Historical Novel. Here Burns My Candle was named 2010 Best Inspirational Romance by Romantic Times Book Reviews, and her 2011 novel, Mine Is the Night, was a New York Times bestseller. On the personal side, Liz is married to Bill Higgs, PhD, who serves as director of operations for her speaking and writing office. Liz and Bill enjoy their old Kentucky home, a nineteenth-century farmhouse in Louisville, and are the proud parents of two college grads, Matthew and Lillian. Visit Liz’s website, LizCurtisHiggs.com.Product Details
288 pages | Published by WaterBrook
On Sale Date: Jul 24, 2018
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Carton Quantity: 24
Sneak Peek
Read the first chapter of Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible. Good Women Behaving Badly A spiteful boss, a defiant employee, a manipulative mother, a desperate housewife, an envious sister…honey, we know these women. We’ve lived with them, worked with them, or caught a glimpse of them in our mirrors. Now let’s take a look at their ancient counterparts in Scripture: Sarah mistreated her maidservant, Hagardespised her mistress, Rebekah manipulated her son, Leah claimed her sister’s husband, and Rachel envied her fertile sister. They were far from evil, but hardly perfect. Mostly good, yet slightly bad. In other words, these matriarchal mamas look a lot like us. “A Slightly Bad Girl is simply this: a woman unwilling to fully submit to God. We love him, serve him, and worship him, yet we find it difficult to trust him completely, to accept his plan for our lives, to rest in his sovereignty.” —from Slightly Bad Girls of the BiblePress Release
Multi-Million-Selling Bible Teacher Liz Curtis Higgs Explores the Lives of Flawed Women Loved by a Flawless GodSlightly Bad Girls of the Bible Now Includes Discussion Questions & Study Guide
“Higgs revisits the well of biblical women for this continuation of her hugely successful Bad Girls of the Bible series.… This one takes a different tack, looking at five ‘good girls’ of the Bible and finding them seriously flawed.… She emphasizes the lesson—and the humor—in each woman’s tale [and] capably blends fictional vignettes of contemporary ‘bad girls’ with in-depth exegesis of their biblical counterparts’ stories.”—Publishers Weekly
For more than three decades, Bible teacher and author Liz Curtis Higgs has been helping women engage with the Bible and grow in their relationship with God through her writing and speaking ministry. Laced with humor, solid research, and heartfelt self-disclosure, Higgs’ unique brand of “girlfriend theology” has helped women of all ages experience God’s grace anew.
In Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible (WaterBrook, 7/24/18)—now with discussion questions and a study guide—Higgs takes a look at five strong-willed women from Genesis whose lives illustrate how abundantly God loves each of his daughters, flaws and all. These women were far from evil but hardly perfect. Mostly good, yet slightly bad. In other words, they look like modern day women.
Sarah mistreated her maidservant,
Hagar despised her mistress,
Rebekah manipulated her son,
Leah claimed her sister’s husband, and Rachel envied her fertile sister.
Regardless, Higgs emphasizes that these women were chosen to bear the seed of Abraham and demonstrate God’s faithfulness from generation to generation.
Part of the million-selling BAD GIRLS OF THE BIBLE series, Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible will continue to encourage and challenge women of all ages to trust in God’s faithfulness and share these important scriptural lessons with their children and friends in their faith journey.
For more information, visit LizCurtisHiggs.com.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
More than one million readers have already taken a walk on the wild side with former bad girl Liz Curtis Higgs and her eye-opening blend of contemporary fiction and biblical commentary. Laced with humor, solid research, and heartfelt self-disclosure, Liz’s unique brand of girlfriend theology has helped women of all ages experience God’s grace anew. The author of more than 30 books with 4.6 million copies in print and an award-winning speaker, she has addressed 1800 audiences around the globe. Her nonfiction bestsellers include Bad Girls of the Bible, The Girl’s Still Got It, The Women of Christmas and The Women of Easter.
She’s now the host of the “Word by Word” on the Faith Radio Network. Higgs has appeared on more than 700 media outlets including NPR, “Focus on the Family,” “Life Today,” PBS, A&E and “Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey.” She is happily married to author Bill Higgs, and they share their life together in a 19th century farmhouse in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Bible Study Blog: http://www.LizCurtisHiggs.com/blog
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