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SNEAK PEEK: Really Bad Girls of the Bible by Liz Curtis Higgs

April 13, 2012

When it comes to badness, there’s nothing new under the sun.

Click here to download an excerpt from Really Bad Girls of the Bible now.

In Really Bad Girls of the Bible, Liz reveals the power of God’s sovereignty in the lives of eight shady ladies we know by reputation but have rarely studied in depth: Bathsheba, the bathing beauty. Jael, the tent-peg-toting warrior princess. Herodias, the horrible beheader. Tamar, the widow and not-so-timid temptress. Athaliah, the deadly daughter of Jezebel. And three ancient women whose names we do not know but who have much to teach us: the ashamed Adulteress, the bewitching Medium of En Dor, and the desperate Bleeding Woman.

The eye-opening stories of these eight “Really Bad” women demonstrate one [ … ]

SNEAK PEEK: SLIGHTLY BAD GIRLS OF THE BIBLE by Liz Curtis Higgs

February 1, 2012

Good Women Behaving Badly.

Read the first chapter of 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.

SNEAK PEEK: Embrace Grace by Liz Curtis Higgs

February 22, 2011

The forgiven life. The grace-filled life. It begins with an embrace.

Click here to download chapter one of Embrace Grace.

Wherever you are spiritually, whatever you have been through emotionally, you are already enfolded in the arms of One who believes in you, supports you, treasures you. He is waiting for you to embrace him in return. To accept the gift he’s offering you. To listen for the whispered words you’ve longed a lifetime to hear: You are loved. All is forgiven.
Click here to download chapter one of Embrace Grace.

 

 

SNEAK PEEK: HERE BURNS MY CANDLE by Liz Curtis Higgs

January 23, 2010

Read the first chapter of Here Burns My Candle.

Emotionally charged. Historically detailed. Vividly told.

Experience the timeless story of Naomi and Ruth, stretched across the rich tapestry of eighteenth-century Scotland. In this moving saga, two women with little in common beyond their shared family name are forced to depend on each other when tragedy strikes. Yet even as darkness falls, a flicker of hope still burns in their hearts.