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Bad girls of the Bible : and what we can learn from them / Liz Curtis Higgs.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Colorado Springs, Colorado : Waterbrook Press, c1999.Description: x. 244 p.; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1578561256
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS 575 .H54 1999
Contents:
Contents:
All about Evie
Eve : the first bad girl
Bored to distraction
Potiphar's wife : bad to the bone
Pillar of the community
Lot's wife : bad for a moment
Dying for a drink
the woman at the well : bad for a season, but not forever
The first cut is the deepest
Delilah : bad to the bone
Generous to a fault
Sapphira : bad for a moment
Knockin' on heaven's door
Rahab : bad for a season, but not forever
Friends in low places
Jezebel : bad to the bone
Out of step
Michal : bad for a moment
I beg your pardon
the sinful woman : bad for a season, but not forever
Summary: In Bad Girls of the Bible, author Liz Curtis Higgs offers a clear-sighted, life-changing approach to understanding those "other women" in Scripture -- such as Delilah, Jezebel, Rahab, Lot's wife, and others. Liz combines a contemporary retelling of their stories with a solid, verse-by-verse study of their lives and the lessons we can learn from them. Whether they were Bad to the Bone, Bad for a Moment, or Bad for a Season but Not Forever, these infamous sisters show us how not to handle the challenges of life. With her trademark humor and heartfelt encouragement, Liz Curtis Higgs teaches us how to avoid their tragic mistakes and joyfully embrace God's grace. - Back cover
List(s) this item appears in: Women and Gender
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Contents:

All about Evie

Eve : the first bad girl

Bored to distraction

Potiphar's wife : bad to the bone

Pillar of the community

Lot's wife : bad for a moment

Dying for a drink

the woman at the well : bad for a season, but not forever

The first cut is the deepest

Delilah : bad to the bone

Generous to a fault

Sapphira : bad for a moment

Knockin' on heaven's door

Rahab : bad for a season, but not forever

Friends in low places

Jezebel : bad to the bone

Out of step

Michal : bad for a moment

I beg your pardon

the sinful woman : bad for a season, but not forever

In Bad Girls of the Bible, author Liz Curtis Higgs offers a clear-sighted, life-changing approach to understanding those "other women" in Scripture -- such as Delilah, Jezebel, Rahab, Lot's wife, and others. Liz combines a contemporary retelling of their stories with a solid, verse-by-verse study of their lives and the lessons we can learn from them. Whether they were Bad to the Bone, Bad for a Moment, or Bad for a Season but Not Forever, these infamous sisters show us how not to handle the challenges of life. With her trademark humor and heartfelt encouragement, Liz Curtis Higgs teaches us how to avoid their tragic mistakes and joyfully embrace God's grace. - Back cover

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