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Sarah's writing style is so beautiful and inviting. The pictures she paints with her words completely captured my heart right from the introduction, and so much of what she shared resonated with me. There is a sweetness to this book that is evident as she shares her story and the heart of Jesus for the church. Highly recommend. It‘s a soul-refreshing read.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5

📖 Jesus Feminist
✒ Jussi Adler-Olsen and JK Rowling
🎞 Jurassic Park and Juno
📺 Jessica Jones
🍽 Jambalaya

#manicmonday #letterj @JoScho

Who knew book blogs were so controversial 🤣😂

Even Paul‘s Recommendation that women should ask their husbands if they had questions was revolutionary for that time period. He was encouraging women to learn! to ask questions, to seek out answers, to fully participate in the community.

More for encouraging Christian married women. So not for single me.

This is my happy spot :)

I know it‘s been awhile friends, depression is a bitch. But since I met 1/2 of our contributors here I wanted to share this announcement here too:

As a contributor we‘re looking to create a sisterhood of sorts. A group text message where we can stay in touch about life but also the blog, and even do bible studies together.

Email Graceandfeminism@gmail.com if you‘re interested!

I expected something more substantial. This was very "feminism light" and cishet/gender binary focused. There were MANY places where she made great points that could embrace LGBTQ folks, but every*single*time she neglected to extend her language to cover the community. It ended up feeling exclusive. I also didn't click with the evangelical tone and toward the end, overly emotive Christianese. By the last 2 chapters, I couldn't wait for it to end.

This is a recent purchase after recently reading Sarah Bessey's Out of Sorts and really enjoying it (Thank you @MatchlessMarie ❤️) #feministfriday #awesomeautumnbooks

My beautiful best friend is on the blog today opening up about her struggles with depression, as well as thoughts on suffering. Check it out on the blog: https://graceandfeminism.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/thoughts-on-suffering/

My best friend, Charlotte, is up on our blog today talking about finding freedom in who God created you to be. It's lit y'all. You HAVE to read it: https://graceandfeminism.wordpress.com/2017/07/14/lets-be-free/

While I agree wholeheartedly with Bessey's thoughts - that the labels "Christian" and "feminist" are not mutually exclusive - this book fell a bit short for me. I think I was expecting a bit more Biblical analysis and study rather than memoir.

I would recommend it as an introduction to Christian feminism rather than an in depth study. She cites some interesting sources that I would like to check out.

This post really spoke to my soul. I've been told so often that I'm "too much". God didn't create me as too much, He created me exactly how He intended. Loving this reflection from the lovely @Caterina and really loving the work our collective is putting out.

https://graceandfeminism.wordpress.com/2017/07/11/never-too-much/

The wonderful @Hehaney writes on the blog today about freedom from fear. Check it out at http://graceandfeminism.wordpress.com

Grace & Feminism is HERE! Join myself, @Hehaney & @Caterina as we share our lives with everyone, while we explore what it means to be a millennial feminist Christian. Our first post is up today. https://graceandfeminism.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/a-home-for-your-heart/

Up next for my #nonfiction read. I've been anxious to get to this one. I think it'll be a good one to follow Searching for Sunday.

#splashintosummerreads #startswithJ

As mentioned in a previous post, Myself and three other women (two of which are Littens @Hehaney and @Caterina , and our editor @Graciouswarriorprincess ) have started a Millennial Christian Feminist blog collective.

We're looking for people who might be interested in guest blogging for us every so often. If interested in more information, please email us or comment here with contact info!

Hi Littens! Any Feminist Millennial women out there who also identify as Christians? My best friend and I are looking to start a small blogging collective, and we'd like a few more women to join us as we get it off the ground. If you're interested, please email graceandfeminism@gmail.com or leave your contact info.

This is an affirming, fluffy, uplifting celebration of women in the church that would be a lovely starting place for Christian women seeking feminism in the church. It's a theological memoir, with Bessey sharing from her own life while referencing theologians and the Bible. It is not academic, but listening to it was like sinking into a warm bubble bath. Full review: https://bookandstitch.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/jesus-feminist-by-sarah-bessey/

3.5/5. Just finished this one on my lunch break. Many of you have asked what I think, and for right now I've gotta say...I need to take time to talk to Jesus and reflect on what I have learned. There may be a post in the near future, maybe not. But I can say this: God has called us...all of us, not just women...to so much more. I am praying for the Holy Spirit to move and for me to faithfully follow. I wanna be a part of this Plan!

Book in my hand. My mountains in the distance.

Preach!!!!!

Here we goooooo.

There was a lot of good here, but there was little that was new to me. I wanted more depth, and more of the "invitation to revisit the Bible's view of women." There were some moving personal stories, a great call for women to live out their callings without culturally-imposed restrictions, and I loved the connections Bessey makes between justice, feminism, and faith. But the writing just wasn't my style... it felt way too flowery & overdone.

I appreciated this book, but I kept wanting more. It was warm, uplifting, and affirming, but I couldn't help wanting a little more depth or even some grit. I would have liked references to more Biblical examples and more depth in those mentioned for readers who are not already familiar with the stories. I also would have appreciated more real world stories of women making a mark on the world today through their ministry.

#audiobook #hoopla

Can I just tell you guys how much I love Hoopla? A really really lot. I've been sick this past week, and I spent most of the weekend on the couch blowing my nose and reading through the rest of my month's Hoopla checkouts in comics. In between the comics and the congestion, I also discovered a TON of books on Hoopla that are on the "don't own yet" section of my #TBR. Including this audiobook, which I started on my way to work this morning. ??

Besides The Bible (obviously), a book has never defined my faith more. And today it's on sale for $3.99 in the Kindle store. Sarah Besser posted that she's never seen it this low before! Grab it while you can. It's so good yall. So good.

Marching with all my sisters today in spirit 💕 and this book couldn't help to come to mind. Hurray for Christian feminist writers who make me feel less alone.

I kinda blew my goal out of the water. Life changes allowed more reading time but I'm ok with that in hindsight. These are my top rated books for the year. I'm thinking 120 for 2017. #goodreadschallenge

This book is my all time favorite Christian book ever. And now it's on sale! I promise you you won't be disappointed.

#minimalistcovers #augustphotochallenge this may be the best I can do for this challenge. Great cover. Great book. @TheSpinecrackersBookClub

Could it be harder hitting? Yep. But it is very inclusive of anyone who may disagree. She works hard and succeeds to keep the book positive and forward looking. No matter what side of the complimentarian/egalitarian debate you fall, you should give this book a chance.