Christine Hoover
Auteur van The Church Planting Wife: Help and Hope for Her Heart
Over de Auteur
Christine Hoover is a pastor's wife, mom of three boys, host of the By Faith podcast, and author of several books, including With AH Your Heart, Searching for Spring, Messy Beautiful Friendship, and From Good to Grace. In addition, she's passionate about teaching the Bible and has written a Bible toon meer study, Seek First the Kingdom, to lead women through the book of Matthew. Originally from Texas, Christine and her family live in Charlottesville, Virginia, where they planted a church in 2008. Find her at her home online at www.christinehoover.net. toon minder
Werken van Christine Hoover
Messy Beautiful Friendship: Finding and Nurturing Deep and Lasting Relationships (2017) 92 exemplaren
How to Thrive as a Pastor's Wife: Practical Tools to Embrace Your Influence and Navigate Your Unique Role (2022) 40 exemplaren
Seek First the Kingdom - Bible Study Book: God’s Invitation to Life and Joy in the Book of Matthew (2021) 8 exemplaren
Seek First the Kingdom - Bible Study Book with Video Access: God’s Invitation to Life and Joy in the Book of Matthew (2023) 3 exemplaren
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- 12
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- 414
- Populariteit
- #58,866
- Waardering
- 4.1
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- 4
- ISBNs
- 21
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- 1
Hoover addresses some issues that are difficult to swallow, such as: friends don't always come "packaged" the way we want them to; one friend cannot be our everything; our friends will hurt us and we will hurt them and we need to address these conflicts rather than ignore them; as Christians, we need to call out sin in the lives of close friends and be willing to hear constructive criticism from others.
Having said that, I had a hard time connecting with Hoover's writing style. She writes with a vague, intuitive quality; often, her "examples" are not very specific and detailed, which is something my brain needs in order to make connections. I don't just want to hear that her friend was hurt and that they made up... I want to know what happened, why the friend was hurt, which words were spoken to wound and to heal... I want the whole story!
I found the book lacking on the topic of making friends. Hoover believes that if a person initiates enough and does "all the right things," they will naturally attract friends. She doesn't really address the fact that others may never respond or reciprocate. Even God, the perfect friend, is rejected all of the time, so how much more true will it be for us, who are imperfect despite our best efforts to improve?
I do think many women will learn from and be encouraged by this book, but it wasn't my personal favorite.
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley.… (meer)