Live Relationally: Lessons from the Women of Genesis (Fresh Life Series) Paperback – June 1, 2009

We are using this study with a group who is doing an online Bible study. We each work on the lessons and then comment back and forth about questions or impacts on our lives. The studies take about 20-30 minutes and are a perfect way to start my morning. I look forward to doing studies in this series.

This has been a great book for our women's Bible Study that my wife leads. Insightful questions and daily study have been beneficial.

Excellent study.

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First off - these books are beautiful! Bright and eye catching, they draw you right in and make you want to start reading. They are each a 10 week Bible Study, set up in 10 chapters with 5 days in each chapter and each day should take about 20 minutes. There are 5 parts to each day -1) Lift up (prayers)2) Look at (Scripture)3) Learn about (the text)4) Live out (personal application)5) Listen to (wisdom)These studies are wonderfully set up and I personally really liked Live Relationally - Lessons from the Women of Genesis. I'm fascinated by the women in the Bible and here we delve deeper into -Eve, Noah's Wife, Sarah, Hagar, Lot's Wife, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah, Dinah, Tamar and Potipher's Wife - fantastic!If you are looking for a good Bible study - personally or for a small group - this series is definitely one you should check out!

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What a treat to review these books for you. These are two of a series of four studies for women, called Fresh Life Bible Study Series (David C. Cook), created by women to help you come away with deeper understanding of God's truths with doable 20 minute increments.Live Relationally covers lessons from the Women of GenesisLive Deeply is a study in the Parables of JesusBoth offer 5 daily lessons, starting with a short anecdote, Prayer, Looking deeper in God's word, How to Live out what you learn, and short words to listen to perhaps from a meaningful quote. These are in a workbook format, easy on the eye to read. They really are well done, even the pretty details scattered throughout the books. I definitely hope to get the other two when done with these. Just their premise to LIVE Relationally and to LIVE Deeply are the heart cry for so many woman. Lets do it, you and me, ask a friend and encourage them that this can be the year to live on purpose.

Very disappointed in this book. Apparently living relationally means it will be all about the men, not about the women. For example the week about Rebekah we learn about Elizer, the servant sent to find a bride for Isaac, Laban, her brother, and Betheul, her father. There were about maybe 5-6 questions about Rebekah the entire week. They try to make you think it's still about the woman by asking how you think she would feel after (insert what happened in text). Ridiculous. Really seems like they were pressured into this, but don't think women really deserve to be talked about. By the time it got to Dinah "True love waits" (for a rape victim!) They give up all pretense and all the questions are about the men. Do yourself and buy another book. There are way too many good books on women of the Bible to waste your time on this. I got fed up and stopped. For clarity this is only a reflection on the authors only.