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Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul |  | Authors: John Eldredge, Stasi Eldredge
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
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ISBN: 0785289097
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Publication Date: July 10, 2007
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Every little girl has dreams of being swept up into a great adventure, of being the beautiful princess. Sadly, when women grow up, they are often swept up into a life filled merely with duty and d
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 I am captivated! July 29, 2010
Samantha S. Decker
This book is such a magnificent treasure amongst a world of self-help books and other DIY marvels. It opened up my mind to a whole new perspective on my heart and how God would like to change it. I am increasingly blessed by this book, and trust me it is not just the topic alone, but the witty style of Stasi Eldridge! She has a brilliant sense of humor that lights up the book as you read it. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone! :)
 Could be great, but falls short July 28, 2010
Laurie Bostwick (TN)
I was rather looking forward to reading this book. The description sounded so interesting.
The beginning of the book did indeed draw me in. I read a few things that didn't seem quite right, but knew that with all books, you can't take everything you read as gospel.
I kept waiting for the book to "get to the point". Perhaps it's because I don't "suffer" from most of the things Stasi touched upon. Or perhaps it just wasn't speaking "to me". But, I felt a little lost about 3/4 of the way through the book.
Small note, but I did find a few grammatical and spelling errors. There were a couple of sentences that didn't make any sense....as if the beginning or ending was left off.
I think this book would address a real need, but the message is lost in the delivery. It was hard to know who was writing...either John or Stasi. Perhaps if they had two different font colors or font types for each of them would help. But, as a reader, you are left wondering who is talking at times.
I wonder what the original edition was like, and may read that version as well, just to find out.
Like I said, I do feel this book does address some actual issues present in women's lives. I just don't feel that they are as present in everyone's lives as the authors seem to feel. I will say that the needs of men versus the needs of women is right on. I will also say that so much more could have been expounded upon regarding the different types of women. So much more could have been written to show women how destructive being an emasculating or desolate woman can be. Or how to be more of an alluring woman. This section was towards the end of the book, and was presented and promptly left behind.
This book was given to me by Thomas Nelson Publishers, as part of their BookSneeze program, in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts contained in this review are solely my own and are in no way influenced by receiving this book for free to review.
Captivating your soul for God July 28, 2010
Carlyn Canady (Ellenwood, GA United States)
Book Review: Captivating
First of all, let me say this is a book that I have wanted to read for about ten years. Even though the first publishing was in 2005, my soul has needed this for, well, longer than I can remember.
John and Stasi Eldredge are truly blessed with God's words to women who are hurting, broken-hearted, and probably even several out there who think they are doing just fine in their lives. Using their own personal stories of pain, heart-break, rebellion, and spiritual warfare, John and Stasi present an upfront message of life, hope and most of all, grace to those who have experienced pain and suffering in their own lives. Stasi's own personal stories of her childhood, the decisions she made, and the emotions she felt leading up to and as a result of those decisions really made me think about my own life and how I got where I am now.
In the Epilogue, they "tout" their other resources, conferences, and downloads available on their website ([...]). I only bring this up because of Stasi's comments about the daily journal that is available for the Captivating book. "Do the Guided Journal the second time around. It is like getting two years of counseling for about thirteen dollars. What a deal!" Yeah ... I should get that journal!
Oh ... and fellas ... don't think this book is just for women. There is plenty of information in this book that would give you a glimpse into how it feels to be a woman. But if you want to read a really good book, John and Stasi have Wild at Heart for you.
In the appendix, there are prayers for several things. I personally have taken the "A Daily Prayer for Freedom", typed it up, and will print it out so I can read it each morning. It's long, but fully packed with the armor you will need to get through each day in the Spirit. I challenge you to do the same after reading Captivating.
 Reading this book was a waste of time July 23, 2010
R. Payne (California)
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When I read this book for the first time about 6 years ago. I had a really hard time with it back then, and when it got to the "Jesus is my lover" chapter, I was completely turned off. My college group decided last year that the women would do this book. So, I read it again. And this time I decided to figure out why I had such a hard time with it.
Lack of Scripture. I actually counted the scriptural references AND media references in each chapter... the media references were more than triple the scriptural references. Not to mention that a ton of scripture was used way out of context. There was one chapter where they used a verse about friendship that honestly didn't fit... I found 17 other verses they could've used for the chapter and all of them fit better than the one they chose.
The way they portrayed women was awful. Yes, little girls have wedding fantasies, and dream about being rescued by their knight in shining armor. But really? This book made women seem weak. Yes, women are broken, but all humans are broken. I hated the way they made women seem so helpless.
The theology was completely messed up. "Eve was given to the world as the incarnation of a beautiful, captivating God" (pg. 44) ... What? Eve is the incarnation of God? Hmm, interesting since Jesus is the only incarnation of God. Another one I liked was that Eve is the crown of creation. Ok... so since Eve was the last created, that makes her the crown of creation? Technically, mankind is the crown of creation. Not just Eve. Lets not forget the completely self centered view they try to give women when they state 'The whole, vast world is incomplete without me. Creation reached its zenith in me.'.
Is something going wrong in your life? Oh, thats ok, just blame Satan/Demons. Not feeling well? You must be under spiritual attack... Don't get me wrong, I'm a firm believer that Satan and his demons play a huge role in life, spiritual warfare is very real. But to blame every single thing that goes wrong on demons? Come on. We're humans, we mess up. We have free will. Because of that, we make stupid choices. Sometimes God himself takes things away from us because of this. God does things for us... even if we see it as something going wrong. Whats sad is that my small group leader really focused in on this section and went on and on about how Satan tried to kill her that day, in multiple ways.
When it comes to spiritual books like this, being theologically sound and having a good scriptural base is key. The fact that this book has neither makes it dangerous for women of all ages to read.
Guard Your Mind from this Skewed Tiara July 22, 2010
L. L. Lynn (USA)
After reading through and feeling red flags throughout, I felt guilty for not embracing the unveiling mystery of my soul like some of my Christian sisters did. I cannot say enough about the need for guard if you read this book.
If you are prone to a princess mentality, you will adopt princess behavior. This book will help you succeed.
The authors use "romancing God" as an allegory, that is, "romancing God" is like unto romancing a man in certain ways.
This is a vulgar de-exultation of God as I understand Him in Scripture.
There is no room here for the blood, sweat & tears of a godly woman's life. Nothing to speak of hard working, serving women.
The author states some of her own values such as, "preferring to venture outside rather than inside the home, preferring someone else doing the dishes, and preferring a good movie."
What of her fanciful values when compared to those of the woman in Proverbs 31?
The encouragement in this book captivates you to another god ~ yourself.
Women will be wounded and mis-guided if they adhere to these captivating principles.
This book was among the influential reads that led my sister-in-law to be captivated away from her 26 year marriage and 4 children because she couldn't wear the tiara this prescribes AND love God with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength.
"Herself" got in the way, and "Captivating" helped her succeed in bringing about a flesh-ripping divorce.
Ladies, please find something better to read.
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