Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
Author: Weaver, Joanna
ISBN: 9781578562589
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Jul 2009
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
Updated with a new 12 week companion Bible study, Joanna Weaver's popular book shows women how to blend intimacy with Jesus and service for Him.
Plt;bPgt;MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD P#8226; AN ECPA BESTSELLER P#8226; For every woman seeking balance in a world of burnout and anxiety, this book is an invitation to slow down and reconnect with the One whoP#8217;s worth servingP#8212;includes a 12-week companion Bible study!Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;Easy to read, personal, and well-written with a message much more than surface deep. Joanna probed, challenged, and encouraged me to live day by day as Mary in a Martha world.P#8221;P#8212;Carole Mayhall, author of Plt;iPgt;Come Walk with MePlt;/iPgt; and Plt;iPgt;Here I Am Again, LordPlt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;The life of a woman today isnP#8217;t all that different from the lives of Mary and Martha in the New Testament. Like Mary, you long to sit at the LordP#8217;s feet . . . but the daily demands of a busy world just wonP#8217;t leave you alone. Like Martha, you love Jesus and really want to serve him . . . yet you struggle with weariness, resentment, and feelings of inadequacy.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Then comes Jesus, into the midst of your busy life, to extend the same invitation he issued long ago to the two sisters from Bethany. Tenderly, he invites you to choose P#8220;the better partP#8221;P#8212;a joyful life of intimacy with him that flows naturally into loving service.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;With her fresh approach to the familiar Bible story, Joanna Weaver shows how all of us, Marys and Marthas alike, can draw closer to our Lord: deepening our devotion, strengthening our service, and doing both with less stress and greater joy.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;This book includes a twelve-week Bible study for individual or group use. A Plt;iPgt;Study Guide Plt;/iPgt;and a corresponding ten-session video series on DVD or online are available separately.
ISBN: 9781578562589
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Jul 2009
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
Updated with a new 12 week companion Bible study, Joanna Weaver's popular book shows women how to blend intimacy with Jesus and service for Him.
Plt;bPgt;MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD P#8226; AN ECPA BESTSELLER P#8226; For every woman seeking balance in a world of burnout and anxiety, this book is an invitation to slow down and reconnect with the One whoP#8217;s worth servingP#8212;includes a 12-week companion Bible study!Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;Easy to read, personal, and well-written with a message much more than surface deep. Joanna probed, challenged, and encouraged me to live day by day as Mary in a Martha world.P#8221;P#8212;Carole Mayhall, author of Plt;iPgt;Come Walk with MePlt;/iPgt; and Plt;iPgt;Here I Am Again, LordPlt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;The life of a woman today isnP#8217;t all that different from the lives of Mary and Martha in the New Testament. Like Mary, you long to sit at the LordP#8217;s feet . . . but the daily demands of a busy world just wonP#8217;t leave you alone. Like Martha, you love Jesus and really want to serve him . . . yet you struggle with weariness, resentment, and feelings of inadequacy.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Then comes Jesus, into the midst of your busy life, to extend the same invitation he issued long ago to the two sisters from Bethany. Tenderly, he invites you to choose P#8220;the better partP#8221;P#8212;a joyful life of intimacy with him that flows naturally into loving service.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;With her fresh approach to the familiar Bible story, Joanna Weaver shows how all of us, Marys and Marthas alike, can draw closer to our Lord: deepening our devotion, strengthening our service, and doing both with less stress and greater joy.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;This book includes a twelve-week Bible study for individual or group use. A Plt;iPgt;Study Guide Plt;/iPgt;and a corresponding ten-session video series on DVD or online are available separately.
