Bad Girls of the Bible and What We Can Learn from Them

Jezebel and Delilah have plenty to teach contemporary Christian women, according to Bad Girls of the Bible and What We Can Learn from Them. In this self-help book, Liz Curtis Higgs tells fictionalized, contemporary stories based on the lives of biblical characters including Eve, Potiphar's Wife, and the Woman at the Well. In verse-by-verse commentary, Higgs summarizes each life's lessons and provides a list of questions for personal consideration or group discussion. The overall message of each chapter is the same: "Good Girls and Bad Girls both need a Savior. The goodness of your present life can't open the doors of heaven for you. The badness of your past life can't keep you out either." In its effort to turn readers' minds heavenward, Bad Girls draws a distinction between fun and joy. Associated with "fleshly pleasures," fun "is temporary at best; it's risky, even dangerous, at worst." Joy, on the other hand, is found in God's "gift of grace." Perhaps the book's greatest weakness is its inability to see that "fun," in many lives, is a holy and necessary means of attaining "joy." --Michael Joseph Gross

• Really Bad Girls of the Bible: More Lessons from Less-Than-Perfect Women
• Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible: Flawed Women Loved by a Flawless God
• Bad Girls of the Bible Workbook
• Bad Girls of the Bible DVD: And What We Can Learn from Them
• The Girl's Still Got It: Take a Walk with Ruth and the God Who Rocked Her World
• It's Good to Be Queen: Becoming as Bold, Gracious, and Wise as the Queen of Sheba
• Unveiling Mary Magdalene: Discover the Truth About a Not-So-Bad Girl of the Bible
• The Women of Easter: Encounter the Savior with Mary of Bethany, Mary of Nazareth, and Mary Magdalene
• BAD GIRLS OF THE BIBLE by CURTIS HIGGS LIZ (2000) [Paperback]
• Embrace Grace