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In this compilation of essays demonstrating the application of psychological and spiritual principles to the women of the Bible, the reader will soon see the similarities between the lives of Biblical women and those of today. Just like 21st century Eves, some are wise, brave, and faithful, and others are conniving, imprudent, and downright disagreeable.Then and now, women struggle with emotions, relationships, and personal choice as they navigate their way through life. Eve and her sisters felt apprehension, jealously, and self-doubt. And like us, many squared their shoulders and faced their fears head on. With its themes of love, faith, individuality, and fulfillment, the Bible can actually be seen as a self-help book.Dont underestimate the power of these women who lived generations ago to reach across time and culture to touch our lives. A semi-retired educator with a background in psychology, Jayne is the author of four blogs and has published articles/stories in Guideposts, The Petigru Review, and two LDS magazines, the Liahona and the Ensign. She has also written two books, Human Relations in Industry and Musings of a Missionary Mom.

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Publié par	Inspiring Voices
Date de parution	11 avril 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781462400492
Langue	English

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Also by Jayne Bowers:
Human Relations in Industry: People at Work
Musings of a Missionary Mom

EVE’S SISTERS

Jayne P. Bowers

Copyright © 2013 Jayne P. Bowers

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ISBN: 978-1-4624-0048-5 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4624-0049-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011945340

Inspiring Voices rev. date: 03/18/2013
CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Choose You This Day
Cynthia’s New Direction
Eating the Fruit
Eve’s Choice
Mari and the Serpent
Where’s Your Garden?
Vashti Said No
The Virtuous Woman
Life Turns on a Dime
Me a Jezebel??
As A Mustard Seed
Sarai’s Faithfulness
True or False?
Mama’s Red Ribbon
Bake the Cake
Scared Heart
Hannah’s Faith
Unnamed but Important
Is It True?
Another Chapter
Rain, Rain Go Away
Personal Worth
A Little Maid
Rachel and Leah
Sexual Harassment?
Sparrows and Me
Vashti’s Fall from Grace
Woman at the Well
What’s Her Name?
Amazing Grace
Fight in TJ Maxx
Gifts Differing
Go Leah!
Love One Another
Modern Day Leah
Ruth’s Loyalty
Eve, Rachel, or Mary?
One Man, One Woman
Red Tent Pondering
Better Together
What Would Ruth Do Today?
Fight the Good Fight
Solomon’s Women
Mystifying Affinities
Train Up A Child
On Loan
Lessons from Rebekah
Watching and Waiting
Only Daughter
My Mother’s Legacy
The Better Part
Becoming Wise
Watch Out!
Turning Them Over
Be Not Afraid
Be Brave
Your Destiny
Tamar’s Courage
Mary’s Strength
Just Do It!
Don’t Look Back
Modern Day Sarai
This Moment
Filling Our Lamps
Living the Dream
Mary and Martha
Tamar and Others
2,000 Years Apart
Perceived Righteousness
Following Brooke
Dig a Little Deeper
Museum Moment
Charity Never Faileth
Angels Among Us
Be a Candle
The Blind Side’s Virtuous Woman
More Mary, Less Martha
Serving Apple Pancakes
Aunt Doc
One Hundred Dresses
Roomful of Dorcases
He Became Her Son
Keep My Commandments
Ark Life
A Virtuous Woman
God’s Law vs. Parental Law
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Leaving Home
Which is Harder?
Not Just Yet
The Original Rubber Necker
Six Little Words
Afterword
About The Author
References

For Minnie

Minnie Laney Padgett

Jerry to Jane: “I think you’re my missing rib.”
“I think all women are basically the same, under the hood… . Our strength, our wit, and our hearts are more powerful than anybody could ever have imagined.” Lisa Scottoline (2010, 4)
FOREWORD
By Paul C. Peterson
WHY WOULD A MAN write a foreword for a book about women in The Bible , a book written by a woman and presumably written for women?
The answer to that question is that, while Eve’s Sisters may have been written for women, it is a book that enriches everyone. Although women may be the primary audience, men will surely benefit from this lovely volume as well.
In fact, this book has much in common with an earlier work by Jayne Bowers, Musings of a Missionary Mom. I have had the privilege of knowing Jayne for nearly three decades. I would never have likely read Musings of a Missionary Mom but for the fact that she is a friend. When I read that book, I was delightfully surprised. I discovered that it was a book from which one could gain much, and to do so did not require being a mother or a missionary and, perhaps, not even a Christian.
Oddly enough I forgot that experience when Jayne told me about Eve’s Sisters . Until I actually began reading the manuscript, I thought this would be a collection of essentially biographical accounts of the women of The Bible . I assumed it would be good (after all it was Jayne Bowers), but it turned out to be quite different from what I expected. It is very much like Musings of a Missionary Mom . It is a very personal book, but not so personal that it is idiosyncratic.
There is a famous passage in The Book of Mormon that explains what Jayne is up to in both of these fine books. The ancient prophet Nephi explains, “And I did read many things which were written in the books of Moses [unto his people] that I might more fully persuade them to believe in the Lord their Redeemer. I did read unto them that which was written by the prophet Isaiah; for I did liken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning” (I Nephi 19:23). And there we have it: “I did liken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning.” Jayne takes this charge of likening the scriptures to ourselves quite seriously.
Eve’s Sisters is an encounter with the scriptures. Jayne tells us: “I have tremendous respect for the women in the Bible . The more I read and ponder, the more I can see them in me. They weren’t perfect, and neither am I. Just like the women of today, Rachel, Esther, and Hannah all had their challenges and trials, and showed great faith in the choices they made and the lives they led.” Had Jayne given us a more conventional treatment of the women of The Bible , I am sure that it would have been quite good and a spiritually nourishing account. But she has done much more. As with her earlier work, she has given of herself. She has likened The Bible to herself and invites us to do the same.
Jayne moves in different directions in this book. Sometimes she will start with a story about one of the women in The Bible and then apply (liken) that story to contemporary circumstances. Other times she will begin with a story—often a personal one—from the present and move back to biblical accounts. Jayne also recognizes that one crucial element that makes these biblical accounts have such enduring power over the centuries is that they deal with fundamental matters of human nature. She reminds us that “Just like the wives, mothers, judges, daughters, harlots, widows, and queens of the Old and New Testaments, women of the 21 st century have the freedom to make choices, faith, a sense of individual worth, relationship savvy, courage, spirituality, charity, and the willingness to trust and obey.” She can imagine herself in their circumstances. And she can imagine them in contemporary circumstances.
Jayne also observes: “I don’t know how many women there are in the Bible, but I do know that every single one of them is there for a reason and that there is something to be learned from each story. Whether a woman is feeling angry, jealous, sad, despairing, lonely, unappreciated, afraid, unloved, overlooked, unimportant, or lost, she finds answers in the lives of the women in the scriptures.” Look at that list of emotions. Men, too, have felt that entire range of emotions. That passage, along with many others, reminds me of a powerful song by Lucinda Williams. I seldom hear it without tears coming to my eyes. To quote three verses:
You weren’t born to be abandoned
You weren’t born to be forsaken
You were born to be loved
You were born to be loved
You weren’t born to be abused
You weren’t born to lose
You were born to be loved
You were born to be loved
You weren’t born to suffer
And you weren’t born for nothing
You were born to be loved
You were born to be loved
The knowledge of what God intends for His children is what makes this song truly painful at a certain level. We know that we were not born to suffer or to be abandoned, forsaken, and abused. And we were certainly not born for nothing. But we also know that too many sisters (and brothers) are abandoned (sometimes physically, sometimes emotionally), forsaken, abused, victimized, and treated as though they were born for nothing. That huge gap between what God intends for us and what we so often see around us is a constant on-going tragedy in human affairs. Jayne knows this all too well, and it shows in this book. Perhaps this is why Jayne likes the story about Jesus and the woman at the well so much. It makes several appearances in her text. Jayne likes it because, “I love the way Christ speaks to women without judgment or harshness.” She knows that too often our conversations and dealings, even with the people that we profess to love the most, are filled with harsh judgment. These judgments get in the way of our spiritual and psychological