Let Me Be a Woman

"We are called to be women. The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christian does make me a different kind of woman." -Elisabeth Elliot; Let Me Be a Woman This was the most beautiful and encouraging book I've read in a long time. Elisabeth......more

Update in 2021: Great book. I am editing this because I wrote my original review 8 years ago and now cringe at some of what I said—not because of the book itself, but because of myself 8 years younger! As this is read more and more, and increasingly becomes the highest rated review of this book on G......more

Every woman should read this almost yearly. So encouraging and thought provoking.......more

Age Appropriate For: 15 and up (some marital themes and matter best for older readers) Best for Ages: 15 and up Elisabeth Elliot is an incredible woman whom I have looked up to for years. Though I might not always agree with everything she says, I know whatever she says comes from a heart that is devo......more

How did I go so many years without reading Elisabeth Elliot? This book was pure grace and goodness, entering my life at the moment that I, without even knowing, was the most thirsty for it. Mrs. Elliot's winsome, lovely, godly advice reminded me so much of Nancy Wilson's (such as in "Why Isn't a Pre......more