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The Church Ladies
by
Lisa Samson
Competition for church members in Mount Oak has reached a furious peak. When tragedy strikes one of their hometown sons, the church women are drawn together through compassion. The Church Ladies is a contemporary tale illustrating how women can have a major impact on the church. Through friendships that reach beneath surface level -- and trials more severe than simple -- t...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
March 14th 2001
by Multnomah Books
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So, what's a woman supposed to do when she has a stack of review books, several stacks of mooched books, swapped books or books from the giveaway box at work? Why, go to the library and get more books, of course. (Honest, the only reason I was at the library is that the weather was bad and my little one wanted to go somewhere)... I enjoyed Lisa Samson's The Passion of Mary Margaret, so I decided to try some of her other books. I'm glad I did.
The Church Ladies is the story of Penelope (Poppy) Fra...more
The Church Ladies is the story of Penelope (Poppy) Fra...more
Excellent. A must read for any pastor's wife, I'd think, though I am not a pastor's wife.
Poppy Fraser's friend's son has died in a senseless college hazing incident. Poppy struggles to give comfort to her friend and also struggles with why this happened. The old question: how could God allow this? There are no easy answers in this book, but it's gentle prose is healing.
On another front Poppy is dealing with the varied personalities of the other pastor's wives in her small town and finding it to...more
Poppy Fraser's friend's son has died in a senseless college hazing incident. Poppy struggles to give comfort to her friend and also struggles with why this happened. The old question: how could God allow this? There are no easy answers in this book, but it's gentle prose is healing.
On another front Poppy is dealing with the varied personalities of the other pastor's wives in her small town and finding it to...more
Filled with both humorous and sad events, this book details the life of a woman who bacame a minister's wife after they had been married a long time. Quite different from marrying a man who is already a minister. When a tragedy hits her best friend, the other pastor's wives in the community join in prayer each week for her friend, and they all grow as the group expands. This one really touched my heart.
So far so good. I have laughed out loud already in this book.
I finished this book and decided to send a email note about it to all my bible study friends. I asked them to read it and look for ways that the book inspired them to be better church ladies. They are willing to read it and are looking forward to being inspired. lol...
I finished this book and decided to send a email note about it to all my bible study friends. I asked them to read it and look for ways that the book inspired them to be better church ladies. They are willing to read it and are looking forward to being inspired. lol...
LOVED this book. I picked it up at the library without really paying attention to what it was, and it really spoke to me. I identified with Poppy so much. I will be reading all of the books written by Lisa Samson
it was good. It spoke to the heart that part was very good but kinda knew what was gonna happen.
At first made me fear being a pastors wife. But it's a good story and brings up good stuff.
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My book club just read this book and we were all pretty lukewarm about it. It was really slow to get into. I had thought it was going to be a humorous book, but it wasn't. It's not a book that I would recommend to someone looking for a good read.
I initially liked the idea of various church ladies getting together for a common goal in this small town. However, the writing was so laborious, and the plot moved along so slowly that I eventually had to skip to the back and be done with it.
I really enjoyed this book. All Christians don't think the same, act the same, or look the same.
Finally a book that addresses the petty-ness that we experience in Christianity. Again--recommended by Gloria. This book was wonderful and convicting all at the same time...
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The Christy-award winning author of nineteen books including the Women of Faith Novel of the Year Quaker Summer, Lisa Samson has been hailed by Publishers Weekly as "a talented novelist who isn't afraid to take risks." She lives in Kentucky with her husband and three kids.
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