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BOOK REVIEW: Just Think
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by Joyce Handzo Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Just Think: Nourish Your Mind to Feed Your Soul Author: Nancy J. Nordenson Publisher: Baker Books ISBN: 0-8010-6456-2 Genre: Inspirational/Women/Nonfiction
How can a Christian put on the mind of Christ in a world that shouts over our thoughts, and pulls us ever forward on a hectic treadmill of work and worry? Author Nancy J. Nordenson has some practical advice that will encourage women to use their minds as a way to glorify God, as well as to feed their souls.
It’s obvious the author understands the issues and emotions of the modern woman. Her goal in writing this book is to “enliven minds” and “enrich souls” In each chapter, she discusses a habit, or offers a fresh strategy that women can creatively apply to their lives, right now, to begin using their minds to the fullest. The author joyfully points out that everyone has a magnificent mind, and the use of that mind is not limited by a person’s intelligence.
The foundation of this book is set in the first chapter, where the reader is directed to think about the Creator of the mind. Women will be motivated to love God with their minds, when they read about the many varied and blessed possibilities that will result and enrich their lives. All of which, by the way, are completely attainable to each and every woman.
In the succeeding chapters, Ms. Nordenson walks alongside the reader, giving useful advice and sisterly encouragement. Her conversational style is more like a dear friend and fellow journeyer, rather than a teacher. Her words offer not only hope, but actually guide the reader to a life that can become more rich and expressive, starting right now.
Throughout the book, the author has generously quoted a variety of writers, from King David in the Psalms, to C.S. Lewis, to Anne Morrow Lindbergh. These quotes line the pages as additional witnesses, testifying to the power and the purposefulness of the human mind.
Just Think is just right for any woman desiring more out of life than “just enough.”
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