Did Troy Gramling completely STEAL his terrible Easter
Get Out of that Pit
Straight Talk about God's Deliverance
Check out: http://www.discerningreader.com/book-reviews/get-out-of-that-pit
for the full review of Beth Moore's Pit book and the same points used by Troy Gramling for Pitology
Discerning Reader Editorial Review
Reviewed 08/30/2007 by Leslie Wiggins.
Not Recommended.
Though not without value, this book is
long on popular psychology and short on sound theology.
"It takes one to know one." Isn't that
what we said in retaliation to a schoolyard taunt? Yet Beth Moore
turns the phrase, using it to imbibe hope in those Christians who are
"living" in pits. Having lived so much of her life in one pit after
another, it is her pleasure and passion to show other pit-dwellers the
way out of their own personal pits in her latest book, Get Out of that Pit: Straight Talk about God's Deliverance.
In
a very interesting and gutsy move, the foreword is penned by the one
man who knows the real woman, Beth Moore: her husband, Keith. Without a
doubt, after more than 25 years of marriage, he alone is qualified to
attest to the genuineness of her freedom from the pit. Sure, they could
be in collusion with one another to validate her credibility on the
subject of pit-dwelling and finding freedom in order to sell books, but I
doubt it. When he writes that "she's no phony," I believe him. This
book is replete with words of affection for Jesus and one another; it's
sweeter than cotton candy. Not to mention the romance she speaks of
having with Jesus, the love and admiration she and Keith have for one
another is the kind of relationship married women dream of having with
their spouses. If you've ever met her, which I have (though I don't
count on her recalling it), or participated in one of her video studies,
then you'd want what she has with Jesus, too. And, no doubt, many
women have already turned to this book and her studies to help them do
that.
As with her Bible studies and other
books, Moore shares so much of herself that the reader feels like Beth
is her new best friend. She seems willing to share anything if it would
help another sister experience freedom in Christ. Yet all of her
anecdotes seemed to slow things down. For example, in the opening
chapter, she wants to drive home the point that we can be so accustomed
to pit-dwelling that we don't notice that we are living in a pit. Then,
she goes on for about two pages about how she and Keith love
traveling. It is a rather humorous point as RV-ing relates to
pit-dwelling, but I had to backtrack a bit to bring it together. This
happens in almost every chapter. My favorite, though, has to be the
story regarding her golf lessons. As I read this hilarious tale, I
wondered how it would make sense and relate to co-dependency. It gets
there eventually, but reaching the destination takes a little longer due
to all the rabbit trails. This is just personal preference, but I like
points to be driven home with a little more force and razor-sharpness.
She is funny and so very likable, which makes it quite difficult to
come to the reasons why I cannot recommend her book....
Check out: http://www.discerningreader.com/book-reviews/get-out-of-that-pit
for the full review of Beth Moore's Pit book and the same points used by Troy Gramling for Pitology
Discerning Reader Editorial Review
Reviewed 08/30/2007 by Leslie Wiggins.
Not Recommended.
Though not without value, this book is
long on popular psychology and short on sound theology.
"It takes one to know one." Isn't that
what we said in retaliation to a schoolyard taunt? Yet Beth Moore
turns the phrase, using it to imbibe hope in those Christians who are
"living" in pits. Having lived so much of her life in one pit after
another, it is her pleasure and passion to show other pit-dwellers the
way out of their own personal pits in her latest book, Get Out of that Pit: Straight Talk about God's Deliverance.
In
a very interesting and gutsy move, the foreword is penned by the one
man who knows the real woman, Beth Moore: her husband, Keith. Without a
doubt, after more than 25 years of marriage, he alone is qualified to
attest to the genuineness of her freedom from the pit. Sure, they could
be in collusion with one another to validate her credibility on the
subject of pit-dwelling and finding freedom in order to sell books, but I
doubt it. When he writes that "she's no phony," I believe him. This
book is replete with words of affection for Jesus and one another; it's
sweeter than cotton candy. Not to mention the romance she speaks of
having with Jesus, the love and admiration she and Keith have for one
another is the kind of relationship married women dream of having with
their spouses. If you've ever met her, which I have (though I don't
count on her recalling it), or participated in one of her video studies,
then you'd want what she has with Jesus, too. And, no doubt, many
women have already turned to this book and her studies to help them do
that.
As with her Bible studies and other
books, Moore shares so much of herself that the reader feels like Beth
is her new best friend. She seems willing to share anything if it would
help another sister experience freedom in Christ. Yet all of her
anecdotes seemed to slow things down. For example, in the opening
chapter, she wants to drive home the point that we can be so accustomed
to pit-dwelling that we don't notice that we are living in a pit. Then,
she goes on for about two pages about how she and Keith love
traveling. It is a rather humorous point as RV-ing relates to
pit-dwelling, but I had to backtrack a bit to bring it together. This
happens in almost every chapter. My favorite, though, has to be the
story regarding her golf lessons. As I read this hilarious tale, I
wondered how it would make sense and relate to co-dependency. It gets
there eventually, but reaching the destination takes a little longer due
to all the rabbit trails. This is just personal preference, but I like
points to be driven home with a little more force and razor-sharpness.
She is funny and so very likable, which makes it quite difficult to
come to the reasons why I cannot recommend her book....
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