What Southern Women Know about Faith
Kitchen Table Stories and Back Porch Comfort
- Women
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2010
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Publisher's Description
Come, sip a glass of sweet tea and sit for a spell with Ronda on the porch swing as she tells you stories of happiness and heartache, friends and family, and a faith that’s strong enough to handle anything life throws your way. As Ronda shares, Southerners don’t just talk about God, they have a “kitchen-table faith,” that feels like a comfortable, trusted neighbor who sits down and stays for a good, long visit. It’s a faith you live and breathe, day-in, day-out, whether it’s praying to the good Lord as you sit on the porch swing or finding joy in a delicious pan of cornbread. As Ronda says, Southern faith “is a faith that is plain, simple, and sturdy, that is utilitarian in practice and that fits as comfortably in the hands of Southern women as a baby, an iron skillet, a hair brush, a telephone, or a broom.” From stories of moonshine and revivals, Sunday dinners and new Easter outfits, prayers answered and griefs shared, you’ll discover a faith that supports you when the trials and heartaches of life cause you to stumble, a faith that grabs you by the elbow and steadies you on the path.
Endorsements (6)
“I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have lived my whole life on faith. This book speaks to my heart.”
“I have no doubt that I am alive and well today due to the fervent prayers of some wonderful Southern women. Ronda, beautifully and entertainingly, tells stories of the kind of Southern women I know. Their faith is the guiding force in their lives, and they discuss it all, and I mean it all, with their Heavenly Father. Like me, I think he too is a softie for a Southern accent.”
“Faith is certainly not particular to Southern women, but a few of its revelations and reverberations are. With her right-smack-on voice and sensitivities, Ronda Rich can tell you much about the heart of the Southern woman, and why her faith is such a buoyant and living force in her life.”
“Y’all, it’s amazing how far faith and prayer can carry you. The Serenity Prayer carried this Southern woman to where I am today. This book is a beautiful and inspiring example of Southern women and their faith.”
“What Southern Women Know about Faith is the kind of book you’ll want to give every woman, and man, on your gift list! It is chock-full of the insights and truths about life that simply must be shared.”
“Using her humor, wit, and wisdom, Ronda Rich depicts perfectly what it means to be a Southern woman of strength, softness, and faith.”
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