Month: January 2024

Book Talk Tuesday: ALL MY KNOTTED UP LIFE

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Okay. So anyone who reads my blog posts semi-once-in-a-while, know I’m a big Beth Moore fan. I’ve done most (all?) of her Bible studies. I’ve admired the way her theology understanding has grown and her willingness to say that what she believed when she recorded (insert issue/topic) was before she fully studied the Scripture regarding (same issue/topic)

Long story to say, Beth is someone I respect and someone I look to for teaching.

So it’s disappointing, that we’re currently members of a church that has no official “position” on Beth Moore. But, they closely follow a prominent teacher in the conservative Christian community who has publicly dismissed Ms. Moore, both her ministry and her personal life, not to mention her teachings. I believe God is sovereign and we’re at the church we’re meant to be, and, of course, liking a teacher or author is not a condition for salvation, so I’m okay.

God gave me the Spiritual Gift of Discernment. It’s taken me a long time to understand what that means and entails. Sometimes, I’ll hear a snippet of something, or notice a behavior, and tuck it away to think about later. Many times, something else happens, maybe a year or three after, and I’ll realize that earlier inkling was a red flag to my discernment.

I’ve read a LOT of Beth’s material, including her Bible studies, her non-fiction books, her fiction, (Hey! I even posted a non-4-star review. Because, in my opinion, it didn’t deserve one.)

All that to say, I loved ALL MY KNOTTED-UP LIFE, the memoir Beth released last year.

It’s honest, vulnerable, and transparently authentic. She talks about her past, the abuse she suffered as a child, struggles in her marriage, and some of the issues she and her husband faced together.

After purchasing the book in hardcover (which I rarely do anymore), and reading it, I passed it on to one daughter and gave the other a copy of the audio book. Whatever you’re preferred reading medium is, I highly recommend you grab a copy.

I’d love to know what you think! Feel free to drop me a line at carrie@carriepadgett.com!

Media Monday: Endeavor

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We’ve been on a British TV show watching kick.

Escape to the Country for late night/exhausted no-brain-needed viewing.

Great British Baking Show, Holiday episodes, ditto. But just me. We do enjoy the regular seasons together, but the Holiday editions aren’t shared.

We were caught up with Midsomer Murders and Father Brown (though both may have new seasons by now), so we went looking for something similar and found Lewis. Lewis is a detective in Oxford who was trained by Morse, who first appeared in books by Colin Dexter. We started with Lewis, then I figured we’d back up to Morse.

One day a couple months ago, Stud Muffin was telling a friend that we were watching Lewis and the friend stopped him and said we needed to start with Endeavor. It’s actually a newer show, but it’s about Inspector Morse as a young policeman and the detective who trained him.

So we put the brakes on Lewis and went to Endeavor. It begins in the late 1960s, in Oxford, England. We see Endeavor as a young officer, confident in his abilities to solve crimes. His trainer/mentor, DI Thursday, tells him he’s a good detective, but not a very good policeman.

Endeavor then learns to be both.

We’re almost to the end of the series, up to the early 1970s. We see Morse struggle to find his place in policing and life. We see him drink too much, sleep around too much, and fall into deep holes. But we also see him loving easily, stopping violence, and being a voice of truth to others.

If you enjoy British Who Done Its, Endeavor is an excellent addition to your viewing list!