Girls gone wild best3/17/2024 ![]() ![]() The problem was that she allowed a lot of her personal preferences to come between her message and tended to come off as condescending and judgmental. I should say right now that *most* of what Mary Kassian wrote was biblically accurate. ![]() However it was not a good book and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. It had good reviews from known Christian authors and seemed promising. ![]() My mom picked it out for my sister and I to use as curriculum for my sister's homeschooling. This is not an easy book to read, but I highly recommend it to every woman who wants to strengthen her relationship with God and live a more fulfilling life. I found myself convicted again and again by my own selfishness. Kassian's words will not earn her the title of Most Popular, but they are true words that must be spoken in a world that continually turns away from God and biblical living. That's not the only life choice that's under attack, flirting, selfishness, gender role confusion are all discussed. Kassian castigates the popular idea of serial monogamy and uses Scripture to support her attack on a lifestyle that God certainly doesn't condone. I know as I started reading the book, I initially had a long list of people I wanted to give a copy to, but as I progressed further, I realized that it was me who needed these words of wisdom. She doesn't pull any punches, and readers will feel deeply convicted. Kassian compares the foolish woman and wise woman of Proverbs and contrasts them both to the modern woman. Kassian is a powerful indictment of the modern woman. As Christians, our ultimate end is to lead a Christlike and God-pleasing life, bringing Glory to God by our words and deeds. We need to stop teaching girls that the ultimate end they can achieve is to get married and have children. He also says that marriage is not to be entered into lightly, and that sometimes it is better to remain single. Our focus is to be on God and on serving him the best we can as we are right now. Paul says when he talks about marriage that while it's better to marry than to burn with passion, marriage (and relationships in general) are NOT to be our primary focus. This is teaching girls to judge their peers and their elders, to blame themselves when boys push them for more, and to aspire to a standard that a lot of women and girls, myself included, don't find at all appealing-marriage and motherhood. This is not what girls need to be reading to teach them to be Christlike. She puts all the responsibility for staying "pure" on the women/girls in relationships and none on the men. She also shames people who stumble in their Christian walk. I'm sure Kassian is a great mom and a nice person, but even in just the introduction she comes off as shaming women who wear makeup and like to keep up their appearance. But don't turn it into a parade of judgement, condemnation, and blaming women for mistakes that are equally the man's (specifically in regard to sexual sin). Look, there's nothing wrong with contrasting Proverbs 7 and Proverbs 31. The Kassians enjoy biking, hiking, snorkeling (when they can find some warm water!), music, board games, mountains, campfires, and their family pets: Miss Kitty and black lab, General Beau. Mary has mastered the art of cheering after spending countless hours in rinks, arenas, and gyms: her husband is chaplain for a professional football team, her two older sons play ice hockey, and her youngest, volleyball. She and her husband, Brent, have three adult sons and one daughter-in-law. Mary was born and raised in Edmonton, Canada. Mary has appeared on numerous radio and television shows, including Focus on the Family, Family Life Today, and Marriage Uncensored. She has taught courses at seminaries across North America She is a popular conference speaker and has ministered to women’s groups internationally. ![]() Mary graduated from the faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine from the University of Alberta, Canada and has studied systematic theology at the doctoral level. She has published several books, Bible studies and videos, including: Girls Gone Wise, In My Father’s House: Finding Your Heart’s True Home, Conversation Peace, Vertically Inclined, and the Feminist Mistake. Mary Kassian is an award winning author, popular speaker, and a distinguished professor of women’s studies at Southern Baptist Seminary. ![]()
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