Gone Wise
Book Blog 18: The Company You Keep
Have you ever seen someone go wrong because he or she hung out with the wrong friend? That’s what happened to the young man in the Proverbs 7 story. The Wild Thing exerted a negative influence on him. When he hung out with her, his standards went right out the window. The Bible says that [...]
29Jul2010 | Mary Kassian | 7 comments | Continued
Book Blog 17: Sweet Talkin’ Woman
She was a sweet-talkin’ woman. She knew how to turn on the charm, butter him up, and get him to do her bidding. The way a woman uses words is another point of contrast between a wild and a wise woman. In this book blog, you’ll find out that using sweet talk is a strategy [...]
27Jul2010 | Mary Kassian | 1 comment | Continued
Book Blog 16: Cross Your Heart
What happens if you cross your heart with your right hand, and cross your fingers with your left? Do you still have to keep your promise? What if you’re really mad at the person with whom you’ve made the agreement? Can you get out of it then? The Wild Thing of Proverbs 7 thought so. [...]
20Jul2010 | Mary Kassian | 0 comments | Continued
Book Blog 15: You Deserve a Break Today
The underlying message of most ad campaigns is, “Indulge. You deserve it!” The Wild Thing would agree. She feels entitled to indulge in all sorts of pleasures… visits to the spa, beauty treatments, splurging on the sexy red dress and that pricey, exotic fragrance. And if she decides to indulge in a night of forbidden [...]
13Jul2010 | Mary Kassian | 14 comments | Continued
Book Blog 14: Shop Till You Drop
Calling all shopaholics… Is the pride-and-joy item in your closet a pair of Manolo Blahniks? Do you like to have a look at the label and see designer names like Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, Armani, or Versace? If so, you may have a lot in common with the woman of Proverbs 7. She had impeccable [...]
6Jul2010 | Mary Kassian | 5 comments | Continued
Book Blog 13: Clingy Girlfriend Syndrome
My son and his friends have an acronym for guys who are being smothered by needy girlfriends. It’s “CGS,” which stands for “Clingy Girlfriend Syndrome.” Some girls are so needy for attention and affirmation that they cling to men like plastic wrap to a piece of raw meat. But women who try to quench their [...]
1Jul2010 | Mary Kassian | 13 comments | Continued
Book Blog 12: Spotting a Fake
How do you spot a fake? Most of us wouldn’t dare deal in counterfeit cash. But yet we tolerate counterfeit spirituality. We are two-faced. Our public persona doesn’t match our private one. You can spot a counterfeit designer handbag by opening it up and examining the details. This Girls Gone Wise video book blog outlines [...]
29Jun2010 | Mary Kassian | 3 comments | Continued
Book Blog 11: If You Play with Fire
“If you play with fire, you’re going to get burned” is how the old saying goes. But so many women throw caution to the wind and ignore boundaries, thinking it would never happen to them. The young married woman of Proverbs probably didn’t think it would happen to her either. Her lack of personal hedges [...]
24Jun2010 | Mary Kassian | 21 comments | Continued
Book Blog 10: How Far is Too Far?
“How far is too far?” How much can I mess around with my boyfriend before I cross the line? That’s the question that Christian girls usually ask. But I don’t think a young woman can figure out where to draw the line until she figures out why God created sex and what it’s all about. [...]
22Jun2010 | Mary Kassian | 3 comments | Continued
Book Blog 8: Flirt to Convert
No one wants a reputation of being a BIG flirt—but what about just a bit of flirting? What if you just flirt for fun? Or flirt to convert? The ancient prophet Isaiah had something to say about women who’d perfected the art of “the walk” and “the look”—you know the look he’s talking about… that [...]
15Jun2010 | Mary Kassian | 11 comments | Continued
Book Blog 7: The Naked Truth about Clothes
How hot is too hot? How much skin is too much skin? Which joints of your body need covering up? Everyone wants a list, but the Bible doesn’t provide one. It does, however, teach us the naked truth about clothing. The reason we wear clothes isn’t just to keep warm or “wow” people with the [...]
10Jun2010 | Mary Kassian | 4 comments | Continued
Book Blog 6: On the Prowl
Much like their big feline relatives, domestic cats are effective predators. But cats aren’t the only ones with exceptional hunting abilities. According to the Bible, the Girl-Gone-Wild is also adept at the hunt. She sets up traps, and then lies in wait– focused and highly alert for prey. She’s fixated on getting what she wants. [...]
8Jun2010 | Mary Kassian | 5 comments | Continued
Book Blog 5: Tied to the Kitchen Sink?
“Barefoot, pregnant, and tied to the kitchen sink” is a popular phrase that depicts the sorry state of the traditional housewife. Feminism liberated women from these supposed “shackles” and encouraged us to get out of the house. But the Bible says that constantly being “out and about” is a mark of a Girl Gone Wild…”her [...]
3Jun2010 | Mary Kassian | 8 comments | Continued
Book Blog 4: That Girl’s Got Attitude!
Girl Power! Girls Rule! I am Woman hear me ROAR!… Pop culture upholds a saucy, sassy, my-way-or-highway, karate-chopping, male-kicking attitude as the ideal for women. But the Bible portrays a loud, defiant disposition as an ugly, undesirable by-product of sin. It upholds a markedly different type of attitude for women as “very precious” in the [...]
1Jun2010 | Mary Kassian | 6 comments | Continued
Book Blog 3: Are you a Wily Coyote?
The image of Wile E. Coyote obsessively scheming to catch the Roadrunner fits the description of the Wild Thing to a T. Shes wily of heart. No matter how many times this approach blows up in her face, she continues to scheme to get the guy to do what she wants. In this Girls Gone [...]
27May2010 | Mary Kassian | 6 comments | Continued
Curse of the Good Girl
The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment
Authentic Beauty
Girls Gone Skank
Thrill of the Chaste
Re-imagining God in the Shack
