for Women only- what you need to know about the inner lives of men - shaunti feldhahn

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More aptly titled "what most women already know about men, but want to pretend they don't" - so they can live their lives the way they want to... okay I'm projecting a little of my own sin nature on the rest of the female gender. I really actually liked this book. I found it accurate but not revolutionary- in that I don't think I learned anything shockingly new about the "inner lives" of men. I wish I had read this however when I was 13 and hadn't an inkling of their inner workings. The book was however convicting as Shaunti was hardly timid with her advice on how we should respond to her "revelations". Yup I've got some more work to do in the "good wife" department.

Humility, True Greatness - C.J. Mahaney

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Superb. In a world that magnifies self magnification this book has been a greatly needed reminder for me. It is full of helpful, practical suggestions on how to strive toward humility. More than a just composing a treatise on the glory of humility Mahaney strives to remind you of the value God places  on humility and motivate you far from the praising eyes of man. One section I found particularly "humbling" was a section of questions to ask yourself - and others too in the area of humbly seeking correction:

Do I confess my sin consistently?

Do I confess specific instances of sin and not just general categories or general references to sin? 

Do others find it easy to correct me?

Do others know the areas of temptation in my life at present?

Do they know the most pronounced patterns of sin in my life at present?