Review of No More Christian Nice Girl

In many of the Christian circles I've traveled, there has been this idea that Christian girls have to be "nice." You know – smile when you feel sad, fix everyone's problems for them, put yourself last no matter how pressing your own needs.

In their book, No More Christian Nice Girl, Paul Coughlin and Jennifer D. Degler set out to tell you that just isn't true. Instead, they say, Christian women are called to be like Jesus. And (a shock to some people!) he wasn't always very nice.

No More Christian Nice Girl examines every area of a Christian woman's life, from dating to marriage, career to church activities, and reveals how our "niceness" causes so many problems for us. Ultimately, the authors believe, our own attempts to please others keep us from becoming the confident, caring women God created us to be! Instead, they offer practical tips on how to handle issues common to all women by being godly, not nice.

This book is written in a friendly tone with examples every Christian woman can relate to. I really appreciated the authors' perspectives on women's roles in the Bible. They noted some instances where our misbeliefs about women's roles are based on Scripture taken out of context. It was encouraging to see that women who are praised in the Bible as honoring God weren't always considered "nice."

When I saw my teenage daughter pick up the book, I encouraged her to read it for herself. She's not a "nice" girl, but she's coming to an age where she's going to face pressures from society and church about how Christian girls should behave. I know that reading this book will strengthen her resolve to be the woman she knows she is, and who God created her to be.

No More Christian Nice Girl is a book I believe every Christian woman should read, and then give to her daughter.

Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.

 

Available now at your favorite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group.