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    Unwrapping Martha's Joy: Creating a Mary Christmas in Your Heart and Home

    By Brenda Poinsett

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    About this ebook

    Everyone loves to receive a gift. The more elaborate the wrapping and package, the greater the anticipation and excitement to unwrap the package and see what's inside. Right? 


    This year, you can experience the same anticipation for the holidays as you learn how to unwrap your own Christ-centered joy in time for Christmas. In her book Unwrapping Martha's Joy,author Brenda Poinsett helps you unwrap the best present of all—a renewed sense of worship in your heart and home. Using Luke 10 and the beloved sisters Mary and Martha as the scriptural basis for the book, Poinsett gives you a fun and lighthearted look at Martha's personality and how her homemaking skills were an actual benefit. Through 25 brief chapters, you will unwrap the secrets of Martha's joy. 


    Be encouraged to embrace and adapt your own Martha-like characteristics as you create a Mary-inspired Christmas—a season where Christ is the center of the holiday season.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNew Hope Publishers
    Release dateOct 1, 2012
    ISBN9781596698567
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      I have known for quite some time that if someone were to compare me to someone in the Bible that my personality most matches Martha. At times it has driven my friends and family nuts. The Martha’s in the world do not care less about the scriptures or spiritual nature of holidays and special occasions. We just have this over-powering need to do everything to make our guests feel specials and at home. At times, some of my family members have made me feel as if I was all wrapped up in tying this up in a pretty fashion and cared less about the spiritual aspect of it. However, as the author pointed out, being a Martha is not a bad thing. Being a Martha can be it’s own form of ministry. Often it is those Martha like characteristics that pull someone into the spirit of the message by first making them feel warm and welcomed in a way that others may not be able to. After all, Jesus ministered to the physical needs of man to bring him closer to him. You can’t have a Mary without a Martha because they balance each other out. : I received a copy from the author/publisher to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own