Stop Calling Me Beautiful: Finding Soul-Deep Strength in a Skin-Deep World

by Phylicia Masonheimer

Overview

Publishers Weekly Bestseller

"If you’re tired of surface-level teaching and shallow faith, this book will ignite a fire in your soul for a deeper walk with Jesus and draw you into the depths of the Word.”
——Gretchen Saffles, founder of Well-Watered Women

Why We Need Jesus More Than Compliments

"You're a beautiful daughter of the Most High King." And it's true. But it's not the whole truth. The beauty of being God's daughter has backstory.

If you're tired of hearing the watered-down Christian teaching and hungry for a deeper spiritual life—one that gives real answers to your hardest questions—Stop Calling Me Beautiful teaches you how. You will learn

• how to pursue the truths of who God is and who you are in relationship to Him
• how to study Scripture, and how your view of God determines how you face life's challenges
• how legalism, shallow theology, and false teaching keep you from living boldly as a woman of the Word
• how to experience God's presence in painful circumstances

Jesus doesn't offer a powerless salvation. He makes your brokenness part of His whole redemption story—if you allow Him to. Don't settle for a feel-good faith. If you want victory over insecurity, fear, shame, and the circumstances you are facing, it's time to embrace Jesus. All of Him.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736978002
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	02/18/2020
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	526,279
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Phylicia Masonheimer teaches Christian women how to apply faith to the realities of life. She is a blogger, podcast host, speaker, and national bestselling author. Her writing focuses on overcoming sin and difficulty by the power of a maturing personal relationship with God. Phylicia lives in northern Michigan with her husband and children. Phyliciamasonheimer.com
 

Table of Contents

The Chapter Before the First 9

Part 1

1 Stop Calling Me Beautiful 17

2 Hungry for More and Better 31

3 A Tale of Two Women 45

4 Why the Instagram Bible Won't Free You 57

Part 2

5 Skirt Length and Bible Translations: Overcoming Legalism 77

6 The Courage to Trust: Battling Anxiety and Overwhelm 95

7 A Time to Weep: Grappling with Grief 115

8 Used Goods: Redeeming a Broken Sexuality 131

9 Known and Wanted: Cultivating a Lasting Community 147

10 An Audience of One: Conquering Fear of Man 161

11 Everything I Ever Did: Overcoming Shame 177

12 What Difference Would We Make? 191

Notes 205

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Stop Calling Me Beautiful is a book every Christian woman needs to read. Phylicia breaks down “pink fluff” women’s theology that has infiltrated the church and then builds a firm foundation on the true gospel that sets us free. If you’re tired of surface-level teaching and shallow faith, this book will ignite a fire in your soul for a deeper walk with Jesus and draw you into the depths of the Word.”
—Gretchen Saffles, founder of Well-Watered Women

“In a culture of so many vaporous words, Stop Calling Me Beautiful fed me on the substance of God’s nature and His Words over my life. I closed the pages of this rich book and wanted more…of Him and His Word.”
—Sara Hagerty, bestselling author of Unseen and Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet

“Stop Calling Me Beautiful is a strong, clear call for Christian women who long for a deeper, richer life and yet find themselves caught up in a feel-good, self-help, image-obsessed culture. Get ready to powerfully experience the thriving, transforming faith God intends for you.”
—Lisa Jacobson, author, cohost of the Faithful Life podcast, founder of Club31Women.com

“Stop Calling Me Beautiful reveals how surface-level desires can keep us from soul-deep satisfaction. With honesty, clarity, kindness, and wisdom, Phylicia Masonheimer beckons us toward the greater depth—and true beauty—of biblical thinking, believing, and living.”
—Karen Swallow Prior, author of On Reading Well and Fierce Convictions

“Our generation of women needs this book. Stop Calling Me Beautiful will not only take you deeper in your faith but will also motivate, challenge, and empower you to keep going deeper after the last page.”
—Valerie Metrejean Woerner, author of Grumpy Mom Takes a Holiday

Editorial Reviews

Stop Calling Me Beautiful is a book every Christian woman needs to read. Phylicia breaks down “pink fluff” women’s theology that has infiltrated the church and then builds a firm foundation on the true gospel that sets us free. If you’re tired of surface-level teaching and shallow faith, this book will ignite a fire in your soul for a deeper walk with Jesus and draw you into the depths of the Word.”
—Gretchen Saffles, founder of Well-Watered Women

“In a culture of so many vaporous words, Stop Calling Me Beautiful fed me on the substance of God’s nature and His Words over my life. I closed the pages of this rich book and wanted more…of Him and His Word.”
—Sara Hagerty, bestselling author of Unseen and Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet

“Stop Calling Me Beautiful is a strong, clear call for Christian women who long for a deeper, richer life and yet find themselves caught up in a feel-good, self-help, image-obsessed culture. Get ready to powerfully experience the thriving, transforming faith God intends for you.”
—Lisa Jacobson, author, cohost of the Faithful Life podcast, founder of Club31Women.com

“Stop Calling Me Beautiful reveals how surface-level desires can keep us from soul-deep satisfaction. With honesty, clarity, kindness, and wisdom, Phylicia Masonheimer beckons us toward the greater depth—and true beauty—of biblical thinking, believing, and living.”
—Karen Swallow Prior, author of On Reading Well and Fierce Convictions

“Our generation of women needs this book. Stop Calling Me Beautiful will not only take you deeper in your faith but will also motivate, challenge, and empower you to keep going deeper after the last page.”
—Valerie Metrejean Woerner, author of Grumpy Mom Takes a Holiday

From the Publisher