In today’s culture war of feminism, sexual fluidity, and confused gender roles, Nasty Gets Us Nowhere offers insight and answers that are rarely heard, especially in the media. Exposed to the feminist message while in high school, author Drenda Keesee became a strong supporter of the movement, abandoning the idea of marriage and children… until life became unbearable. “Fortunately, when I came … “Fortunately, when I came to the end of me, God was there,” she says.
In Nasty Gets Us Nowhere, Drenda provides statistics and solutions to confront the lies that she sees invading our culture at an accelerated pace and tells the true story that no one wants to talk about.
- What happened to the family?
- Men and women–whose fault is it?
- The true science behind our differences
- What men really want from women and vice versa
- The cheat sheet everyone needs to resolve conflict
- The new “S” word that’s critical to relationship success
Drenda reveals why men and women have conflict, what God’s plan for unity is, and how men and women can unite to create an unstoppable force.more
This is an interesting read. At first, I thought it was going to be about how women are constantly bickering among themselves and putting each other down. But it’s really so much more than that.
The author does an exceptional job of bringing to life the Bible and the role of men and women then. She shares with us how what we’re facing today is really Satan attacking and how we can go to the Bible and see what it says about how we are to respond.
But, the book is more than that as it talks about men and women together and a key point is communication. I think this is an area that a lot of couples need help with because we’ve not always been shown healthy communication.
This would be a good book to have in a library. I think lots of people would be interested in the book and it also gives us a good picture of different ways to deal with things that might not give us such a bad outcome as Eve and her fruit.
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The title of the book caught my attention right away. Being unkind or judgmental doesn’t get you anywhere but miserable. I had to laugh when I read about the two fires that the author and her husband both had in the kitchen. It is so true that we quickly jump on our spouse when they make a mistake. When we do the same thing it isn’t quite as funny. We need to learn to “give grace” and not try to outdo each other.
Whenever I read about Adam and Eve I think of “The Blame Game.” It is easy to point the finger at your spouse but remember there are fingers pointing back at you as you so proudly poke your finger out in triumph. When my husband and I were dating, I wanted to impress him. One weekend we went out to some land his family owned. It was pretty hot that day and he was going to dig post holes. I had this brilliant idea that I would help. I did manage to do one and then decided that that was enough impressing. That story gets told a lot in our family and is known as “Mom will never dig another post hole.” Why do we think we need to compete with each other? Working together brings unity and accomplishes so much more . We can use our strengths to compliment each other instead of trying to cause strive.
I really liked the chapter about communication. Without communication your marriage has a big chance of failing. I know firsthand how easy it is to keep things inside instead of voicing your opinion. As husband and wives we need to be able to talk to each other honestly so the enemy can’t find a way to divide us. If you don’t agree on something then pray about it. When you pray God will give you both the same direction.
I think the book is very helpful and has many useful tools to help us become more compassionate and less judgmental. I loved the chapter about forgiveness and how we need to forgive ourselves as well as others. “Unforgiveness is a deliberate strategy of the enemy.” The enemy also likes to make us feel unloved and unworthy. Don’t fall for those tricks. Know who you are in Christ and ignore the things that try to tear you down.
I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.
Nasty Gets Us Nowhere: Women and Men Succeeding Together gives a new view at today’s culture. The author, Drenda Keesee takes a look at feminism, the struggles between men and women, family, and cultural differences. It was an interesting to actually to read a different aspect on these issues. Currently, it does not seem like there are many views shown for those who have difference of opinions or for those who are more into the traditional part of life. The author does a wonderful job brining out the different views and able to use the faith element with them. So refreshing to see a new perspective.
Nasty Gets Us Nowhere: Women and Men Succeeding Together gets four stars from me. I recommend it for readers who are interested in current cultural social issues and has an emphasis of faith.
I received Nasty Gets Us Nowhere: Women and Men Succeeding Together from the publisher. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.