Friday, October 5, 2007

Order Passionate Housewives Today!


Read what Martha Peace has to say about Passionate Housewives Desperate for God!

"Passionate Housewives, Desperate for God is an exceptionally well written book. Jennie Chancey and Stacy McDonald do not pretend to be the perfect wives, mothers, and homemakers; but they do have a heart for God and His glory. Both of them see the role of the wife and mother as God’s high and holy calling and they exhort us through Scripture and practical examples to, by God’s grace, fulfill that calling. This book will make you think, will convict you, and will, as the subtitle states, give you a 'fresh vision for the Hopeful Homemaker.' I highly recommend this book." Martha Peace, Biblical Counselor and author of The Excellent Wife.

Read the Press Release:

Vision Forum’s New Book 'Passionate Housewives, Desperate for God'

Exalts Real-Life Homemakers While Shattering Distorted Portrait of 'Desperate Housewives'

As new episodes of "Desperate Housewives" launch this fall, two real-life housewives—raising 18 children between them—release a controversial, new book nationwide in bookstores, October 30, 2007.

San Antonio, TX (PRWEB via PRWebDirect) October 3, 2007 -- Delicious secrets hide behind every neighbor’s closed door in the seemingly perfect American suburb of Fairview, the fictional hometown of ABC’s "Desperate Housewives" TV series, considered the most popular show in its demographic worldwide with 115 million viewers. “Passionate Housewives, Desperate for God” (Vision Forum, Inc.) shatters the homemaker stereotypes depicted in "Desperate Housewives" and "The Stepford Wives" and exposes the hollow ideal of the androgynous power woman, whose worth is measured solely by the degree of her self-ambition, the shape of her body and her money-making skills.

“Passionate Housewives, Desperate for God” Co-authors Stacy McDonald and Jennie Chancey took two and a half years—through spilled orange juice, stray laundry, and mayhem of busy family life—to write the book. With candor and humor, it offers readers a refreshing, counter-cultural view that married women should be joyful “keepers at home,” embracing their God-given roles as helpmeets to their husbands and nurturers to their children.

“Like a filthy and unruly stray dog on bath day, feminism has been scrubbed and perfumed and presented to us as biblical,” writes McDonald, the wife of Pastor James McDonald and author of 'Raising Maidens of Virtue.' She illustrates the dangers of whitewashed feminism, often responsible for fellow evangelicals stumbling over the Genesis 2 interpretation of women’s roles in marriage. “The biblical directives given to women to be wives, mothers and keepers of the home are minimized or set aside as quaint but unnecessary options.”

Chancey, a former feminist who launched Ladies Against Feminism in 2002, says, “Mine is not a story of perfection. I was once a Christian feminist; I’ve seen the other side. I know how empty it is….I went from die-hard homemaker-in-training to dedicated career woman—and then God gripped my heart.”

In addition, "Passionate Housewives, Desperate for God" discusses:

• The false gospel of self

• The beauty of God-centered marriage

• Why real women are passionate about true womanhood, marriage and motherhood

• What the Bible teaches about servanthood and slavery—and the difference

• Real-life examples of happy, contented homemakers

• Why being a homemaker is not a waste of God-given talents

Visit Passionate Housewives for more information.

Vision Forum Vision Forum of San Antonio, TX, publishes books that inspire, teach, and encourage families to rebuild a culture of biblical family life. Media interested in interviews with Stacy McDonald and Jennie Chancey, Co-authors of "Passionate Housewives, Desperate for God," and review copies of the book should contact Gregg Wooding, The Resource Agency, (972) 567-7660 mobile or gwooding@texasprototypes.com

6 earnest comments:

Bonnie said...

Okay, here it is! Eagerly looking forward to the day it arrives! May the Lord use this work of faith to reach far and wide for His kingdom. Blessings, ladies.

Anonymous said...

I just paid for my copy!! =) Can't wait to get it and read it!

Jennifer said...

How exciting! I look forward to getting my copy and reading it!

I read your post about your music player. I also have music on my blog, but it is different than yours. It allows a list of songs to play, it's pretty neat. Stop by my blog and check it out if you get a chance. I posted about it, too.

Proud to be a housewife,
Jennifer :-)

Sommer said...

This is the first time I've heard of this book...I'm so very excited! I hope that I will be able to get it in the near future.

May the Lord bless all the hard work you are doing to glorify Him and His Kingdom!

Blessings,
Sommer

Donna L. Carlaw said...

I just order your book at Amazon.


I loved Martha Peace's book Damsels in Distress, and blogged on it while I had pneumonia last year. It is wonderful.


Your blog is beautiful, Stacy. It is beautiful in every way.

Thank you, and God less you.

Proud to be a housewife, too. Glad to get all that feminist theology out of my head.

Stacy McDonald said...

Thanks, Donna. I love Martha's book, Damsels in Distress, too. In fact, Another elder's wife and I are teaching the ladies at our church using this book for the next few months. Glad to have you visit again!!!