A Christian self-help book by a beauty pageant winner
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Courageous Faith by Dr. Debbye Turner Bell is a Christian self-help book by a beauty pageant winner. The author is famous for being Miss America 1990, but her entire life wasn't crowns and sashes. She has experienced her own share of ups and downs. She's experienced feeling not good enough. She's faced her inner demons and survives. Thanks to her life experiences, she has plenty of advice for Christians who are going through a rough patch. She wants to help all of her readers to experienced victory and faith in God.
Here is an excerpt from the Prologue:
"As Miss America, I especially enjoyed speaking with young
people. I could be me—just Debbye—the girl who had a dream
come true. I encouraged young people to dream big, to work
hard, and to never give up. I used my own journey to the
Miss America crown as an example of how they could succeed
against the odds.
My goal for this book is the same. I want you to dream
big, work hard, never give up—and succeed. Succeed in being
and doing all that God has for you in this life. Nothing less!"
Overall, Courageous Faith is an interesting self-help book for Christians. I've never read a book written by a beauty pageant winner before, so that made this book interesting to me. (Side note: One of my favorite reality TV shows was Lifetime's Kim of Queens, but that is literally the extent of my knowledge of beauty pageants.) The author also does a good job of balancing general life advice with faith-based advice from a Christian perspective. If you're intrigued by the excerpt above, or if you enjoy reading Christian self-help books, I recommend that you check out this book, which is available now!
Courageous Faith by Dr. Debbye Turner Bell is a Christian self-help book by a beauty pageant winner. The author is famous for being Miss America 1990, but her entire life wasn't crowns and sashes. She has experienced her own share of ups and downs. She's experienced feeling not good enough. She's faced her inner demons and survives. Thanks to her life experiences, she has plenty of advice for Christians who are going through a rough patch. She wants to help all of her readers to experienced victory and faith in God.
Here is an excerpt from the Prologue:
"As Miss America, I especially enjoyed speaking with young
people. I could be me—just Debbye—the girl who had a dream
come true. I encouraged young people to dream big, to work
hard, and to never give up. I used my own journey to the
Miss America crown as an example of how they could succeed
against the odds.
My goal for this book is the same. I want you to dream
big, work hard, never give up—and succeed. Succeed in being
and doing all that God has for you in this life. Nothing less!"
Overall, Courageous Faith is an interesting self-help book for Christians. I've never read a book written by a beauty pageant winner before, so that made this book interesting to me. (Side note: One of my favorite reality TV shows was Lifetime's Kim of Queens, but that is literally the extent of my knowledge of beauty pageants.) The author also does a good job of balancing general life advice with faith-based advice from a Christian perspective. If you're intrigued by the excerpt above, or if you enjoy reading Christian self-help books, I recommend that you check out this book, which is available now!