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The Christian Single Woman's Guide to Being a Player God's Way: A Practical Humorous Guide To Christian Dating |  | Author: Janice D. Robinson
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Category: Book
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Pages: 40
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.3
ISBN: 1419603027
Dewey Decimal Number: 158
EAN: 9781419603020
ASIN: 1419603027
Publication Date: April 7, 2005
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Written in a warm, playful, and humorous style, The Christian Single Woman's Guide to Being a Player God's Way shows Christian women how they can have a social life filled with fun activities with the opposite sex without getting caught up in game playing or putting a man before their relationship with the Lord. According to Robinson, one of the most challenging issues that single Christians face is how to develop loving relationships with the opposite sex and still uphold the Lord's standard for love and purity. "When we devote our lives to living according to the standards of Jesus, we give up our worldly standards for dating and our attitudes about the opposite sex, and we take on Jesus' standards for dating and attitudes about the opposite sex. A complete paradigm shift must take place. We have to be taught, mentored, and groomed to assume these roles within this new paradigm." As a single, Christian woman for over 20 years, author Robinson says, "The Christian Single Woman's Guide to Being a Player God's Way, will get you where you and God really want you to be: Single, sassy, satisfied, and having a lot of fun!"
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 Don't Be A Date Player Hater... God's Way? April 4, 2006
Sharel Love (Plainfield, NJ)
Author Janice D. Robinson took the time to create a helpful guide for Christian Women who would like to date for friendship and fun and not marriage. In it she takes the reader step-by-step through the stages of dating for women who would like to get married as well.
What I found most encouraging about this guide is that Author Robinson encourages her readers to start with God in prayer. This way she not only gives her personal opinion based on her experiences, but she leaves room for the reader to find her way through prayer for her personal situation. From there she states that we should not "Play the Game." Be up front with the young man you intend to date and do not play games to get him to do what you want and when.
Finally, I appreciate the section that does not insist that women have to be married because they want to date. It is okay to be single and dating without dating to become married. To make it more interesting and fun, Author Robinson provides a Players Club Card at the back of her book to remind single Christian Women that God knows the plans He has for their lives.
Definitely a fun guide to read and an overall helpful outline to dating God's way.
Reviewed by Sharel E. Gordon-Love
APOOO BookClub
(RAW Rating: 3.5) - Fellowship December 31, 2005
The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net)
THE CHRISTIAN SINGLE WOMAN'S GUIDE TO BEING A PLAYER GOD'S WAY by Janice D. Robinson offers sound advice to women (and men) on how to seek out other Christians and learn to fellowship. In a light-hearted and conversational manner, Robinson informs readers of her five dating stages and delivers pearls of wisdom such as first start with the Lord, don't play the game, and enjoy the ride. Good, relevant scriptures and references to other relationship books strengthens Robinson's point of view, and the user-friendly style of the book make it a quick, easy read for everyone.
Although there isn't much to not like in this quick guide, there are a few tools that could have made it more effective. Additional scriptures, examples, scenarios, details, and/or information on the important points would make this read much stronger and beneficial. Regardless, the helpful tidbits that Robinson does bless the literary community with are able to get willing readers going in the right direction towards Christian fellowshipping.
Reviewed by Natasha T.
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
 Good Advice for Everyone December 9, 2005
Kevin Wilkerson
So, what's a milky-white, middle-aged, married man doing reading a book about dating written by a single, sassy, African American woman? That's a reasonable question with two answers: I know the author and my rule is that if I know someone who is published, I read their work. The other reason is that I was curious as to how Ms. Robinson was going to approach the issue of intimacy in dating relationships between two Christians.
The Christian Single Woman's Guide to Being a Player God's Way is exactly what it claims to be; a practical guide which is written in good humor. Although it's merely a "tidbit" as books go (24 pages), it is full of good advice and useful information which Ms. Robinson has drawn from interviews and her personal experiences as well as from Dr. John Grey's, Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus and The Bible.
I really like the way this book is organized and particularly like the chapter entitled "The Dating Stages." When reflecting on my own experiences, I can personally vouch for what is written in these pages. As for the loop hole that provides a way to enjoy sexual relations and "be a player God's way," it doesn't exist. Furthermore, Ms. Robinson advises us to "surrender...sellout to the Lord, totally in every area of your life." She acknowledges that resisting the temptations that arise in a dating relationship requires personal strength and sometimes council from good friends, but that we owe it to God to try to live as he has shown us to live and that if we do we will be rewarded with peace of mind and "satisfaction." As most of us know, honest, practical advice usually isn't easy to follow so we're reminded of God's mercy and the power of forgiveness. Clearly though, forgiveness is not a loophole.
Although it's serious stuff, Ms. Robinson manages to keep her book light and entertaining while treating the subject with dignity. I enjoyed reading this book because it gave me further insight into Ms. Robinson's character and it is truly written in her voice. I also liked her frank discussion of accepting Jesus as personal savior. Many times that is presented as a dull life of commitment filled with compromises and an abstract reward upon death. This book reminds us that God has a plan for us, and living our lives as he asks us is to fulfill that plan and replace frustration with satisfaction. And, it can be fun.
Building Kingdom Relationships September 8, 2005
Nicholas Wideman (South Carolina)
Janice has really written a good book that is a practical guide to educate women and men how to mangage a relatioinship as single christian. She exlpains how we(singles) tend to compromise our relationships with God in order to build a relationship that may not be benificial for us spiritually. Janice's guide lets us know that there is a way for chritians to get to know one another without giving everything away before there is a chance to get to know one another. This book is an excellent read and I hope that everyone purchases a copy.
A Gift from God August 17, 2005
J. M. L. (Greenville, SC)
Society puts pressure on women and how we should react to different situations. The Christian Single Woman's Guide to Being a Player God's Way is a practical spiritual guide to dating men of God. It gives hints on things we think don't apply to Christian women. If you want to date spiritually and want a quick and easy help mate besides God, try this book.
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