Lisa Harper (2) (1963–)
Author of A Perfect Mess: Why You Don't Have to Worry About Being Good Enough for God
For other authors named Lisa Harper, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Lisa Harper is a gifted communicator whose writing and speaking overflow with colorful pop-culture references that connect the dots between the Bible era and modern life. She holds a Master of Theological Studies from Covenant Seminary, is the author of eleven books and several curricula, and show more speaks at churches and conferences around the world. Annie F. Downs is an author and speaker based in Nashville, Tennessee. When she's not writing books or traveling for speaking events, Annie spends her days blogging at AnnieBiogs.com and incourage.me. Annie is a huge fan of singer/songwriters, burritos, the Internet, her community of friends, and sports of all kinds. show less
Works by Lisa Harper
What Every Girl Wants: A Portrait of Perfect Love and Intimacy in the Song of Solomon (On the Road with Lisa Harper) (2006) 33 copies
Overextended and Loving Most of It: The Unexpected Joy of Being Harried, Heartbroken, and Hurling Oneself Off Cliffs (2013) 32 copies
Believing Jesus: Are You Willing to Risk Everything? A Journey Through the Book of Acts (2015) 31 copies
Tough Love, Tender Mercies: Three Short Stops in the Minor Prophets (On the Road with Lisa Harper) (2005) 30 copies
The Gospel of Mark Leader Kit: The Jesus We're Aching For by Lisa Harper (2016-03-01) (1848) 11 copies
How Then Will We Live 1 copy
Who We Are In Christ 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1963
- Gender
- female
- Country (for map)
- USA
- Places of residence
- Franklin, Tennessee, USA
- Education
- Covenant Theological Seminary (MA|Theological Studies)
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- Works
- 29
- Members
- 799
- Popularity
- #31,915
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 10
- ISBNs
- 69
- Languages
- 1
Then in the second half of the book, Harper started to get on my nerves.
For starters, she writes. Like. This. All. The. Time.
She tended to make herself either the hero or the victim in her stories, and she had a habit of projecting her own thoughts and feelings onto other people. She seemed to view anyone who thought differently than her as "bad." (I think she would benefit from studying the MBTI.)
I think what pushed me over the edge, though, was her account of Penninah and Hannah, whose story originates in 1 Samuel. The Biblical account states that Penninah "taunted" Hannah over her infertility. That's as much insight as we get into Penninah's character; yet Harper spends three paragraphs imagining Penninah as inept trailer trash (she has a "high, nasally voice," can't control her children, smokes two packs a day, etc.). I found it very petty, not to mention ironic, that Harper resorted to mocking Penninah for mocking Hannah.
Harper had some really funny stories in the book, but they did detract from her message a bit. That is, I can remember a couple of the stories, but not the "lessons" that supposedly correlated with them. There is some truth in this book, but it's overshadowed by humor and snark.
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley.… (more)