- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Xulon Press (January 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1604774738
- ISBN-13: 978-1604774733
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14.2 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,586,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Join Lance and Joy with their five children in their sometimes hilarious journey as Joy KICKS SOME SPIRITUAL BUTT, and in the process is healed of environmental illness/multiple chemical sensitivity, malabsorption, extreme light sensitivity, blindness in one eye, EMF radiation sensitivity, brain fog, and a broken heart that goes with the whole package. Join Joy as she celebrates the victories she has experienced while simultaneously hoping and believing God for freedom from a wheelchair. Joy Calkins has been surrounded with Christianity her entire life. She met her sweetheart, Lance, at Bible College and they married. They wanted more than anything to serve the Lord together-maybe to pastor a church. Instead, their world was rocked with sickness and disease. Much of the theology of suffering that Joy had always been taught now felt terribly wrong as it was shoved down her throat while suffering the evil effects of disease. God sounded more like a mafia godfather than a loving Father as she listened to Christians explain to her God's role in her life situation. Lance and Joy chose to let go of such "sacred cow theology" that mooed doubt and unbelief right in their faces.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Check your religion at the door!, Feb 21 2008
By Monty Rainey - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: I'm Killing My Sacred Cows (Paperback)
Some people let their religion get in the way of their Christianity. If that statement makes any sense to you, then you will love Joy Calkins' book, I'M KILLING MY SACRED COWS. If that statement makes no sense to you at all, then this book may not be for you.Calkins says, "Sacred cows are religious spirits that love to interpret scripture." Unfortunately for them and those whom they spread their sacred cowiness upon, their interpretations are wrong. Follow Joy Calkins through her struggle not just with overcoming disease, but with overcoming the sacred cows her religious friends and "leaders" were subjecting her to. Find out how she overcame her sacred cows, killed them, and found the Christian path to the healing grace she was looking for.
You'll enjoy her quick wit and total disregard for political correctness, that is, unless you're touchy about such things. If you are, then you might want to consider killing that sacred cow while you're at it.
The editor in me will not allow me close the review without letting you know, there are some editorial errors, but not enough to distract from the book.
Pastor Monty Rainey
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A refreshing look at "spiritual cows", Feb 29 2008
By Karen Potts - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: I'm Killing My Sacred Cows (Paperback)
Joy Calkins knows all about the ravages of disease, since she has suffered from a wide variety of maladies. She also knows first-hand about the slings and arrows which other Christians can throw at a person going through serious illness. Well-meaning friends, when trying to minister to an ill person, can often make things worse by throwing around Scripture which is innacurately interpreted or inappropriately used to prove a point. Joy calls these ill-fated attempts to minister "Sacred Cows". For instance, she uses the "Paul's Thorn Cow" as an example of Christians who incorrectly or incompletely interpret Scripture to mean that God chooses not to heal people because He doesn't want to. She puts an interesting interpretation on this Scripture, as she does several others. She details the spiritual changes she has made in her life which have helped to ease, and in some cases, cure some of the many illnesses she has faced. Christians with debilitating diseases may find comfort and direction in Joy Calkins spiritual journeys and the conclusions she has drawn.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Looking for life TRUTH, this is an excellent resourse, Oct 5 2010
By Patricia - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: I'm Killing My Sacred Cows (Paperback)
Joy is honest, to the point and light hearted. She carefully explains each cow, its damaging effect if we allow it AND the solution. She uses very personal examples to explain the issues and show the results.
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