Live Your Truth (and Other Lies): Exposing Popular Deceptions That Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed
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- Author：Alisa Childers
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Summary
Are you tired of feeling like you have to check social media to find out what you're supposed to think？ Are you weary of the latest self-help books that promise to set you free but only imprison you with laundry lists of studies to consider， positive affirmations to recite， and Facebook groups to join？
We've all seen the memes that populate the internet: live your truth， follow your heart， you only have one life to live。 They sound nice and positive。 But what if these slogans are actually lies that unhinge us from reality and leave us anxious and exhausted？ Another Gospel？ author Alisa Childers invites you to examine modern lies that are disguised as truths in today's culture。 Everyday messages of peace， fulfillment， and empowerment swirl around social media。 On the surface， they seem like sentiments of freedom and hope， but in reality they are deeply deceptive。
In Live Your Truth （and Other Lies）， Alisa will help you to:
uncover the common lies repeated within progressive circles
hold on to the soul-restoring truths that God's Word offers
be empowered to live the way your Creator designed you
Being the captain of your own destiny and striving to make your dreams a reality is a huge burden that you were never meant to bear。 Discover true freedom instead。
We've all seen the memes that populate the internet: live your truth， follow your heart， you only have one life to live。 They sound nice and positive。 But what if these slogans are actually lies that unhinge us from reality and leave us anxious and exhausted？ Another Gospel？ author Alisa Childers invites you to examine modern lies that are disguised as truths in today's culture。 Everyday messages of peace， fulfillment， and empowerment swirl around social media。 On the surface， they seem like sentiments of freedom and hope， but in reality they are deeply deceptive。
In Live Your Truth （and Other Lies）， Alisa will help you to:
uncover the common lies repeated within progressive circles
hold on to the soul-restoring truths that God's Word offers
be empowered to live the way your Creator designed you
Being the captain of your own destiny and striving to make your dreams a reality is a huge burden that you were never meant to bear。 Discover true freedom instead。
Reviews
Brittney Weber
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"Christians must remain committed to speaking and living the truth， because as we've already established， 'your truth' doesn't exist。" - Alisa Childers， Live Your Truth （and Other Lies）In this book， Alisa Childers addresses all the common lies that the world throws at us。 Everything from "live your truth" to "be your authentic self" to "love is love" to "you are enough" and others。 She addresses it head on and explains how all these little quotes sound nice and sweet on the surface， but when you "Christians must remain committed to speaking and living the truth， because as we've already established， 'your truth' doesn't exist。" - Alisa Childers， Live Your Truth （and Other Lies）In this book， Alisa Childers addresses all the common lies that the world throws at us。 Everything from "live your truth" to "be your authentic self" to "love is love" to "you are enough" and others。 She addresses it head on and explains how all these little quotes sound nice and sweet on the surface， but when you really look at it you can see the ugly lies buried beneath。 All of these lies lead to a worship of self rather than a worship of God。I enjoyed the writing style and the relatable way in which she wrote。 I'm looking forward to reading her previous book "Another Gospel？"。**Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for an ARC。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Brandi Nicole
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Great book！ I was selected for a pre read from NetGallery and was so excited to read this book。 She hits so many nails on the head regarding the current culture amongst many （mostly female） “Christian” authors。 Alisa just calls them out and their lies。 I highlighted so much of this book。 It was quite convicting for myself too。 I realized I have been swept up into some of these authors lies as well at times。 Remember know your Bible so well you can spot a fake was a theme of this book。 Alisa’s wr Great book！ I was selected for a pre read from NetGallery and was so excited to read this book。 She hits so many nails on the head regarding the current culture amongst many （mostly female） “Christian” authors。 Alisa just calls them out and their lies。 I highlighted so much of this book。 It was quite convicting for myself too。 I realized I have been swept up into some of these authors lies as well at times。 Remember know your Bible so well you can spot a fake was a theme of this book。 Alisa’s writing was easy to read and engaging。 Her stories were helpful in making her points。 I loved that she just called out these authors and exposed them and their lies directly。 I think every Christian woman should read this book。 。。。more
Lauralee
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Highly， highly recommend！ Alisa Childers invites us to examine and break through the lies of today’s culture with solid， biblical truth as your foundation。 One of the best books I’ve read， I will be purchasing copies for myself and for others when it is released in October。I received an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for a review and opinions are my own。
Lisa Dean
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I thought this was a very good book， especially in the days we are living in when so many people are turning to social media and self-help books instead of turning to Scripture。 The author dives right in and isn't afraid to tackle some hard truths。 It was an easy to read and encouraging book。 I highly recommend it。Thank you to Netgalley for the complimentary copy。 All opinions expressed are my own。 I thought this was a very good book， especially in the days we are living in when so many people are turning to social media and self-help books instead of turning to Scripture。 The author dives right in and isn't afraid to tackle some hard truths。 It was an easy to read and encouraging book。 I highly recommend it。Thank you to Netgalley for the complimentary copy。 All opinions expressed are my own。 。。。more
Shelley Bell
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First of all， I love any book that unironically quotes “Twilight” for the sake of demonstrating Biblical principles。 I could never have seen anything beneath the Bella-Jacob-Edward love-triangle， but I love that this author did。In all seriousness， this book is a wonderful breath of fresh air。 When I saw the big words in the title “Live Your Truth”， I was expecting a prosperity gospel self-help book， but what Childers wrote debunks all of it， starting with the subtitle “And Other Lies。” The autho First of all， I love any book that unironically quotes “Twilight” for the sake of demonstrating Biblical principles。 I could never have seen anything beneath the Bella-Jacob-Edward love-triangle， but I love that this author did。In all seriousness， this book is a wonderful breath of fresh air。 When I saw the big words in the title “Live Your Truth”， I was expecting a prosperity gospel self-help book， but what Childers wrote debunks all of it， starting with the subtitle “And Other Lies。” The author does a great job of pulling out current cultural trends that feed into self-love and momentary positivity， while also tearing down each one with Scripture。 This book is timely， to-the-point， and robust。 I especially appreciated the conversation on language and the true meaning of “self-help。” Even though I already have a copy， I will definitely buy this to have on my shelf。 It is right up there with “Intoxicated with Babylon” in terms of confronting the worldly mindset that is infiltrating the Christian church。 I received this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Live Your Truth and Other Lies is a book that I looked forward to and was happy to have the opportunity to read and review。 I have listened to interviews with Alisa Childers on a couple of podcasts， and this is the first book that I have read by the author。 I really appreciated the overall message of this book and found that the author's passion for the topic clearly comes across in each chapter。 She takes the stance that popular and commonly seen themes throughout self help and our culture in g Live Your Truth and Other Lies is a book that I looked forward to and was happy to have the opportunity to read and review。 I have listened to interviews with Alisa Childers on a couple of podcasts， and this is the first book that I have read by the author。 I really appreciated the overall message of this book and found that the author's passion for the topic clearly comes across in each chapter。 She takes the stance that popular and commonly seen themes throughout self help and our culture in general are often not correct from a biblical perspective and even leave people more anxious and confused。 Childers draws on Scriptures and personal experiences to drive each point home。 The book resonated with me， challenged me， and frequently had me nodding along in agreement。 The main reason I gave the book 4 instead of 5 stars is that I felt the text could start to go off on rants at times and it didn't seem necessary; the author's points were strong enough without these additions。 I would recommend Live Your Truth and Other Lies for readers looking for a fresh and honest alternative to standard self help books。Thanks to Netgalley and Tyndale House Publishers for this ARC; this is my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Tamsyn
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So here is what I liked:- It is super readable， and Childers' anecdotes are disarmingly genuine， funny， and actually relevant。- It isn't overly in-depth or academic。 The tone remains accessible， positive and it is encouraging and edifying。- It points me to Christ。- I found the chapter on not judging to be especially refreshing。At first I was a little irked by her using references to 3 specific books repeatedly （one each by Hatmaker， Hollis， and Glennon Doyle）。 But around halfway through i realis So here is what I liked:- It is super readable， and Childers' anecdotes are disarmingly genuine， funny， and actually relevant。- It isn't overly in-depth or academic。 The tone remains accessible， positive and it is encouraging and edifying。- It points me to Christ。- I found the chapter on not judging to be especially refreshing。At first I was a little irked by her using references to 3 specific books repeatedly （one each by Hatmaker， Hollis， and Glennon Doyle）。 But around halfway through i realised this was actually well thought out: by referring back to the same three works instead of scattered examples， Childers was actually better able to show these concepts in context。 For example， concerns over Hatmaker's identification as someone who fights for justice being based on the self and not objective truth， is given context and is then bolstered by Hatmaker's previous quotes pertaining to how she decides on things according to a subjective feeling， and not objective truth。 It was actually jarring。 You may think， this is not how people actually talk or think。 But then to see these ideas represented plainly， one after the other， was surprising。 And these books arent outliers - they are common and， in the case of those such as Glennon's Untamed， extremely influencial across society。 It shows that these are contemporary issues。The rest: - Not really a problem， but it will definitely resonate with women more than men， particularly since the anecdotes relate largely to motherhood and the examples of popular books are also aimed at women。 That being said， it is true for everyone。- Every now and again I thought there was a bit of a generalisation of the cultural perspective （particularly in the little charts） Overall I really enjoyed this and would easily recommend it！（ARC from NetGalley - opinions are entirely my own。） 。。。more
Christine
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"The best lies are the ones that sound the most beautiful。""Truth is true no matter how we feel about it。"In this latest book by Alisa Childers， she examines the popular messages of our current culture （ie; you are enough， follow your heart， you are in charge of your destiny etc。） with the messages of the Bible and it is no surprise to read that they are often opposing。I enjoyed the book and resonated with the message but found the tone off-putting at times。 I wish she would not have presented h "The best lies are the ones that sound the most beautiful。""Truth is true no matter how we feel about it。"In this latest book by Alisa Childers， she examines the popular messages of our current culture （ie; you are enough， follow your heart， you are in charge of your destiny etc。） with the messages of the Bible and it is no surprise to read that they are often opposing。I enjoyed the book and resonated with the message but found the tone off-putting at times。 I wish she would not have presented her arguments while putting down the writings of others。 I understand that she is concerned that we hear the truth but I would have preferred her to do it in a more general way instead of calling out specific authors and their words， thereby putting people on the defensive。 。。。more
Amanda
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I’ve known the truth about these statements we often hear now such as “live your truth，” but Alisa Childers’ new book really unpacks the nuances behind them and the problems with these lies in a helpful way。 In the book she does not hold back in sharing the truth， as well as underlining again and again the importance of the Bible as the foundation of truth and the standard of measure for our lives。Some key understandings the book shares is about the consequences of basing if something is true on I’ve known the truth about these statements we often hear now such as “live your truth，” but Alisa Childers’ new book really unpacks the nuances behind them and the problems with these lies in a helpful way。 In the book she does not hold back in sharing the truth， as well as underlining again and again the importance of the Bible as the foundation of truth and the standard of measure for our lives。Some key understandings the book shares is about the consequences of basing if something is true on whether it feels good and comfortable versus negative， harmful or uncomfortable。 The author writes:“The truth is that some biblical teachings are difficult。 They make us uncomfortable。 They call us to deny ourselves and prefer Jesus even over our family and friends。 They get all up in our sex lives， our relationships， and our identities。 。 。 。 it’s not brave or revolutionary to deny *the* truth in order to speak *your* truth。 。 。 。 It might feel good for a while， but in the end it will simply bring anxiety， pain， depression， and exhaustion。”The charts used in most chapters are excellent。 One question I had never thought of before was especially key for discerning if something isn’t THE truth: “Is truth in this situation dependent on how it makes you or someone else feel？” or “Is truth in this situation dependent on what the Word of God says？” This book truly hits the target， addressing the lying “truths” of our current society and the actual truth of God’s Word and ways。 With such truths， this book is a must read for believers and unbelievers alike。 Likewise， the segues into each chapter at the end of each previous one were absolutely well done。Lastly， I was unexpectedly touched by how she shared her own challenges and story in various chapters。I received an advanced reader copy of this book for free from Netgalley， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Emily
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