Redefining beauty in Ed's latest book November 05, 2007

Judging a book by its cover is not just a cultural phenomenon. According to an article in Psychology Today, we are hard-wired to make snap decisions about each other, often in as little as three seconds. And in that time, we can assess physically "beautiful" people as healthier and, "just plain better than others." It's not surprising that women in particular have downloaded this fact and translated it into an intensified focus on appearance, spending untold amounts of time and money to enhance our looks. But when we adopt a skewed view of beauty, we rob ourselves of what it can truly mean in our lives. Ed Young and his longtime friend, Mac Richard, tackle this subject in their brand-new book, Beauty Full: Becoming More than Just Pretty. Beauty is the birthright of every woman, an inherent quality that is a reflection of God's own character. This gift is meant to be enjoyed, revealed and expressed to our beauty-starved world in a way that reflects God's personality, his love, and his purposes. In this affirming and inspiring book, we'll learn the biggest obstacle to beauty; how to cultivate, protect and reveal our beauty; the value of contentment and peace; four important facets of beauty, and more. Beauty Full encourages us to throw out the cheap imitations of beauty our culture promotes and trade them in for the soul-stirring beauty only God can bestow.