We are living in a new and different world. A world filled with the many various forms of social media: facebook, twitter, Skype, smart-phones, texting, emails, iPads, Blogs and the world wide web (internet). Technology has invaded the minds and the hearts of our youth today. The world has become a digital download that has cut and pasted the future development of this generation. Dr. Joyce Miller tweets this message “there is nothing new under the sun, if you believe in the SON who created the sun”. Read how this “old skool” grandma joins the “New Skool” generation and makes a difference in the lives of young people while building Christian character and high selfesteem… it’s hilarious and life changing! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * What if the all-knowing, all-powerful creator of the universe called you to preach the gospel. After you mustered up all the courage you could find to answer that call, you were told.... No Women Allowed. Dr. Joyce Miller recounts her poignant and often funny struggle with being called by God to preach - but in a church that didn't allow women anywhere near the pulpit. Not that Joyce was exactly excited about God's call; in fact she cried out, "God, I don't want to do this anyway! This was your big idea, why are you making this so difficult?" God's call was sure and because of his faithfulness and Joyce's perseverance, she now preaches in pulpits once reserved only for men. Joyce knows that her father, a minister himself, looks down from heaven and is proud of the fact that his daughter was instrumental in knocking down barriers. Leadership ministry roles once reserved for men only are now beginning to be open to all of God's children, regardless of gender. Joyce learned many lessons from her father and Madea (mother) in her early years. You'll read of her parent's creative punishments for infractions such as stealing a sweet potato, leaving the gated yard, and deliberately cutting destroying a cotton plant while "The White Man" watched. God used Joyce's unusual upbringing and several poor choices in her early years to show His redemptive power and grace. God offers the same to you, dear reader. What He's done for Joyce, He's more than willing to do for you. Dr. Joyce Miller's, No Woman Allowed, is an inspirational story of how God took a misguided and very naïve young woman and used her willing spirit to accomplish great things. If you have ever doubted the fact that God can use anyone for anything, this book is for you. Thank you Joyce for being honest about your weakness and encouraging us that it is never too late to let God do His work in and through us. Candice Cunningham, Speech and Language Pathologist, Atlanta Area School for the Deaf. |