Crosby Cobb's Reviews > All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

I’ve recognized, known, and respected Beth Moore’s voice for most all of my life. She was the spunky woman who taught my mom the Word of God and(!) how to use a fork to tease your hair in case of emergency. She was the one who wrote Bible studies with those whose Bible studies heavily shaped my life. “My Beth” — as my mom has exclusively called her for as long as I can remember — was the authentic one, the one who wasn’t afraid to be honest and bold, even when it cost her. Her voice has guided many of the women who have guided me - a cool aunt figure of sorts. In more recent years, though, Beth’s influence has moved away from the tangential and right to my central line of focus. Her voice was one I looked to for safety when so many others I once trusted no longer felt safe in the wake of 2016. It was her book on sanctification and suffering that brought encouragement during the hardest season of my life. I heard Beth speak once in college and was struck by her reverence for Jesus, her commitment to Scripture. Afterward, I shook her hand and told her how much my mom loved her, to which she responded by grabbing my face with her hands and telling me to tell the dear sister in Christ that is my mom hello and that she loved her. She treated me like we were old friends, and I know that’s how she is with everyone else who shares similar sentiments with her. Reading her book felt like spending time with your most trusted confidante, wisest counsel, and the person who makes you laugh the hardest - all at the same time.

This review is already ridiculously long, but I want to say that Beth’s memoir is really, really important. It’s powerful and vulnerable and beautiful and unapologetic because its author is all of those things. Beth Moore is unapologetically in love with Jesus, unapologetically a champion of His Bride, unapologetically real about the wounds of her life (even those that remain unhealed and might be that way until Glory), and unapologetically herself. Her heart and mind and soul are just such a gift. And I think this book will enable this gift to continue for generations to come. Thankful for a book that so clearly testifies to a Savior whose love will not let us go!

P.S. If you want more of Beth’s personality/dramatic flare listen to the audiobook! Feels like you’re sitting in her home laughing and crying right there with her!