The Titus 2 model of older women living out the gospel alongside younger women is vital for us all to thrive. It is mutually strengthening, glorifies God, and makes His truth believable to our world.

Imagine older women investing themselves in the lives of younger women, blessing whole families, and churches. Imagine young wives, moms, and singles gaining wisdom and encouragement from women who’ve been there and have found God’s ways to be true and good. Imagine all women—from older women to young girls—living out His transforming gospel together, growing the entire body of Christ to be more beautiful.

This is Christian community as God designed it. Read this book and take your relationships to new depths, that your life might find its fullest meaning as you adorn the gospel of Christ.



My Thoughts: This was such an insightful read. The author Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth has taken the reader through the book of Titus.

In this book women are taught God's plan on older women teaching the younger;she deals with many issues that many women struggle with. This book is an encouragement for women. It covers all areas for women young and old. The author covers topics of marriage, the working wife, slander and gossip. She even explains the dreaded submission in great lengths. This is a book that all women should read, both young and old will benefit from it.

This book encouraged me greatly.


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I had every intention of reading this book and writing an honest review but it expired before I had the chance. My apologies, If you like to resend it to me I would be happy to get it reviewed,

Nancy DeMoss Wogelmuth is a well known American Christian writer and broadcaster who recently got married, and this book is about living as a Christian woman. While she is an engaging writer, and I found a few aspects of the book interesting/helpful, I had 2 main issues with it, and won't be recommending it to others.

Firstly - her theology is firmly complmentarian and I disagree with significant portions of the book which address women's submission and men's headship. What is particularly disappointing is the way she dismisses other (egalitarian) readings of Scripture and the potentially harmful consequences of patriarchal relationships.

Secondly, despite being a newly-wed, albeit a late middle-aged one, she gives marital advice and gushing examples from her own relationship with the authority of a wise teacher. There is no doubt that she has helped many women in a ministry which has spanned decades, but giving marriage advice after being married for less than a year seems extremely arrogant.

Titus 221st Century King James Version (KJ21)

2 But speak thou the things which befit sound doctrine:

2 that the older men be sober, serious, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience;

3 the older women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things,

4 that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

5 to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the Word of God be not blasphemed.

6 Likewise exhort the young men to be soberminded,

7 in all things showing thyself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing uncorruptness, seriousness, sincerity,

8 sound speech which cannot be condemned, that he that is of a contrary mind may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

9 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things, not gainsaying,

10 not purloining, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world,

13 looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ,

15 These things speak and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

It's about adorning the doctrine of Christ by giving the world a picture of love that never fails.

I have followed Nancy Demoss teaching for awhile. For so long, she was a faithful woman in her singleness and has ministered to all women. She is now recently married and has a new perspective in her teaching. I think her teaching is more complete now that she has lived has a single woman in serving God and now as a married woman.

Each chapter of this book in expository style teaching is for women to adorn themselves with the gospel in all areas of life. The text comes in 3 parts.

A Woman Under God

A Woman Under Control

A Woman under Her Roof

Within these chapters, she shares our weaknesses and the strength of the Gospel that we can only grow closer to the Lord. How to live sacrificially when the world tells us to live for ourselves. Each chapter ends with questions that challenge you to live out the beauty of the gospel.

Highly Recommend.

A Special Thank You to Moody Publishers and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

What an inspirational story. thanks for sharing! I have shared it w/ my reading circle.

In Adorned, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth explores the concept of what it means to be a "Titus 2" woman. Why does God command older women to train younger women, what does that look like, and how can we as women build each other up and encourage each other in our daily journeys? What will our lives look like when we as older women draw younger women into our circles and seek to share our life experiences and our wisdom with them? What will our lives look like when we as younger women seek out older women to learn from and be encouraged by?

Living in community in this way may be a new concept for us but it is crucial to our growth as women, families, and churches. God in fact commands it, knowing how we need each other. Every woman has a purpose and a place in encouraging others.

I appreciated the focus in this book and I was certainly encouraged by it. I did find it grew slightly repetitive at times, but perhaps that was necessary to get the concept across in its entirety. I would rate it a four out of five stars. I received a complimentary copy of Adorned from Moody Publishers in order to give an unbiased review.

Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth formerly wrote under the name Nancy Leigh DeMoss.

Although I grew up in a Christian family, going to church every Sunday, youth group every week, and a week of church camp every summer, I don't know that I've ever had a close "discipling" type of relationship with another woman (with the exception of a fellow missionary woman when I was a 2-year missionary several years ago). The rest of my spiritual growth has been through listening to sermons and reading books by such women as Amy Carmichael, Elisabeth Elliot, Susan Hunt, and Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth. Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Wolgemuth, especially, have been consistent influences in my life, and I'm so thankful! Mrs. Hunt helped Mrs. Wolgemuth understand what authentic Titus 2 discipleship looked like, and now Mrs. Wolgemuth is sharing that vision with us.

I found this book very soothing in that Mrs. Wolgemuth's words were truthful, and though not always easy, they were always gentle. I found it satisfying in that Truth meets a need in my soul like nothing else can. I'm an introvert, so forming relationships isn't easy for me. I work outside the home in a situation that I don't get to often talk to adults, let alone adult women, and even more rarely, Godly adult women. I also homeschool our two teen daughters, one of whom has special needs. I feel like I'm barely hanging in there with all the responsibilities God has put on my plate. In other words, I feel like I have no margin and no time for developing relationships. But this book has helped me see how necessary such relationships are and how maybe my schedule and life might not seem so hectic if I have some close, Godly women friends to pour into and who pour into me. A close discipling relationship is something I long for every day, and this book shows me how beautiful it could be. This is definitely something I'll be working on in 2017.

I gratefully received this book as an eARC from the author, publisher, and NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased review.

A delightful read from one of my favorite Christian authors, filled with her typical wisdom and sage advice this book shows how much studying the author put into this book and spends in the word of the Lord. Utterly delightful, I highly recommend it!

This book is powerful. Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth clearly presents Titus 2 piece by piece in digestible chunks. Explanations are given and backed by scripture and examples to help the reader better understand and be able to apply what they are learning. The application questions at the end of each chapter are divided for older and younger women and help the reader process the information they have just learned based on what stage of life they're in. Wolgemuth has an easy to understand writing style and a grace about her writing that makes this book (and her others) easy to read and understand. I would suggest reading this book slowly along side reading Titus 2 in your Bible. There is so much good information in the book. I feel like I could read it a few more times and glean more and more good things from it. I love how she speaks to older and younger women. The book is not just for older women and not just for younger women. It is for both! You won't be disappointed. I feel like my life is changed for the better after reading this book.

This would be a great Bible study for a mixed (age-wise) group of women. Targeting both the young and the older women of the church, and challenging them to built Titus 2 type relationships. I love how the author broke down each phrase of the passage, and shared practical examples of how to put each into practice in one's daily life.

Adorned is a book for women--older women and younger women. It studies Titus 2 practically verse by verse and theme by theme. It's a study women of all ages can benefit from. Part one is "A Woman Under God." Part two is "A Woman Under Control." Part three is a "A Woman Under Her Roof."

Why should you read Adorned? I'm recommending it because it is NOT a fluffy, feel-good, cozy read. I'm recommending it because it is a challenging, thought-provoking, get-you-right-with-God read. From cover to cover, this one keeps the Bible central. And while there are plenty of personal stories sprinkled throughout the book, they are not a negative distraction. You will meet truth face to face if you read this one.

Favorite quotes:

Doctrine—what we believe—is foundational to how we live. And if you miss it, you’ll never get to where you want to be. It is the ground we stand on as we build our lives. Doctrine, you see, simply means teaching. It’s the content of what we believe, the understanding of reality that shapes our faith. The soil of doctrine in which we’re planted can make us beautiful and help us point others to the beauty of Christ and His gospel. But only if it’s the right doctrine. Even those of us who are long-time Christians can be misled by false or skewed beliefs we’ve picked up somewhere. If we aren’t intentional about where our hearts and minds are planted and watered, we can’t expect to end up with a healthy crop.

Sound doctrine is a means of keeping us healthy. It’s wholesome. It’s lifegiving. It helps make spiritually sick people well in every way that matters for eternity.

Sound doctrine tells us that God is sovereign over all—over time, over nature, over us, over every minute detail in the universe.That means when everything in our world seems to be giving way, spinning out of control, we can trust that “He’s got the whole world in His hands.” Sound doctrine tells us that we exist to bring glory to God and that every circumstance that comes into our lives can contribute to that end. If we could get just that one truth fixed in our hearts, we would never look at our circumstances the same way again. That belief—that doctrine—would certainly change us. Sound doctrine tells us that sin entered our world and infected it all the way down to the dust specks and the groundwater. It tells us that our natural tendency (going all the way back to Adam and Eve) is to try to remedy the situation on our own, apart from God, to hide from Him behind our hand-sewn fig leaves in hopes of avoiding notice and accountability. It also tells us that conflicts at home, at work, in our families, and in our world are evidence of what sin has done to us and to others.