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As Civilization Teeters, a Women’s Group Leader Offers Treatment for the Soul: A Book of Hugs

Cypress, Texas – Whether you believe the world has been smote by The Great Depression Part Two or just another recession, folks are suffering, and it’s clear to author Mindy Ferguson that we all need a hug.

Unable to wrap her arms around everyone, Ferguson offers a different kind of hug – one made of uplifting words. Her new book, The Hugs Bible Reflections for Women, is part of the best-selling “Hugs” series from publisher Simon & Schuster.

The author sees her book an antidote to selfish ambition.

While previous books in the series offer targeted, prose “hugs” to children, grandparents and others, Ferguson specializes in stories for women. She is founder of Fruitful Word Ministries, a non-profit corporation dedicated to encouraging women of all denominations to develop an intimate and fruitful relationship with Jesus Christ through the study of God's word.

Part of her duties with Fruitful Word Ministries is to address women’s groups.

“As I traveled and spoke at women’s events,” Ferguson said, “I often met women who would tell me inspiring stories about God’s activity in their lives. I began to feel a burden to give these women a means of sharing their stories.”

She lifted that burden by finding a connection with the Hugs book series.

“I began asking women to share their stories with me and later came up with the idea of coupling those stories with short Bible lessons,” she said. “My thought was that the combination would not only inspire women to greater faith, but also help them to discover the relevance of God’s word for their lives today.”

Ferguson says she “stumbled her way into the arms of Christ” at the age of 26. When she speaks at national women's events, she does so “as one who understands the tug of worldly passions and the emptiness of selfish ambition.”

Her writings have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Mother of Preschooler's Soul, the P31 Woman magazine, Just Between Us magazine, and the One Year Life Verse Devotional. Ferguson is the author of Walking with God: From Slavery to Freedom; Living the Promised Life, an in-depth Bible study for women.

Ferguson lives in a suburb of Houston with her husband of 22 years and their two children.

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Here’s what readers have said about previous books in the Hugs series:

H.A. Dudley: “This book was just what I needed … Each story was uplifting, each paraphrased scripture really felt like an embrace.”

Abby Angers: “When reading this, you will be reminded of how lucky you are to have people you can share your problems with … The book is great for people of all ages.”

K. Bailey: “One day a friend of mine was feeling blue, and the Lord just took me to one of the stories in Embraced by the Savior. By the end of me reading the stories, she was crying and saying ‘Thank You Lord, you know I needed that.’”