Testimonials

On Editing

“Beverly McCoy took a manuscript that was dull and pedantic and breathed life into it. In the process, she helped me become a better writer by gently challenging my bad habits, revealing my authorial blind spots, and keeping my focus on my desired audience. My editor at Brill was amazed at the transformation that occurred in my manuscript and was happy I had hired Bev. I am a better writer because of Bev McCoy’s consultation, and I am grateful.”
—Dr. Derek Brown, Vice President for Academic Services and Professor of Practical Theology, Barclay College

On Writing

1.     “I was deeply touched that Beverly McCoy writes about the path from shame to honor, from humiliation to humility. Her confidence in the Lord reflects the encounter with a great God, who walks with us through everything. My education is in trauma therapy, and I have met many persons suffering from trauma and abuse. What McCoy writes about healing has a professional standard. In many books about healing from traumas, God and his desire for wholeness are not covered, as in her book. In this context it is meaningful that the root of the word shalom is shalem, meaning ‘wholeness.’”

     —Kirsti Elgvin, psychomotor physical therapist, Haugesund, Norway

2.     “Beverly McCoy has a brilliant pen! Fragmented is a book that should be published, a book that could be of help to many.”

     —Dr. Torleif Elgvin, Dead Sea Scrolls International Scholar; Prof. Emeritus at NLA Høgskolen Staffeldtsgate (Evangelical Lutheran Free Church
of Norway); and author of Warrior, King, Servant, Savior: Messianism in the Hebrew Bible and Early Jewish Texts (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2022)

3.     “I found the writing so compelling and intriguing. McCoy’s writing is clear, insightful, and winsome.”

     —Dr. Dan Allender, Founder of The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, and author of many books on Christian psychology, including
Leading with a Limp: Turning Your Struggles into Strengths (Colorado Springs: WaterBrook Press, 2006)

4.     “Fragmented is very well written. I have no doubt that many women—and not a few men—will be helped, encouraged, by reading it.”

     —Dr. Ben C. Ollenburger, Ph.D. Princeton. Retired theology professor at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. Author of many books,
including God the Creator: The Old Testament and the World God Is Making (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2023)