Women’s
Summer Book Club
It’s that time of year!
Let’s spend our summer in fellowship together around a good book! Plan on joining one of our groups as we read books written to encourage our faith and inspire us to pursue personal holiness as we walk with Christ.
Our summer book clubs meet in homes. Due to limited capacity, registration is required. Once you have been added to a group, your leader will be in touch with more details.
Book Club
Wednesday Morning
Aging with Grace: Flourishing in an Anti-Aging Culture by Sharon Betters
Whatever season of life you’re in, God has equipped you to flourish―to live in the transforming power and beauty of His grace. As we age, we can easily lose sight of this message as cultural ideals glorifying youth take center stage.
In this book, Sharon W. Betters and Susan Hunt offer present-day and biblical examples of women who rediscovered gospel-rooted joy later in their lives. Equipped with a biblical view of aging, Aging with Grace will help you encounter afresh the gospel that “is big enough, good enough, and powerful enough to make every season of life significant and glorious.”
Leader: Nancy Horn & Kathi Bales
Meets weekly on Wednesdays: June 18 – July 30
Time: 9:45-11:45 a.m.
Location: Kathi’s Home
Cross Streets: Heading North on HWY 41, Turn right onto Road 417 to Indian Lakes. Right on Apache, follow left curve onto Hopi. Home is on the right between roads Blackfoot & Mohawk.
Book Club
Thursday Morning
Aging with Grace: Flourishing in an Anti-Aging Culture by Sharon Betters
Whatever season of life you’re in, God has equipped you to flourish―to live in the transforming power and beauty of His grace. As we age, we can easily lose sight of this message as cultural ideals glorifying youth take center stage.
In this book, Sharon W. Betters and Susan Hunt offer present-day and biblical examples of women who rediscovered gospel-rooted joy later in their lives. Equipped with a biblical view of aging, Aging with Grace will help you encounter afresh the gospel that “is big enough, good enough, and powerful enough to make every season of life significant and glorious.”
Leader: Virginia Diffey & Shanti Abraham
Meets weekly on Thursdays: May 15 – July 10
Time: 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: The Frappe House
Cross Streets: Nees & Willow Ave.
Book Club
FULL: Wednesday Morning
When People Are Big and God is Small by Ed Welch
Overly concerned about what people think of you? Welch uncovers the spiritual dimension of people-pleasing and points the way through a true knowledge of God, ourselves, and others.
Leader: Carolyn Halajian
Meets weekly on Wednesdays: May 28 – July 9 (no meeting on June 18)
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Carolyn’s Home
Cross Streets: Shepherd & DeWolf
Book Club
FULL: Wednesday Morning
God Does His Best Work with Empty by Nancy Guthrie
It’s amazing how heavy the weight of emptiness can feel, how much room it can take up in our souls, how much pain can be caused by something that isn’t even there. But while we may see the emptiness of our lives as our greatest problem, that’s not how God sees it. When God looks into the empty places of our lives, He sees His greatest opportunity.
Join Nancy Guthrie in discovering why emptiness has never been, and never will be, a problem to God. As Nancy pulls back the curtain on God’s work to fill up emptiness as revealed throughout the Bible, you’ll experience page after page of grace and hope that your emptiness can and will be filled. You’ll begin to see that God really does do His best work with empty―as he fills it with Himself.
Leader: Sharon File & Helene Loscutoff
Meets weekly on Wednesdays: June 11 – July 16
Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Location: Sharon’s Home
Cross Streets: Sierra & Armstrong
Book Club
FULL: Wednesday Evening
Christian Beliefs: Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know by Wayne Grudem
Not every Christian needs to go to seminary, but there are certain teachings of the Bible that every Christian should know. Whether you’re a relatively new believer in Jesus or a mature Christian looking for a better understanding of basics of the faith, Christian Beliefs is for you.
Leaders: Daneen Long
Meets weekly on Wednesday: May 28 – July 30
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: TBA
Cross Streets: TBA
Book Club
Full: Thursday Morning
Consider the Lilies by Jonny Ardavanis
Find freedom from anxiety as you lift your gaze from the problems and pressures of this world to the changeless and powerful character of your heavenly Father.
In Consider the Lilies, pastor, podcaster, and speaker Jonny Ardavanis shows us God’s consistent response to those who are worn down by worry and badgered by melancholy: He proclaims His own character. Drawing on that perspective-shifting model, Jonny offers biblical insight on how to ground our thoughts and fix our gaze on who God is.
Leader: Cricket Whitling
Meets weekly on Thursdays: June 5 – July 18
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: Cricket’s Barn
Cross Streets: Millerton Road between Auberry Road & HWY 168
Book Club
FULL: Thursday Morning
God’s Grace in Your Suffering by David Powlison
There are never quick fixes or easy answers when it comes to suffering. But even when we can’t immediately see God’s hand―when the struggle is hard and painful―He is working. Weaving together Scripture, personal stories, and the words of the classic hymn “How Firm a Foundation,” David Powlison brings an experienced counselor’s touch to exploring how God enters into our sufferings, helping us see God working in our own particular struggles―and discover how God’s grace goes deeper than we could ever imagine.
Leaders: Sharon File & Laura Ross
Meets weekly on Thursdays: June 12- July 17
Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Location: Sharon’s Home
Cross Streets: Sierra & Armstrong
Book Club
FULL: Thursday Morning
Re-Minded by Mark Baker
Are you looking for answers and needing hope?
Fortunately, God gives us unlimited hope and solutions—both in Himself and in His Word. Not only does Re-Minded expound on countless truths and remedies, it also helps connect these principles to the many common and specific struggles of life.
Everyone needs a renewed mind. Everyone has times where they need to calm and quiet their soul. And God calls every believer to transform their heart and life. Re-Minded does all of that, and much, much more by relying on the numerous truths God has given us in His Word.
Leader: Emily Baker
Meets weekly on Thursdays: May 1 – June 19
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Lucie Ruiz’s Home
Cross Streets: Cedar & Shaw
Book Club
FULL: Tuesday Morning
Aging with Grace: Flourishing in an Anti-Aging Culture by Sharon Betters
Whatever season of life you’re in, God has equipped you to flourish―to live in the transforming power and beauty of His grace. As we age, we can easily lose sight of this message as cultural ideals glorifying youth take center stage.
In this book, Sharon W. Betters and Susan Hunt offer present-day and biblical examples of women who rediscovered gospel-rooted joy later in their lives. Equipped with a biblical view of aging, Aging with Grace will help you encounter afresh the gospel that “is big enough, good enough, and powerful enough to make every season of life significant and glorious.”
Leader: Gail Lund
Meets weekly on Tuesday’s: June 10 – July 29 (not meeting June 24)
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Kathy Forrest’s Home
Cross Streets: Millbrook & Ft. Washington
Book Club
FULL: Thursday Evening
Esther: Trusting God’s Plan by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
The Old Testament book of Esther makes no reference to God, but the entire story bears the unmistakable imprint of His ways. Your faith will be strengthened as you see how God intervened to deliver His people from annihilation. God still masterfully orchestrates and weaves together every detail of our lives and this universe in jaw-dropping ways. Nothing and no one can thwart His plan! In this six-week study, explore the subject of God’s providence, walking verse by verse through the book of Esther. With Scripture memory, daily study, and group discussion questions, this resource is ideal for both individual and group study.
Leader: Dina Shapazian
Meets weekly on Thursdays: June 26 – July 31
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Dina’s Home
Cross Streets: Armstrong & Bullard