Words matter.
Join us as we connect with each other through dialoging about Christian focused books, both fiction and non-fiction.
Dates: See Below
Time: 9:30am
Location: Usually meets at 344 River Chase Blvd, Georgetown
Facilitator: Allison Putney
Upcoming Schedule:
We will break in June, July, August for the Summer Break. We will resume the first Friday in September!
Read in August, discuss on September 4
Rivers of Dust, Brenda O’Bannion
(Historical Fiction, 328 pages)
The Dust Bowl took their land. The Depression took their hope. But God wasn't finished with their story.
No longer able to grow wheat on their ancestral land in the Dust Bowl, Mary Beth and Lonnie McCoy must abandon their beloved home and find a livelihood somewhere else—no easy feat during the Depression. Mary Beth struggles to keep her faith from being lost in a river of dust.
Near the McCoy’s land, a mother urges her son to go make a future for himself. Fourteen-year-old Thacker Clark leaves home to ride the rails. Riddled with fear and loneliness, Thacker begins a dangerous journey, risking his life for the promise of work.
As Mary Beth and Thacker navigate homelessness, trials, and prejudices, each must confront the possibility that the loving Father can bring them hope and peace—and a place to call home..
Read in September, discuss on October 2
The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip, Sarah Brunsvold
(Fiction, 368 pages)
Aidyn Kelley is talented, ambitious, and ready for a more serious assignment than the fluff pieces she’s been getting as a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star. In her eagerness, she pushes too hard, earning herself the menial task of writing an obituary for an unremarkable woman who’s just entered hospice care. But there’s more to Clara Kip than meets the eye. The spirited septuagenarian may be dying, but she’s not quite ready to cash it in yet. Never one to shy away from an assignment herself, she can see that God brought the young reporter into her life for a reason. And if it’s a story Aidyn Kelley wants, that’s just what Mrs. Kip will give her—but she’s going to have to work for it.
Read in October, discuss on November 6
Loves True Measure, Lori DeJong
(Fiction, 376 pages )
Shannon Trent has devoted her life to student ministry while hiding a painful past. Her neighbor, Hunter Kavanaugh, might be charming, but his lack of faith gives her a reason to keep her distance. A driven lawyer, Hunter’s world turns upside-down when he becomes guardian of his teenage sister. Struggling with grief and doubt, he’s drawn to Shannon’s faith and influence. As their connection deepens, they must choose between fear and trust—risking heartbreak or embracing a love beyond measure.
Read in November, discuss on December 4
Theo of Golden, Allen Levi
(Genre Fiction, 400 pages)
One spring morning, a stranger arrives in the small southern city of Golden. No one knows where he has come from…or why…
His name is Theo. And he asks a lot more questions than he answers.
Theo visits the local coffeehouse, where ninety-two pencil portraits hang on the walls, portraits of the people of Golden done by a local artist. He begins purchasing them, one at a time, and putting them back in the hands of their “rightful owners.” With each exchange, a story is told, a friendship born, and a life altered.
A story of giving and receiving, of seeing and being seen, Theo of Golden is a beautifully crafted novel about the power of creative generosity, the importance of wonder to a purposeful life, and the invisible threads of kindness that bind us to one another.
Read in December, discuss on January 8 (meeting second Friday due to New Years)
Christy, Katherine Marshall
(Fiction, 558 pages)
The train taking nineteen-year-old teacher Christy Huddleston from her home in Asheville, North Carolina, might as well be transporting her to another world. The Smoky Mountain community of Cutter Gap feels suspended in time, trapped by poverty, superstitions, and century-old traditions.
But as Christy struggles to find acceptance in her new home, some see her — and her one-room school — as a threat to their way of life. Her faith is challenged and her heart is torn between two strong men with conflicting views about how to care for the families of the Cove.
Yearning to make a difference, will Christy’s determination and devotion be enough?
Read in January, discuss on February 5
Fire by Night, Lynn Austin
(Historical Fiction, 456 pages)
One deceived by a life of wealth and ease, the other desperate to flee her true identity. In a land shattered by war, unlikely heroes test the limits of their strength and discover that love has a meaning far beyond their imagination.
Read in February, discuss on March 5
My Dear Hemlock, Tilly Dilladay
(Christian Living, 198 pages)
We have no intention of explaining how this correspondence which we now offer to the public fell into our hands.
Inside you will find letters exchanged between the diabolical Madame Hoaxrot and her junior devil Hemlock, who are scheming against a young woman’s relationship with her Creator.
They plot to sabotage every feature of her life from sex to female friendship to empathy, motherhood, and aging.
Ladies, this book will give you the eyes to see the feminine vices that hide behind feminine virtues.
Read in March, discuss on April 2
At Home In Miford, Jan Karon
(Fiction, 560 pages)
Enter the world of Mitford, and you won't want to leave.
It's easy to feel at home in Mitford. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are generally lovable.
Yet, Father Tim, the bachelor rector, wants something more. Enter a dog the size of a sofa who moves in and won't go away. Add an attractive neighbor who begins wearing a path through the hedge. Now, stir in a lovable but unloved boy, a mystifying jewel theft, and a secret that's sixty years old.
Read in April, discuss on May 7
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, John Comer
(Christian Living, 304 pages )
Who am I becoming?"
That was the question nagging pastor and author John Mark Comer. Outwardly, he appeared successful. But inwardly, things weren't pretty. So he turned to a trusted mentor for guidance and heard these words:
"Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual life."
It wasn't the response he expected, but it was--and continues to be--the answer he needs. Too often we treat the symptoms of toxicity in our modern world instead of trying to pinpoint the cause. A growing number of voices are pointing at hurry, or busyness, as a root of much evil.
Within the pages of this book, you'll find a fascinating roadmap to staying emotionally healthy and spiritually alive in the chaos of the modern world.
We will break in June, July, August for the Summer Break. We will resume the first Friday in September!
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