Daniel: Lives of Integrity/ Words of Prophecy

Our Wednesday night study will begin on September 23, 2009 at 6:30. We will be studying the book of Daniel. It is a DVD driven study done by Beth Moore. We were blessed by the Church on the Rock when they agreed to loan us the study! :) Please join us for this fascinating study.

The Friendships of Women

The Friendships of Women by Dee Brestin is the book of choice for our morning women's Bible study which meets on Wednesday mornings at 9:30. Please contact Sue Foss for book information as well as location information.

A Novel Idea

Our next A Novel Idea meeting will be on Monday, October 26, 2009 at 7. We will be meeting at the Sheldon residence. Our novel of choice for October is The Church Ladies by Lisa Samson. (Any questions or suggestions about A Novel Idea can be made to Chelle H, our new point-person for the group!)

Please read below for an excerpt about the novel from Publisher's Weekly:

From Publishers Weekly:

A Thousand Acres meets Friendship Cake in this engaging novel by Christian romance writer Samson. Readers in search of a fast-paced plot will want to look elsewhere, but those interested in a complex, compelling protagonist will enjoy this book. Narrator Poppy Fraser leads readers through the novel's two plot lines. The central story concerns Poppy's best friend, Chris, whose son tragically dies in a college hazing stunt. Poppy, a pastor's wife, begins to meet regularly with other local "church ladies" to pray for Chris and her family. The second story line concerns Poppy's own family: although she is a devout Christian, Poppy struggles with her role as a pastor's wife, and with her eldest daughter, who has rejected Jesus and Mom in favor of multiple body-piercings and premarital sex. Furthermore, in a startling plot twist for evangelical fiction, Poppy also wrestles with the guilt of an affair she had several years before. She works to hold her own strained family together, even as she tries to help her best friend's family heal. Samson's fans will love the feisty, honest Poppy; she's down to earth, occasionally sarcastic and always tempted by sweets and expensive coffee. She loves her kids, but doesn't romanticize parenthood. The book is distinguished by Samson's polished prose, especially her striking metaphors and similes ("the darkened sky still hovers over me like a Reformer's cloak"). Samson combines finely grained family drama with quirky Christian women's domestic fiction. (Mar.) Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Mark your calendars for our upcoming A Novel Idea dates: 10/26, 12/14, 2/15, 4/12, and 6/14. Locations and titles TBA.