Fall Bible Studies

Hey Team,

Fall Bible Studies are off to a great start!!

High School girls are reading through Victory Over the Darkness by Neil Anderson. I read this book at Multnomah, and really enjoyed it. Anderson talks a lot about who we are in Christ and uses a lot of Scripture throughout the whole book. So far, the girls are liking it. They're doing their reading ahead of time and coming with questions and thoughts to talk about as a group. Last night we discussed chapter 2 and it was super fun. Girls were asking great questions and wrestling through some of Truths found in the Scriptures. As we started our time together, a few girls shared they were tired and felt out of it - but as we dove in and began talking, there was a fun energy in the group and we left not feeling tired. Praise the Lord for the hunger is stirring in these girls!!

Middle School girls are reading through Beginning in Jesus by Fields and Eastman (Youth Specialties). It's a book that teaches who Jesus is - a teacher, healer, savior, etc. Each week there are passages for students to read and questions to answer on their own, and then we get together on Wednesdays to talk through their reading and discuss the questions further and the lesson application. My middle schoolers are really sweet. Each week we start off with snacks and games (we meet right after school and they need some wind down time before we dive in). We're still working on them doing their homework and coming ready to discuss, but it'll come with time! Would you pray that they would get in the habit of spending daily time with the Lord?

I started reading through Radical with some of the other CSM gals in our community. We've been getting together weekly to discuss it. It's a great book - and I've heard a lot of buzz about it. It's a fairly easy read, but is convicting and challenging as I think about living out what it calls for. It deals a lot with the Americanized gospel - primarily a health and wealth, prosperity gospel - a gospel that doesn't call us to talk up our crosses daily and follow Christ, but a gospel that will make us happy.

That's my book update! These are all good reads, if you're looking for something.