Identity Theft: Reclaiming the Truth of Our Identity in Christ

By Melissa Kruger

For Women
Meeting July 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th from 9-10:30am
At Providence Church, Kids Room 5

Who am I? It’s a question we all ask ourselves at some point. Depending on the season we focus our identity on our job performance, marital status, personality type, or social network, among other options. However, there’s a larger question to consider. Who does the Bible tell me I am in Christ?

From the wisdom and perspective of insightful authors-including Jen Wilkin, Hannah Anderson, and Jen Pollock Michel-we’ll seek to answer this question by: Exposing our false notions of identity; Understanding the biblical truth of our identity in Christ; and Reflecting on what it looks like to live in our new (and true) identity.

Join us as we explore how knowing who we are in Christ changes every aspect of our lives.

Reformation Women: Sixteenth-Century Figures Who Shaped Christianity’s Rebirth

By  Rebecca VanDoodewaard

For Women
Meeting on June 17th, July 1st and July 15th from 12-1pm
At Providence Church, Kids Room 4

Women are an essential element in church history. Just as Deborah, Esther, and the New Testament Marys helped shape Bible history, so the women of the Reformed church have helped to make its history great. In Reformation Women, Rebecca Vandoodewaard introduces readers to twelve sixteenth-century women who are not as well known today as contemporaries like Katie Luther and Lady Jane Grey. Providing an example to Christians today of strong service to Christ and His church, these influential, godly women were devoted to Reformation truth, in many cases provided support for their husbands, practiced hospitality, and stewarded their intellectual abilities. Their strength and bravery will inspire you, and your understanding of church history will become richer as you learn how God used them to further the Reformation through their work and influence.

 

Don’t Waste Your Life

By John Piper

For Women
Meeting on June 11, July 9, July 30 from 6:30pm-8:00pm
At the Pitts’ home in McKinney

Many spend their lives on trivial diversions, seeking earthly comfort and pleasure above all else. But Jesus said, “Whoever loses his life for my sake will save it,” calling us into the eternal purpose and God-exalting life for which we were made. In this bestselling book, John Piper warns readers of the dangers of an irrelevant life that counts for nothing and calls Christians to the deeper joys, and risks, that matter for eternity. This new edition features a fresh cover, a revised preface, and updated statistics.

Dust to Dust: Aging Wisely in an Anti-Aging World

By Jen Wilkin

For Women
Meeting on August 10th from 6:30-8 pm
At Providence Church Connection Center

The world tells us at every turn that aging is a steep descent into irrelevance, one to be avoided at all cost. This false story diminishes not only us but our elders and the time God gives us. But Scripture reveals a markedly different pattern of life, one of increasing value, that calls us to embrace our age and number our days rightly. This book is a thought-provoking resource for those in their 20s, middle age, and beyond.

A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael

By Elisabeth Elliot

For Men and Women
Meeting on May 27 and June 24 from 7:00-9:00 p.m
At the Bower’s home in The Colony

A Chance to Die is the life story of Amy Carmichael. In this reverent biography, Elisabeth Elliot brings “Amma” to life, providing a compelling, unforgettable narrative that will provoke you to examine the depths of your own faith and encourage you to reaffirm your life and commitment to Christ.

The Insanity of God

By Nik Ripkin

For Men and Women
Meeting on June 11, June 25, and July 16 from 7:00-8:30 p.m.
At Providence Church Connection Center

The Insanity of God by Nik Ripken is a memoir and research journey documenting a missionary couple’s crisis of faith after working in Somalia’s dangerous, post-war environment. Seeking answers, they interviewed hundreds of persecuted Christians globally, discovering that faith thrives under oppression through profound, resilient dependence on God.

When Helping Hurts

By Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert

For Men and Women
Meeting on May 30, June 13, June 27, July 11th from 10am-12pm
At the Daoust Home in Frisco

Poverty is much more than simply a lack of material resources, and it takes much more than donations and handouts to solve it. When Helping Hurts shows how some alleviation efforts, failing to consider the complexities of poverty, have actually (and unintentionally) done more harm than good.

Whitefield on the Christian Life New Birth to Enjoy God

By Tom Schwanda and Ian Maddock

For Men
Meeting on June 25th, July 9th, 23rd and August 6th at 7:30am
At Providence Church Connection Center

George Whitefield’s bold “born-again” theology and passionate sermons established him as a key figure during the 18th century. Many Christians are familiar with evangelists of this time including Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley, but Whitefield, arguably the most significant member of the trio, often goes unnoticed in the church today.

After experiencing a profound encounter with Jesus during his time at Oxford, Whitefield dedicated his life to teaching the Scriptures to others and calling people to experience the joy of knowing and loving God. This biography aims to restore Whitefield as a prominent figure in the early evangelical revival while addressing the complexities of the time in an honest, historical, and balanced way.

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

By C.S. Lewis

For Families
Meeting on July 22nd at 10am
At Providence Church, Kids Room

Join us for a family book club as we journey together into the snowy woods of Narnia through The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. We will gather for a cozy tea time filled with sweet treats, warm drinks, and plenty of imagination. Come with us to a magical space where families can savor the story together and feel as though we’ve stepped through the wardrobe into another world. It will be a time of wonder, fellowship, and shared adventure.

King of Kings

By James Baird

For Men and Women
Meeting on July 23rd from 6-8:45pm
At the Johnson Home in Little Elm

What if our understanding of Christianity and politics is fundamentally flawed?
King of Kings is the result of needing to rethink political theology in recent years. In it, James Baird presents a bold and compelling case for a radical proposition: that government must promote Christianity as the only true religion.
Drawing from Scripture, the Reformed confessions, and the insights of the American Founders, this concise but powerful primer offers a clear and urgent call to Christians. Short enough to read in one sitting, it provides a gateway into a rich tradition that many have forgotten—and a vision for recovering it today.

Jesus Through the Eyes of Women

By Rebecca Mclaughlin

For Women
Meeting on June 17th from 6:30-8:30pm
At Joda Foster’s house in the Colony

If the women who followed Jesus could tell you what he was like, what would they say?

Jesus’s treatment of women was revolutionary. That’s why they flocked to him. Wherever he went, they sought him out. Women sat at his feet and tugged at his robes. They came to him for healing, for forgiveness, and for answers. So what did women see in this first-century Jewish rabbi and what can we learn as we look through their eyes today?

In Jesus through the Eyes of Women, Rebecca McLaughlin explores the life-changing accounts of women who met the Lord. By entering the stories of the named and unnamed women in the Gospels, this book gives readers a unique lens to see Jesus as these women did and marvel at how he loved them in return.

Remember Heaven: Meditations on the World to Come for Life in the Meantime

By Matthew McCullough

For Women
Meeting on July 28th from 6:00-8:30pm
At Sarah Mazur’s home in Prosper

How the Hope of Heaven Shapes Our Lives as Christians in the Meantime: What we expect from our future has tremendous power over our experience in the meantime―that’s why the Bible places the hope of heaven at the center of the Christian life. But even if we affirm the reality of our heavenly future, we often struggle to long for heaven, much less to connect the promises of the world to come to the concrete details of life in this world as it is. If and when we think about heaven at all, it’s easy to think of it like an insurance policy that will be there when we need it. But the Bible defines our future hope as an inheritance―a trust fund that is certain, inexhaustible, and freely accessible here and now.

In this book, Matthew McCullough offers a series of meditations that model how to draw on the hope of heaven for everyday life in the meantime. Chapters connect specific struggles of life in this world―from dissatisfaction and inadequacy to anxiety, grief, indwelling sin and more―to specific promises of the world to come. Drawing on insights from Christian writers of the past, McCullough shows how the Bible uses the hope of heaven to help us now.

God’s Battle Plan for the Mind: The Puritan Practice of Biblical Meditation

By David W. Saxton

For Men
Meeting on July 16th from 6:30-9 pm
At Providence Church Community Room

During the seventeenth century, English Puritan pastors often encouraged their congregations in the spiritual discipline of meditating on God and His Word. Today, however, much of evangelicalism is either ignorant of or turned off to the idea of meditation.

In God’s Battle Plan for the Mind, pastor David Saxton seeks to convince God’s people of the absolute necessity for personal meditation and motivate them to begin this work themselves. But he has not done this alone. Rather, he has labored through numerous Puritan works in order to bring together the best of their insights on meditation. Standing on the shoulders of these giants, Saxton teaches us how to meditate on divine truth and gives valuable guidance about how to rightly pattern our thinking throughout the day. With the rich experiential theology of the Puritans, this book lays out a course for enjoying true meditation on God’s Word.