The Girltalk Book Club

We hope you’ve been inspired by our “reading talk.” (Thanks for voting on our polls--you can view the stats from the final poll here.) Writing on this topic has stimulated us too. So we want to put legs on our enthusiasm. And we want to do it together with all of you.

Drumroll please…

I’m excited to announce the inauguration of the Girltalk Book Club.

Its purpose is to promote the pleasurable discipline of reading and more specifically reading about biblical womanhood.

Here’s how it’s going to work:

* We’ll pick a book and post it on our sidebar.
* Each week, we will read one chapter and we hope you’ll read with us.
* Along with the chapter assignment, we’ll ask a question, and invite you to submit your answer.
* Among the answers, we will choose one to post.
* That person will receive an author-signed copy of the Girltalk Book Club selection.
* We will also comment on the chapters as we go along.

Does it sound like fun? Good! Then let me present our first selection:

Twelve Extraordinary Women by John MacArthur.

Have you ever wanted to get to know the women of the Bible more personally? Well here’s your chance. In a story-like fashion, John MacArthur introduces us to twelve of the most notable women in Scripture. But this work is far from fiction. It’s a biblically accurate portrait gallery of the life and times of women who were called by God. Not only do you meet these extraordinary women in the pages of this book, you encounter their faithful God. By doing so, you will become freshly encouraged by His steadfast love for you.

And for all our confident-in-your-manhood male readers, you can join in too. Here’s what pastor Rick Holland has to say about this book:

“Is ‘Twelve Extraordinary Women’ just for women? No, certainly not. Just as ‘Twelve Ordinary Men’ was written for every believer, so ‘Twelve Extraordinary Women’ should be read and studied by all. Both men and women will be encouraged by the message of this book, as they see God’s redemptive power exhibited in each of these fascinating women of the Bible.” —Rick Holland, Pastor of Student Ministries, Grace Community Church

So are you ready to go? We’ll give you a week to purchase this book (which you can do by clicking the picture on the sidebar) and then we’ll get started.

Thanks for coming on another girltalk adventure with us!