Entrusted book club

Join us every month for a special time of reading, reflection, and encouragement through our women’s book club. Together, we will spend time growing in faith, sharing meaningful conversation, and learning alongside one another as we explore books that inspire and challenge us in our walk with Christ.

Beginning this fall, we’ll be reading through Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest by Edward T. Welch, once again facilitated by our friend Linda W. Hills.

Our gatherings will be held virtually the second Tuesday of each month from 8 - 9:15 am, with three conversations in the fall and four in the spring. We’ll begin September 8, take a break in December, and continue through April.

Dates and topics:

• September 8: Chapter 1 (“Fear and anxiety speak out”) through chapter 4 (“Initial observations”)
• October 13: Chapter 5 (“The God of suspense reveals His plans”) through chapter 8 (“When God speaks”)
• November 10: Chapter 9 (“The King comes close & talks about money”) through chapter 14 (“God speaks about money and possessions”)
• January 12: Chapter 15 (“The loving Father woods you from the fear of man”) through chapter 17 (“People and their judgements”)
• February 9: Chapter 18 (“The loving God speaks about death”) through chapter 21 (“Death, pain, and punishment”)
• March 9: Chapter 22 (“The God of hope keeps His promises”) through chapter 27 (“Peach be with you”)
• April 13: Chapter 28 (“The Lord reigns: Things are not as they seem”) through chapter 30 (“He reigns”)

About the book

In his new release, Running Scared, Edward T. Welch investigates the roots of fear in the human soul and the ramifications of living in the grips of anxiety, worry, and dread. Welch encourages readers to discover for themselves that the Bible is full of beautiful words of comfort for fearful people (and that every single person is afraid of something). Within the framework of thirty topical meditations, Welch offers sound biblical theology and moment-by-moment, thoughtful encouragement for life-saving rescue amid the heart and mind battlefield of rampant panic-stricken responses.

This comprehensive primer on the topic of fear, worry, and the rest of God will have Christians looking to scripture for invariable constancy, stalwart care, and robust comfort, instead of as Welch terms it hitting the default switch by responding with characteristic human independence, control, and self-protectiveness. Running Scared affirms that, through biblical Scripture, God speaks directly to our fears: On money and possessions On people and their judgments On death, pain, and punishment. Welch’s lively text provides convincing evidence that humanity’s struggle against active and dormant fears are countless.

The good news is that God provides both the remedy and the cure for this malady in the person of Jesus Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit, and through powerful, life-altering promises in Christian Scripture. Far more than merely another psychology self-help guide, Running Scared serves as a biblical roadmap to a life of serenity and security.

Email Becky Livingston at blivingston@ncfgiving.comopens in a new tab to learn more and register.