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ABW Reads! offers mission perspectives and spiritual growth opportunities
as individuals or in small groups. Why not start a Book Club?
ABW Reads! 2025
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Scripture:
Old Testament - 1 Kings
New Testament - 1, 2 Corinthians
ABW Elective Bible Study:
28 Days to Powerful Prayer, by Dave Earley
Spiritual Enrichment and Growth:
3:16: The Numbers of Hope, by Max Lucado
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Live Your Truth and Other Lies: Exposing Popular Deceptions that Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and
Self-Obsessed, by Alisa Childers
Mission/Current Issues:
Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls,
by Jessica McDiarmid
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Because the Spirit Was There: Windows into First Nations Communities, by Belma Vardy
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Shackled: One Woman’s Dramatic Triumph Over Persecution, Gender Abuse, and a Death Sentence,
by Mariam Ibraheem
Periodical:
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Tidings Magazine
ABW Reads! 2026
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Scripture:
Old Testament - 2 Kings
New Testament - 1, 2 Thessalonians
ABW Elective Bible Study:
Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are,
by Lysa TerKeurst
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Why Do I Do What I Don't Want to Do: Replace Deadly Vices With Life-Giving Virtues,
by Jonathan Pokluda
Spiritual Enrichment and Growth:
He Knows Your Name: How 7 Nameless Women of the Bible Reveal Christ's Love for You, by Paige Allen
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Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible: Flawed Women Loved By a Flawless God, by Liz Curtis Higgs
(includes study guide)
Mission/Current Issues:
Fostered: One Woman's Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family Through Foster Care,
by Tori Hope Petersen
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Grieving Room: Making Space for All the Hard Things after Death and Loss, by Leanne Friesen​
Periodical:
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Tidings Magazine