Everyone is welcome to join April’s Beyond the Book discussion!

The Beyond the Book discussion group meets every 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 10:30a and 5:30p at Beyond Bread (corner of Speedway and Wilmot). You don’t need to attend Lutheran Church of the Foothills or even to have read the book to participate in the discussion. Come when you can!

Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved by Kate Bowler

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A meditation on sense-making when there’s no sense to be made, on letting go when we can’t hold on, and on being unafraid even when we’re terrified.”—Lucy Kalanithi

“Belongs on the shelf alongside other terrific books about this difficult subject, like Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air and Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal.”—Bill Gates

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY “REAL SIMPLE” MAGAZINE.

Join us on April 13 and 27 at 10:30a and 5:30p at Beyond Bread (corner of Speedway and Wilmot).

Kate Bowler is a professor at Duke Divinity School with a modest Christian upbringing but she specializes in the study of the prosperity gospel, a creed that sees fortune as a blessing from God and misfortune as a mark of God’s disapproval. At thirty-five, everything in her life seems to point toward “blessing.” She is thriving in her job, married to her high school sweetheart, and loves life with her newborn son.

Then she is diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer.

Whether you are curious, seeking a deeper understanding, or continuing your journey with affirming theology, all are welcome. Come ready for rich conversation, learning, and grace-filled community.

2026 Schedule: (Click here for complete descriptions of each book)

May: Brown Faces, White Spaces: Confronting Systemic Racism to Bring Healing and Restoration by Latasha Morrison

Beyond the Book will not meet in June and July, and will resume in August.