Book Club
Selections for 2025-26
All Nations Book Club has two options for attendance: I hope that two meeting times will make it possible for more people to take part in the discussions. I ask you to pick one “regular” time to attend and let me know which one you have chosen. This way, I can moderate the group size as well. I will be present at both discussion groups as facilitator (most of the time). There will be NO RECORDINGS. The only way to participate is to show up live on Zoom at the appointed time.
If you join the All Nations Book Club, please plan to attend “most” of the time. New people wishing to join the All Nations Book Club can register (and pay a small membership fee) at the registration link above.
Any questions about the All Nations Book Club can be sent to me at: parlund@allnations.international.
Happy Reading!
Dr. Pam Arlund
All Nations Global Team Member
Note: All of the dates are the LAST Thursday or Sunday of the month, except for November and December 2025. Pay close attention to those dates. All meetings will be on Zoom. The link will be sent to book club members later.
July 2025
August
Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 11:00am Central US Time
An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville
By Reza Aslan
Kindle Available
Audiobook Available
Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:00am Central US Time
OR
Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 7:00pm Central US Time
The World Is Too Small: The Life and Times of Mother Cabrini
By Theodore Maynard
Kindle Available
Audiobook Available
In case you don’t know, there is a relatively new movie called Cabrini that I would highly recommend.
September
October
Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 11:00am Central US Time
OR
Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 7:00pm Central US Time
D.L. Moody - A Life: Innovator, Evangelist, World Changer
By Kevin Belmonte
Kindle Available
Audiobook Available
Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, October 30 at 11:00am Central US Time
This is one of those months where our missionary of the month is Columbanus. Try to find a book that fits your interest level, your time, and what is available to you. Here are some suggestions. The first book listed is probably the best option for most.
Columbanus: Light on the Early Middle Ages (Library of World Biography)
By Burnam Reynolds
No Kindle
The Eagle and the Dove: The Spirituality of the Celtic Saint Columbanus
By Katherine Lack
No Kindle
Columbanus: The earliest voice of Christian Ireland
By Kate Tristam
No Kindle
Columbanus, the Celt: A Tale of the Sixth Century
By Walter Thomas Leahy
This is Historical Fiction, but you can still learn the facts of Columbanus from it. A good option, if you’d like to read a novel or if none of the other books are easily available to you. This is a free download as the book is out of print. You can also pay for Amazon or other vendors to print it on paper for you.
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Columbanus_the_Celt/GCEeAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
December
November
Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 11:00am Central US Time (NOT the last Thursday.)
OR
Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 7:00pm Central US Time
When God Says Go: The Amazing Journey of a Slave's Daughter
By Lorry Lutz
No Kindle. (If you need help getting this, let me know.)
On Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/whengodsaysgoama0000lutz
Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 11:00am Central US Time (NOT the last Thursday.)
OR
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 7:00pm Central US Time (NOT the last Sunday.)
Living on the Devil's Doorstep: International Adventures
By Floyd McClung
Kindle Available
February
January 2026
From Hawaii —> Hawaii via New England, Early 1800s
The Heathen School: A Story of Hope and Betrayal in the Age of the Early Republic by John Demos
Kindle and Audiobook Available
Sunday, January 25 @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, January 29th @ 11:00am Central US Time
United Kingdom —> World, Late 1900s and early 2000s
John Stott: A Facilitator of Global Missional Theology by Edward L. Smither
Kindle Available
Sunday, February 22 @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, February 26th @ 11:00am Central US Time
March
April
Oglala Dakota Sioux —> Apache and Navajo, Contemporary
Send Me I'll Go: Preparing for the Call by Genevieve Dawn
Kindle Available
Sunday, March 29th @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, March 26th @ 11:00am Central US Time
England —>Polynesia, Early 1800s
There are many options to read this month. Pick one book from below:
John Williams: Messenger of Peace: Christian Heroes: Then & Now, by Janet and Geoff Benge
(The YWAM Book, with Audio version and Kindle)
Many local libraries have these, so check that out too.
The Martyr Missionary of Erromanga: the Life of John Williams by Ebenezer Prout
(An old book from the American Sunday School Union, so beware of the style)
Kindle Available
Available on Internet Archives:
https://archive.org/details/martyrmissionary00prou
You can download and read this book for free here:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t6ww7mc7w&seq=11
John Williams: The Martyr Missionary of Polynesia by James J. Ellis
(Another old book)
Kindle Available
Available on Internet Archives:
https://archive.org/details/johnwilliamsmart00ellirich
You can download and read this book for free here:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ia.ark:/13960/t6rx9jk26&seq=7
Sunday, April 26th @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, April 30th @ 11:00am Central US Time
May
June
Europe —> North Africa, Contemporary
Lessons Learned in the Lion’s Den by Daniel Waheli
Kindle Available
Sunday, May 31st @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, May 28th @ 11:00am Central US Time
Belgium —> China, Early 1900s
Thunder in the Distance; the Life of Père Lebbe, Translated by George Lamb
This book is out of print and not available through traditional means.
You can download a PDF here:
https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/xA2niQBcLXoHw7xZbD5JFDQT
You can also access a much shorter article with some pictures here:
https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/6SbCcjQh1UWxZ2MdEBaPNeCw
You can read the book at Internet Archives here:
https://archive.org/details/thunderindistanc0000jacq
Sunday, June 28th @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, June 25th @ 11:00am Central US Time
Previously
See below for links to the previous book club reading lists!