This advent reading plan starts with readings that focus our attention on the gospel—the good news that Jesus came to die and rise from the dead so that the sins of all who repent and believe could be reconciled to God. Read along and download a free printable reading plan !

Seven study tools that can be used when reading any narrative section of the Bible from Brave and Beloved: An In-Depth Study of Women of the Bible.

There are a lot of really great books out in the world that have helped me learn about women in the Bible, but to get to them (and more importantly, to dig into what Scripture actually tells us), I have had to wade through a number of stereotypes and tropes. Here are the most common misconceptions I’ve found about women and what the Bible actually says about us.

God’s word is beautiful and inspired and wonderfully profitable in our daily lives. It is also dense. It is so deep and robust that I expect to still be learning more about it when I meet with Jesus in glory. But in the meantime here on earth, we live in an amazing age for Bible resources. Here are just a few of the places I like to turn when I hit a challenging verse or passage.