Free Bible studies

The cloud of witnesses surrounding us can teach us much about what it means to bring your best self to the life you’ve been given. This three-session Bible study will invite us into the dynamic web of life anchored by “renew, respond, and rejoice.” This is vocation in...

Jesus expects his disciples to pray. Whether first century or 21st century followers, we pray so we might connect with God through speaking and especially through listening. Theologian M. Shawn Copeland said it well in Practicing our Faith when she wrote, “Prayer...

Mary is a very ordinary name. According to a Google search I did recently, the name Mary (along with its variations such as Marie and Miriam) is still the single most popular name in the world. Mary was also an ordinary name in the days of Jesus. In fact, there are at...

Water is all around us and within us. Roughly 70 percent of an adult’s body is water. Somewhere between 70 and 75 percent of the earth’s surface is covered with water. For most of us, water is available with the turn of a tap or the push of a button. We have water in...