| We want to help make 2021 a great year for you and your communities! Below you'll find free book chapters for group study and leaders, a month of free devotions from These Days, congregational resources for Lent, and Bible stories for children! |
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FREE BOOK CHAPTERS
Each of the free chapters below are from new or soon-to-be available books. These chapters can be used for individual study or with your faith formation or leadership groups. You can also use these chapters to research what you hope to study throughout 2021. As you're using these free chapters, keep in mind that you can plan to save on each of these books (and many more!) during a 40% off sale we will be holding from February 10-16. You'll get an email like this one when the sale starts. |
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Women in the Bible
By Jaime Clark-Soles
This book aims to equip clergy and other leaders invested in the study of Scripture to consider women in the Bible from multiple angles to help people of all genders live God’s vision of better, more just lives.
ACCESS FREE CHAPTER: Chapter 7, Women in Jesus' Life and Ministry |
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Lies My Preacher Told Me
By Brent A. Strawn
This book addresses ten common “lies” or mistruths about the Old Testament, from perceptions of God’s personality (the “angry Old Testament God”) to the relevance of the Old Testament for Christians.
ACCESS FREE CHAPTER: Mistruth 7, The Old Testament Isn't Spiritually Enriching |
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From Daughters to Disciples
Women's Stories from the New Testament
By Lynn Japinga
This Bible study introduces and retells every female character from the New Testament, diving deeply into what each woman’s story means for us today. Includes questions for discussion and a group study guide.
ACCESS FREE CHAPTER: Chapter 6, The Cross and the Empty Tomb |
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The Flawed Family of God
Stories about the Imperfect Families in Genesis
By Carolyn B. Helsel & Song-Mi Suzie Park
This Bible study book with discussion questions examines how the drama experienced in the stories of families in Genesis—married vs. single life, sibling rivalry, infertility, family relocation, blended families—are startlingly relevant to families today.
ACCESS FREE CHAPTER: Chapter 6, Blended Families: Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, and Ishmael |
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Beguiled by Beauty
Cultivating a Life of Contemplation and Compassion
By Wendy Farley
This book helps readers discover contemplative disciplines that allow us to engage with the struggle for justice in an unjust society. Includes practical advice for readers to learn several contemplative-meditation practices.
ACCESS FREE CHAPTER: Chapter 2, We Are Made for the Beloved |
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Lent of Liberation
Confronting the Legacy of American Slavery
By Cheri L. Mills
Reflecting on Lenten themes of exodus, redemption, discipline, and repentance, this Lenten devotional also works as a group study and sermon series inspiration. The publisher has created free digital resources, which include a group study guide, sermon series guide, and images for use during worship or study.
ACCESS FREE EXCERPT
ACCESS FREE DIGITAL RESOURCES |
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THESE DAYS JANUARY DEVOTIONS
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These Days
Daily Devotions for Living by Faith
This quarterly devotional is mailed directly to your door and helps develop a daily spiritual practice. Congregations and other groups can save more when purchasing bulk subscriptions.
ACCESS JANUARY DEVOTIONS |
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