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Apostle to Samaria: Woman at the Well

Like the disciples before her, and unlike Nicodemus, the Samaritan woman moved from conversation with Jesus to conversion, to co-laboring with Jesus in his ministry. Jesus came to Samaria to transform this woman at the well into a disciple and an apostle.

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Given to God: Jephthah’s Daughter

The account of Jepthah’s daughter as a young woman of faith, and God’s call on her life is one of the more controversial in the Bible. And yet the impact her courageous faith had on the women in her community lasted for centuries.

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Called Out of Jericho: Rahab

What does it mean to be a Biblical woman, a woman of God, a woman who fulfills the calling of God in her life? For Rahab, it meant doing whatever it took to be with God and Godโ€™s people. It meant espionage, undercover plans, danger, and the courage to stand her ground when that groundโ€ฆ

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Phoebe: Minister of the Word

What did Paul mean when he used the word for โ€œdeaconโ€ and the word for โ€œbenefactorโ€ but also โ€œchurch officialโ€ (in the Septuagint) in association with Phoebeโ€™s service to Paul and to the Body of Christ? What was Paul assuming his readers would already know and understand, so it went without being said?

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Tabitha: Disciple Delivered from Death

The disciple Tabitha’s ministry, her presence, her generosity and reach were so important and widespread, that when she died the apostle Peter was summoned. The news of her being brought back to life spread like wildfire, igniting countless conversions throughout Samaria and Phoenicia.

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Michal, Passion and Dignity

Embedded within the story of David, Israelโ€™s most beloved king, and of whom the Lord said was a man after Godโ€™s own heart, is the tragic story of Michal, a Benjamite princess and daughter of king Saul.

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