The “Jesus Speaks to Women” Project

I now post any new Bible studies on Substack. You can follow me there! The current study is “the “Jesus Speaks to Women: Meditations for the wounded, weary, and wondering.” Paid subscribers can download the PDF outlines, discussion questions, and coloring pages.

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A few years ago, a popular Bible teacher and pastor was asked what he would say to another popular Bible teacher–a woman. His answer (to the laughs and applause of the room) was: “go home.”

That made me angry, but then I got curious. What would Jesus have said to this woman? What did Jesus say to women? What did the Biblical authors record of his words to women?

So starting in January 2021, I decided to write a poem and create a piece of art for each of the encounters in which Jesus spoke directly to a woman or women. I posted these to my blog over the next two years.

READ THE BLOG SERIES HERE

Purchase Art Prints HERE

I found as I wrote that I needed Jesus to speak to parts of me I found in each woman–the grieving, the headstrong, the desperate, the worn-out, the seeking.

I have tried to stay as true to what I know of the Scriptures and their cultural context, but I know there is still much of me in them, and these imaginings are imperfect.

My prayer is that you hear from Jesus yourself and find in his words a place to rest.