Every Woman's Bible Genesis sampler - Flipbook - Page 3
WELCOME TO THE
Every Woman’s Bible
Welcome. You belong here.
I am so glad you opened these pages to see what we have prepared for you, a Bible
that invites every woman to explore her story through God’s story. Here, in this Bible,
I hope you can shed every expectation, role, and fear and hear God’s deep, authentic
call to extraordinary purpose.
You may be wondering, “How will this Bible live up to the name, Every Woman’s
Bible?” What you hold in your hands is an answer the Lord gave me in prayer: “By
having as many women as possible tell their own stories and inviting you to tell your
story too.” In this Bible, you’ll meet a global sisterhood of more than one hundred
voices (see the contributors’ map, page A6). Each woman tells her story alongside
God’s story, and these women reflect the diversity of God’s creation in their cultures,
faces, races, ages, gifts, and vocations. Each book benefits from globally respected
women Bible scholars who wrote study notes adding women’s perspectives.
When it comes to living our stories, some days we soar toward a great, life-giving
mission. On other days we struggle to get off the ground, fighting against our burdens.
Sometimes we struggle with our faith or just with ourselves, and other times we feel
sure, confident. In many, many ways, each of us is “every woman.” We are all these
women, just on different days.
As we open this Bible, we might fear we’ll meet women who are nothing like us.
We fear feeling different, divided by political convictions, social issues, bank accounts,
facial lines, or body sizes. But God’s love letter for us, the Bible, speaks life to our
social-media-airbrushed anxieties. God’s love letter is for every woman. When we open
this Bible, we hear God through his story and through others’ stories.
I pray the Bible’s story and these women’s stories cheer you on to live abundantly
and serve extravagantly. I pray they help you go deeper in God’s story—available to
all of us, new every day, no matter what our stories have been before.
Additionally, in the middle of the Bible, you’ll find a unique section that walks
you through a proven journey to find your purpose in God’s purpose, your story in
God’s story.
As you journey through these pages, we want to be right alongside so you come to
say, “I’m living what God made me for, alongside other women who make me strong.” We
want you to feel guided toward action! We want you to feel rooted in God, strengthened
in your relationships, and activated in God’s calling, his world-renewing cause.
Sister, you have a story. A story that matters. I can’t wait to hear your voice.
With my ordinary and God’s extraordinary,
D R . N AO M I C R A M ER OV ERTO N
G EN ER A L ED I TO R
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