Women & Identity

LifeGuide Bible Studies

by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun, Tracey D. Bianchi

We live only a small fraction of the lives God has for us. Our lives get smaller and smaller, circling around the minute-by-minute disappointments and demands of the present moment while God whispers softly or even hollers for us to harness our whole hearts. Written by experienced spiritual leaders Adele Ahlberg Calhoun and Tracey Bianchi, the nine sessions LifeGuide® Bible Study follow the biblical themes as well as the journeys of women showing the way to embracing God's strength and wisdom to live whole lives. For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided solid biblical content and raised thought-provoking questions―making for a one-of-a-kind Bible study experience for individuals and groups. This series has more than 130 titles on Old and New Testament books, character studies, and topical studies.

64 pages, Paperback

First published July 3, 2015

About the author

Adele Ahlberg Calhoun (MA, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) has worked in Christian ministry for over forty years, and she and her husband, Doug, currently work with Highrock Church in Arlington, Massachusetts. As certified Enneagram instructors, they enjoy resourcing spiritual leaders and pastors through spiritual direction and teaching the Enneagram. Adele is the author of Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, Invitations from God and the coauthor of True You and Women & Identity.

Previously, Adele and her husband copastored Redeemer Community Church in Needham, Massachusetts, and she was formerly pastor of spiritual formation at Christ Church in Oak Brook, Illinois. A retreat speaker and trained spiritual director, she has taught courses at Wheaton College and Northern Seminary. In the early 1970s she helped pioneer student work with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. She has also worked with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in New England and Canada and with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in the West Indies and South Africa.

Reviews

[Cathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The questions are thought-provoking and in the leader's guide the author provided many books and resources related to the topics discussed. I particularly appreciated the Bible study on the Sabbath. It has transformed how I look at my weekends. I don't dig the study on Genesis and how men and women reflect God differently, and looking at the relationship between Ruth and Naomi as "friendship." But the points the author raised with the questions were still interesting to ponder and I enjoyed doing this study. I do a lesson a day or every two days, so I feel I rushed through the "Now or Later" questions and I might have gotten more out of it if I had slowed down.

[Luisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book to learn more about characters in the Bible. Encourages discussion on God's love and empowerment for us! Used for junior and senior high school and college girls.