I don't profess to be a Bible scholar or to have a Theology major. But I am a woman and I read the Bible. I read...I research...I interpret. I've been thinking a lot of the woman of the Bible lately. I've been thinking about how easily we slap "good girl" or "bad girl" on these woman. Lately I've been feeling insulted about that. We hear these stories in church or we read them in passing and nod our heads and say "yep. she was a {fill in the blank} girl." and then we walk away. But how would we feel if someone did that to us? I hate being labeled. I dare say if these woman were still alive they would share my contempt of these labels too. They all have stories. They are shrouded in mystery. Their stories are just as messy and valuable like ours. Their stories were important enough to have a place in the Bible.

I've decided to dig a little deeper with these woman. I want to know them better. Hear their stories and throw off their labels that have been so lightly given. I don't know how many women I'll write about here. I'll try to write as much as possible, but I hope even if I write just a couple of thoughts about these women that you might be inspired to look at them yourself...