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Materials For Sharing!

I lead and share in small groups, conferences and conversations about real life and real faith.  


Below are materials from my recent conferences and teachings sessions.  You are welcome to make use of any or all of these materials!  


My hope is that they don't just inform - but gently transform.

FALL 2026 Bible Study: The Personalities Surrounding Jesus

Andrew & Peter

James, John, & Salome

James, John, & Salome

One brother became the patron saint of Russia and Scotland (and is known by his unique cross!) and the other brother who often seemed to put his foot in his mouth!

James, John, & Salome

James, John, & Salome

James, John, & Salome

These brothers gained the nickname among the Apostles as "The Sons of Thunder."  Their mom, Salome, only wanted the best for her boys...

Mary & Martha

James, John, & Salome

Mary Magdalene

One sister was the supreme hostess and Jesus would use her home as his primary point of residence when in town.  The other sister just wanted to learn... 

Mary Magdalene

Matthew Levi, Judas Iscariot & Simon the Zealot

Mary Magdalene

I like to call her "The Magnificent Mary Mag."  She, among all of Jesus' followers (male and female!) would make the biggest breakthrough in "firsts."

Philip & Nathanael Bartholomew

Matthew Levi, Judas Iscariot & Simon the Zealot

Matthew Levi, Judas Iscariot & Simon the Zealot

One of these friends was identified by Jesus as a person of "complete integrity."  Yet it was the other friend, who brought him to meet Jesus.

Matthew Levi, Judas Iscariot & Simon the Zealot

Matthew Levi, Judas Iscariot & Simon the Zealot

Matthew Levi, Judas Iscariot & Simon the Zealot

Each of these three apostles would carry with them an infamous stigma either in the the first century or today.  Which is which?

Mary, Mother of Jesus

Judas Thaddeus & James Alphaeus

Mary, Mother of Jesus

This woman, the mother of Jesus, was "honored above all women."  Yet have you ever really thought about the life she would live?

Woman at the Well

Judas Thaddeus & James Alphaeus

Mary, Mother of Jesus

Also known as "The Woman of Samaria" this nameless (and rather infamous) woman would be the reason Jesus MUST travel to her town.

Judas Thaddeus & James Alphaeus

Judas Thaddeus & James Alphaeus

Judas Thaddeus & James Alphaeus

These two apostles were the quietest, most "behind the scenes" of the group.  Could they have made any impact? 

HANDOUTS - Personalities Surrounding Jesus

WHO IS Andrew (docx)Download
WHO IS Simon Peter (docx)Download
WHO IS James Zebedee (docx)Download
WHO IS John Zebedee (docx)Download
SalomeZebedee (docx)Download

More Bible Personalities To Study!

The First Humans On The Planet

I bet you can't guess what God named them...

Abram & Sarai & Hagar

Abraham was the starting point of three world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.  The two women in his life - Sarah and Hagar were 

STAY TUNED! Always more notes coming...

This is part of one of my weekly Bible study groups.  These notes complement my lessons and will be added as we progress.

More Bible Personality Files to Check out!

Adam and Eve Handout (pdf)Download

What if ... It's All True?

The Transforming Power of Love in Action

April 25, 2026 Conference, Pluckemin, New Jersey

  

Jesus didn’t come just to fix behavior…  He came to restore what it means to be human…
and to show that God’s family was always meant to be bigger than we thought.


His message was about costly love that was relational and lived in which everything depended.

It was NOT belief systems alone, identity markers, or rule keeping.

  

The same love Jesus called us to live…

is the same love the Spirit is growing in us…

and the same love that will one day define everything.


You don’t have to change everything … just don’t walk out unchanged.

It doesn’t start with the world … it starts with the next person in front of you.

"What if..." Conference Materials

  

If you weren’t able to attend, these materials will give you a window into what we explored together.  

If you use these or have questions, I'd love to hear from you.

"What If It's All True?" blog post from March 13th (pdf)Download
WHAT IF...? Slide Presentation (pdf)Download
WHAT IF Conference Handout (pdf)Download

(Some) Female Bible Personalities

Women of the Bible

My love of biblical research began with studying "All the Women of the Bible."  The study changed me; regardless of who I focused on I saw myself: the good, the bad, and the ugly.  I used many different sources and compiled them.  These are not my thoughts.  They are diverse perceptions of the focused individual and were excellent for discussion directions.  These are just a few of my "favorites."  Bibliographic sources are noted.


P.S.  In the end, I had a collection of biblical women and men.  I haven't posted them all here but feel free to email me and ask for additional ones I have and I will be happy to send them to you.

(Some) Women of the Bible Handouts

Honest Theology Rahab (pdf)Download
Honest Theology Deborah (pdf)Download
Honest Theology Ruth (pdf)Download
Honest Theology TamarJudah (pdf)Download
Honest Theology Mary Mother of Jesus (pdf)Download
Honest Theology Woman of Samaria (pdf)Download
Honest Theology Mary Magdalene (pdf)Download

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PRAYER

Songs, Scripture, and Quotations

Songs, Scripture, and Quotations

  ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’  Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV)

Songs, Scripture, and Quotations

Songs, Scripture, and Quotations

Songs, Scripture, and Quotations

 Gracious words are a honeycomb, 

sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.  Psalm 16:24

Books For Download

Honest Theology PRAYER & ME (pdf)

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Honest Theology WORDS WORTH REMEMBERING (pdf)

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