Introduction
Hi There!
Welcome friends! My name is Kristin and I am first a daughter of God, but also wife, mama, Bible teacher, dreamer, storyteller, unintentional but consistent plant killer, friend, and thrower of dance parties in the kitchen. I am so glad you are here!
My greatest passion in this life is seeing people know Jesus intimately through the living word of God, the Bible.
I love sharing and teaching about the Bible through my local church, on social media, through the Love the Bible podcast, at women’s conferences and events, and most of all in the everyday, face-to-face moments with my family and friends.
I am a certifiable nerd, I love studying, and I had the privilege of obtaining a M.A. in School Psychology and worked as a School Psychologist in the public schools before having my daughter. I was also able to fulfill a lifelong dream of going back to school after my daughter was born and receiving a M.A. in Biblical Studies. I write frequently on Instagram @shelovesbible as well as hosting the Love the Bible podcast, where you will find all things Bible there. My life verse is Isaiah 40:8, and I have a special heart for the minor prophets of the Bible who get overlooked so many times. Two of my favorite writing projects were Bible studies on Zephaniah and Habakkuk.
I live in California with my two favorite people-husband and daughter- and when I am not buried in the Bible I love riding my bike at the beach, cooking, traveling, and laughing (a lot!).
My greatest hope is that whatever I do it is for the glory of the living God and His word. I hope you enjoy the free Bible tips and resources on this page.
In Him,
Kristin
What a joy it was to read through the Bible in 23 days. And I found this to be one of the most helpful things to do:
Writing a one sentence summary on every book. I realize that not everyone will have the chance to read through the entire Bible, and I wanted to offer these summaries for free in case they might help. If you do have a chance to read straight through the Bible at least once in your lifetime, I highly recommend it! I found it to be so helpful in understanding the big picture, timelines, and main themes. In the meantime, if you’d like to download my summaries they are offered at the end of this paragraph. Disclaimer: Remember that these are not comprehensive summaries, and everyone might have a different take on what the overall summary of a particular book of the Bible might be. While I primarily wrote these for my own personal use, I hope they can be a help to some/many who want some more help in understanding the big picture of the Bible and the individual books. You can download the summaries HERE
DOWNLOAD THE FREE BIBLE highlighting guide.
Pastels or fluorescents
Highlighting (though not necessary) helps us to slow down and observe the text.
Using the same highlighting method helps with continuity across Bibles and identifying the essential elements of a passage-theme, main ideas- quicker.
The printout is a bookmark size to easily put in a Bible, but you could also download it and keep electronically.
Download the Pastel Guide HERE
Download the Fluorescent Guide HERE
FREE
Bible reading plans…
You’ll find free downloadable Bible reading plans here that are reasonable in length and encourage you to dive into God’s word.
We are currently offering a chronological Christmas Bible reading plan. This plan runs for 3 weeks beginning the first Monday in December and finishing the weekend of December 22nd. The weekdays will go through the Christmas story chronologically through the gospels, while the weekend will go through a few prophetic passages of the Christmas story. You can download the plan HERE
We would also recommend the following resource along with going through any plan: Enduringword.com commentary (free commentary on every book of the Bible)
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A collaboration between @shelovesbible and Mr. Pen, one of the largest office supplies providers on Amazon. This Bible Journaling Collection is meant to help you do just what its name means in Hebrew, “Selah,” to pause and ponder the beautiful words of God. This collection is now available on Amazon!
Introducing the selah Bible Journaling Collection
looking for a book study to do with your church, women’s group, or on your own?
These verse-by-verse Bible studies on Habakkuk and Zephaniah have been done by a variety of women’s groups, individuals, and churches, and it has been encouraging to hear how they have impacted so many women! They are 5/6 weeks and include optional group questions at the end of each week. You can purchase them here:
“Wrestling to Trust: The Journey of Lament Through the Book of Habakkuk”: Find HERE
“Hidden in Him: A Refuge in the Day of Trouble” (Zephaniah): Find HERE
BIBLE STUDIES
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My favorite free Bible study resource is the enduringword.com commentary, which has commentary on every book of the Bible. Some of my other favorite Bibles, studies, kids’ resources, books, are found HERE
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I welcome people of all faiths on my page and social media links. My specific faith statement is here:
BIBLE
The BIBLE is divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit and written by man, and is inerrant and authoritative in its teaching and revelation of God Himself. The entirety of Scripture is completely trustworthy and the foundation of all Christian living and faith.
GOD THE FATHER
There is one true God expressed in the personhood of the trinity, the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Though each having distinct and personal attributes, the trinity has no division in its being or essence.
GOD THE SON
Jesus Christ in the Son of God, who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a perfect and sinless life as fully human and fully God. Through his substitutionary death on the cross, He made the complete provision for the redemption of man from sin. Through Jesus’s atonement alone is salvation offered.
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit is fully divine, exalting Christ as He points to the Father in all that He does. The Holy Spirit empowers every believer to live a godly live, through the conviction of sin and the enlightenment of His word.
SALVATION
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and salvation is freely offered to all who repent and accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
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First, just know that you are not alone and the Bible can be confusing/overwhelming! But there is a lot of help out there:
1) Invest in a good Bible. I recommend the NIV Study Bible for beginners and it can be found HERE
2) Join and plug into a Bible teaching church. We can’t do this alone! We learn so much about the Bible from solid Bible teaching sermons.
3) Join a small group at your church that is studying the Bible.
4) Pray A LOT and ask for help. The Holy Spirit is our greatest resource and He loves to help us!
5) Find a godly person who has been studying the Bible and ask them to help/meet with you.