Contemporary women face numerous challenging and often painful issues, including infertility, caring for aging parents, singleness, the generation gap, the role of women in marriage and ministry, materialism, and difficult marriages. We're not alone. All of these issues were faced by women in the Bible, and it's God's desire that we learn from, and find encouragement in, their stories. Learn how you can make a difference in your family, your church, and your community by studying the examples of scriptural women who in so many ways were just like us.

Readers will gain a firsthand look at the peaks and valleys of this prophet's life and how it connects to Christian living today.

Moses was a prince, an exiled shepherd, and a flawed reluctant leader of God's people. Readers will discover for themselves more about Moses and the miracle-working God whom he served.

Christians are more aware than ever of problems concerning injustice. How are we to respond? Can one person make a difference? The Bible's teachings are just as valid--and radical--today as they were centuries ago. They instruct us to live as lights in the darkness, and they reveal the true source of our hope for the world.

This unique study examines how images in the Old Testament foreshadow God's redemptive plan fulfilled in the New Testament. Your faith will be enriched as you look at pictures of God's faithfulness revealed in images such as the Creation, the sign of the covenant, the Passover Lamb, the temple, and others.

Through looking at the many facets of God's character revealed in the Bible--his power, goodness, holiness, faithfulness, judgment, and wisdom--your view of God will be enlarged and your life will be challenged.

How did people like Daniel, David, and Mary talk to God? What can we learn from their example? What can we know about God himself from the prayers of Hannah, Job, and Paul? These studies will help you discover new insights about prayer, God's character, and the lives of his praying people. Your own prayer life will be enriched as you study the great prayers of Scripture.

Have you ever been troubled about the relationship between God's love and his justice? How should a Christian's lifestyle relate to the people around him? How do we deal with the realization that God's perspective and ours do not agree? Jonah, Habakkuk, and Malachi encountered many confusing questions and issues. And just as God confronted them, he brings us face to face with the holiness of his character, the breadth of his perspective and love, and the kind of responsible living he desires for his people.

Have you taken a good look at your neighborhood, church, office, or dorm, and wondered whether God wants you there for a specific purpose? Maybe you've been involved in Bible studies before. Now it's your turn to reach out and get a Bible discussion group going.... but where do you start? Whether you are a beginner who needs to know the basics or an experienced leader who wants fresh motivation and ideas, you'll find what you need in this how-to book for Bible study leaders. Yes, with God's help, you can start a Bible study. Get ready for an adventure.