BIBLE STUDY

Explore real Bible journaling examples for beginners and learn how to take notes directly in your Bible using the SIMPLE Method. What the SIMPLE Library actually is and how it helps you study directly in your Bible I remember exactly what it felt like to want to start taking notes in my Bible with absolutely […]

Learn how to stay consistent with Bible study in busy seasons using simple rhythms, a clear plan, and flexible routines that fit real life. How I stay consistent with Bible study in busy seasons Consistency sounds simple until life gets full. There are seasons where everything feels steady, and then there are weeks where your […]

See how the Old Testament prepares for Easter and how it helps you understand the deeper meaning behind Jesus’ death and resurrection. Why the Old Testament is crucial to understanding Easter Easter doesn’t begin in the Gospels. By the time you reach the cross, the story has already been unfolding for thousands of years! Without […]

You don’t have to remember everything you read in the Bible. Here’s how understanding grows over time through steady, intentional reading. Do I need to remember everything I read in the Bible? You know the feeling…you finish a chapter, close your Bible, and go, “Wait, what did I just read?” It can be really frustrating […]

Read the Bible chronologically and see how the storyline connects. Discover five reasons this approach brings clarity and understanding. I didn’t read straight through (and here’s why) For a long time, I didn’t read the Bible straight through from beginning to end, not because I didn’t care about Scripture, but because most churches focus on […]

Feeling lost in the Old Testament? Here’s how the whole story fits together, and why reading it chronologically made everything finally make sense. How chronology changed the way I read the Bible If the Old Testament has ever felt confusing, disconnected, or hard to keep straight, you’re not the only one! For a long time, […]

Feeling behind in your Bible reading plan? Here’s how to let go of guilt, refocus on understanding, and keep going without starting over. Already behind? You’re extremely normal. If it’s January and you already feel behind in your Bible reading plan, I want to say this as clearly as possible: nothing has gone wrong. This […]

Starting a chronological Bible study doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. Here’s how to begin slowly, build understanding, and stay grounded in real life. Starting a chronological Bible study can feel like a lot Starting a chronological Bible study sounds like a great idea…until you actually sit down to do it. Suddenly you’re wondering where to […]

Join our 2026 chronological Old Testament study using the SIMPLE Planner: a new tool that combines creativity, planning, and Bible study in one. Study the Old Testament With Us in 2026 For a long time, I struggled to find a study system that really worked for how my brain processes things. I wanted something that […]

A behind-the-scenes look at why I created the SIMPLE Guide to the Old Testament—my new visual Bible study book with timelines, notes, and resources. A Visual Bible Study Resource Years in the Making When I first started studying the Bible, I felt overwhelmed by the Old Testament. I didn’t know where to begin or how […]

These printable Foundations of Faith Bible notes covers key topics like identity, obedience, and purpose—designed to help you grow from the inside out. The Notes That Carried Me Through My Hardest Season Before my Foundations of Faith: Topical Bible Notes became a product, it was just me, a pen, and a whole lot of questions. […]

Want to make Bible study easier? Use my Bible color coding system to highlight genres and follow a simple chronological timeline that makes Scripture click. *This post is sponsored by Capital One Shopping. I only share tools I personally use or believe will benefit my readers. See my full disclaimer for details. My Bible Color […]

These 8-page printable Bible study notes on spiritual disciplines will help you simplify your quiet time, build lasting habits, and also grow your faith with confidence. From Monthly Printables to a Yearlong Spiritual Reset When I started the Monthly Printable Club in April 2024, I had one mission: simplify Bible study so it felt doable […]

Want to know how to study the Bible in a way that sticks? The SIMPLE Method™ is a creative, step-by-step Bible study plan perfect for beginners, busy moms, and Christian women who want to grow in faith. Why The SIMPLE Method™ Finally Helped Me Stay Consistent For years, I struggled to study the Bible in […]

Discover why I created Women of the Old Testament, a visual Bible study book featuring nearly 200 women (named and unnamed) across Scripture. Women of the Old Testament: Why I Created a Visual Bible Study Book When I first started working on this book, I thought I had a pretty clear plan. I wanted to […]

Finally, simplify what you’re studying by pinpointing the date for most Bible events in seconds with this Bible Timeline Chart! Trying to Follow the Timeline of Events in the Bible Navigating the Bible’s timeline of events can be tough—especially when you realize the books of the Bible are laid out by genre, not chronological order! […]

Add meaningful decor to your home with a printable of the Lord’s Prayer as well as tips for incorporating it into your daily life. What is the Lord’s Prayer? In the middle of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, he models a way to pray to God. This comes directly after the Beatitudes in Matthew chapter […]

Listening to the Bible allows you to be still in the presence of God‘s word. Check out this free audio Bible I love read by women! Struggling to Really Listen Sometimes in the rush of everyday, fitting in Bible study can be tricky. We don’t want it to become this way, but unfortunately it does. […]

The Bible is hard to understand even for Christians. Here’s a quick way to learn the overview and summary of each New Testament Book of the Bible. The Bible Books of the New Testament The New Testament begins approximately 400 years after the Old Testament book of Malachi. It starts out with a genealogy all […]

Study the book of Revelation in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines, and themes. The Bible: A Book About God Wow. This has been quite the journey to finish outlining every book of the Bible. I am ecstatic that I get to finally write these words down! To […]

Study who wrote the books of 1, 2, 3 John and Jude in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines, and themes. Who Wrote the Bible Books of 1, 2, 3 John? You may remember that the gospel of John was written by “the disciple whom Jesus loved”. John […]

Study the books of 1 & 2 Peter in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines and themes. The Books of 1 & 2 Peter During Jesus’ life on earth, he chose 12 apostles, one of whom was named Simon. Jesus renames this fisherman, Peter, who goes onto become […]

Study the book of James in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines and themes. THE BOOK OF JAMES There are several James listed in the Bible, so it’s not surprising if you aren’t sure which one wrote this book. To simplify things, let’s focus on three: The book […]

Here are the top six Bible study gifts for Christian women my readers recommend to add to your shopping list. *This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure for details. Gifts to Help You Grow When it comes to Bible study, there is an overwhelming amount of resources out there and it’s hard […]

Study the book of Hebrews in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines and themes. THE BOOK OF HEBREWS At some point right before the fall of the temple in AD 70, the book of Hebrews was written. No one is sure of who actually wrote this book, but […]

Study the books of Titus and Philemon in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines and themes. THE BOOK OF TITUS During Paul’s 3rd missionary journey, he is accompanied by Timothy, Luke, and Titus (among a few others). Later, Paul is arrested and stuck in Rome. Once freed, he […]

Study the books of 1 & 2 Timothy in the Bible using this PDF summary in order to discover historical events, timelines, and themes. The Book of 1 Timothy The books of 1 & 2 Timothy are a beautiful collection of letters Paul writes to encourage his friend, Timothy. He is a man who has […]

Study the books of 1 & 2 Thessalonians in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines and themes. THE BOOK OF 1 THESSALONIANS Two of Paul’s 13 letters (epistles) were written to a church in the city of Thessalonica. It was during his second missionary journey that he made […]

Much of what we learn is visual. Here are some tips on easy drawings you can add to your Bible study notes! Why is Drawing in Your Bible Helpful? Studies have shown that out of the different types of learners, visual learners top the chart at 65%, while auditory and kinesthetic learners are much lower. […]

Not getting much out of your Bible study? Try these 5 best ways for a deeper, more meaningful study you can apply to your life today! *This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure for details. Take the Boring Out of Bible Study You may have grown up in church your whole life, […]

Study the background to the book of Colossians in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines, and themes. The Background of the Book of Colossians During Paul’s house arrest years in Rome, he writes 4 letters to check in with and encourage churches. One of these letters is to […]

You don’t have to be an artist to start Bible study journaling. This new trend is an excellent way to help you make sense of and apply what you’re learning to everyday living. *This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure for details. Why You Need to Write in Your Bible If you’re […]

The Bible is filled with analogies of our relationship with God. See the most frequently used in this printable. Our Complicated Relationship With God Since the beginning of time, man has been trying to figure out who God is and how he relates to us. Is he angry on his throne? Or is he an […]

Study the book of Philippians in the Bible when you use this printable summary to discover historical events, timelines, and themes. A Summary of the Book of Philippians Around 61 AD, the apostle Paul wrote a letter to a struggling church in Philippi (located in modern Greece). The Philippian people are not getting along and […]

Study the books of Galatians and Ephesians in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines, and themes. The Book of Galatians After the time of Jesus’ life on earth, another apostle rose up by the name of Paul. Paul was the greatest missionary of the early church and went […]

No one can avoid trials in their life. Let’s see how these people handled their own and the lessons learned about obedience in the Bible. About Obedience in the Bible It’s hard to go through a trial and not question your faith. I know I have in the past and it’s at these times that […]

Get Paul’s advice to a struggling church in his books of 1 & 2 Corinthians on love, spiritual gifts, hardships and generosity. THE LETTERS TO THE CORINTHIAN CHURCHES Paul the missionary is on the move and word is that his church plant in Corinth isn’t doing too well. The church is full of hypocrisy, with […]

Study the book of Romans in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines, and themes. The Book of Romans In the book of Acts, we meet a bad guy turned good named Paul. Paul arrives on the scene as one of the greatest Christian missionaries after the resurrection of […]

Grab this Spiritual Armor of God printable cheat sheet to help you break down the teaching from Ephesians chapter six. What is Spiritual Armor? The book of Ephesians is a letter written by the early church missionary, Paul, to a church in Ephesus. He was writing from prison to prepare them for what it takes […]

Study the book Acts in the Bible and find out who wrote it when you use this printable outline to discover historical events. Who Wrote the Book of Acts in the Bible? The authors of the Gospels include two apostles (Matthew and John) and two men who received their accounts from other apostles (probably Peter). […]

Learn about which John wrote the gospel book of John and then discover its historical context and Bible events in this printable outline. Who is the Man Who Wrote the Book of John? This was such a sweet book for me to read through and study this month. I had never been very clear on […]

The Bible is not actually put together in the order the events occurred. Explore the New Testament books of the Bible in chronological order in this timeline. What Makes the New Testament of the Bible “New”? 400 years after the Old Testament prophets have foretold the coming of a Messiah, their Savior shows up. Not […]

Study the book of Luke in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines and themes. THE BOOK OF LUKE IN THE BIBLE We’ve learned the basic story of Jesus in the book of Matthew, and and a cliff-notes version of it in Mark, so why do we have a […]

The Bible is sorted by genre rather than historical order, based on law books, history, poetry, prophecy, gospels, and letters. I help you understand the Old Testament Bible books in chronological order. The Old Testament Timeline For those of you feeling like there’s no way you can ever make sense of the Bible, I challenge […]

Study the book of Mark in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines, and themes. The Book of Mark in the Bible Let’s recap–There are four gospel accounts of Jesus’ life on earth: In my post about Matthew, we learned that Matthew was an apostle to Jesus during his […]

Study the book of Matthew in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines and themes. The Books of Matthew in the Bible So we’ve made it to the New Testament! 400 years after the events of the Old Testament, we finally have the birth of the promised Messiah! However, […]

Trying to work through your Bible study but getting hung up on words like consecration and sanctification? Let me simplify things in this Bible vocabulary definitions cheat sheet! Decoding the Bible There are enough tricky words in the Bible to fill a whole dictionary, but for this post, I want to break down some of […]

Learn how to print, organize, and assemble Bible study printables into a simple notebook so that you can use personally or share with a group. Why a printable Bible study notebook works for groups Not every group wants (or needs) to purchase one large guide up front. Many prefer to build their study slowly with […]

The Bible is hard to understand even for Christians. Here’s a quick way to learn the Bible book summaries of the Old Testament. Figuring out the Summary of the Old and New Testament Books The Bible’s hard to understand even if you’ve been a life-long Christian. Most of us don’t like to admit as adults […]

Study the book of Zechariah and Malachi in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines and themes. THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Two months after the prophet Haggai called the Jews to rebuild the temple, they need another reminder. Another prophet named Zechariah steps up and tells them to continue […]

Study the books of Zephaniah and Haggai and their meaning in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover events and themes. The Book of Zephaniah Zephaniah is more of the same we’ve been seeing over the past several books. God is telling his people that they need to repent or judgment is […]

Study the book of Nahum and Habakkuk in the Bible when you use these printable outlines to discover historical events, timelines, and themes. THE BOOK OF NAHUM Remember those guys in Nineveh that Jonah preached to and they repented? Well, it’s 150 years later and God’s had enough of these clowns. The Ninevites are the […]

Study the book of Jonah and Micah in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines, and themes. The Book of Jonah What do you do when God instructs you to go to your enemies and tell them to repent? You say “no thanks”, or at least that’s what most […]

Study the books of Amos and Obadiah in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines, and themes. The Book of Amos Amos’ message is one that we are still seeing preached around the world today. The prophet Amos spoke against the social injustices of his time and warned the […]

Study the books of Hosea and Joel in the Bible when you use this printable outline to discover historical events, timelines, and themes. The Bible Book of Hosea As I’m reading through the book of Hosea, I can almost hear the voice of God choke up as he speaks to his children, the Israelites. His […]

Study verses from the book of Isaiah, a prophet living during the reign of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, who brought a message of judgment and salvation. *This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure for details. Isaiah the Prophet When we read the book of Isaiah, we might think, What a […]

Why isn’t there one English version of the Bible? How did we get so many different versions and which translations of the Bible are most accurate? Why Are There So Many Different Bibles? In elementary school, I had a Children’s Bible with a picture of Jesus playing with kids on his lap. The words were […]

The book of Esther from the Bible tells the story of a young queen destined to save her people in a time of exile. I break down the basics in my printable timelines. A Jewish Queen Named Esther from the Bible Reading about a righteous woman in the Bible is such a breath of fresh […]

The books of Ezra & Nehemiah in the Bible can be hard to follow, but here I break it down to relate it to the rest of the Old Testament. The Jews Return From Exile The Israelites (also referred to as the Hebrews or Jews) have been through a lot. After their rescue from Egypt, […]

The books of 1 & 2 Chronicles in the Bible can be hard to follow, but here I help you relate them to the rest of the Old Testament. More Than a Textbook… We have to be careful not to fall into the trap of only studying the Bible like a school textbook because as […]

The books of 1 & 2 Kings in the Bible can be hard to follow, but here I break it down in a way you can understand and relate to the rest of the books of the Old Testament. One King to Rule Them All Let’s do a recap of the Old Testament: So far, […]

The book of Samuel in the Bible tells the story of the Israelites’ first two kings, Saul and David. Break down the main events in this simple, visual printable. The Beginning of a Monarchy I’ve been looking forward to outlining this section of the Bible since I started my timelines a year ago. This is […]

Use this printable Bible study resource on the book of Ruth to understand the storyline in the middle of the corrupted time of Judges. A Love Story Among the Evil of Judges The last book of Judges left a bad taste in my mouth when I read of all the horrifying things the Israelites went […]