Elaine Kelly Author is empowering women and affirming LGBTQ+ with with blogs, videos, study books, and historical fiction.
Her inspiring stories of women in the Bible and church history amplify the biblical scholarship endorsing equality without partiality based on gender, race, or orientation. If you are deconstructing and reconstructing your faith after being sidelined or silenced by religion, this writing will bring God's healing love, freedom, acceptance, and empowerment. ​
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Fiction Puts You in the Bible Story
​​Forgotten Followers From Broken to Bold (Book 1) is set in the Gospels. Mara is broken by abuse, Joanna by racism. A rebel prophet is overturning the rules that confine them, but will following him endanger their lives?
Forgotten Followers won Silver in the CIPA-EVVY spiritual fiction category. It is available in hardcover, paperback, or ebook.
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​“… let Forgotten Followers bring the many women who loved and followed Jesus to life! Such a refreshing, life-giving read to see how knowing Jesus can free you… grounded in amazing historical research—and made me see Jesus' love for me in a whole new way.” Sheila Wray Gregoire, author of The Great Sex Rescue and founder of BareMarriage
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​​Because She Was Called From Broken to Bold (Book 2) A Novel of the Early Church is set in Acts 2-11.
Joanna and Marie of Magdala testify before the Emperor, but will Joanna's faith mean the loss of her son?
Susannah gets free from prison but will romance limit her freedom and stop her from following her call to teach and baptize?
Who will the early church baptize as equal members?​​ Because She Was Called was named the 2024 Finalist in Female Empowerment by Book Excellence awards, and is also a Finalist in the Independent Author Awards in the categories of historical fiction, women's fiction, and LGBTQIA fiction.
​Because She Was Called is “A remarkable tale affirming Christian egalitarianism that will captivate, provoke, and inspire readers on an unforgettable journey through the origins of Christianity.” -Prairies Book Review
Non Fiction Brings Healing Ways of Seeing Scripture
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​The Sword: A Fun Way to Engage in Healthy Debate on What the Bible Says About a Woman's Role. See 104 flashcards thrusting and defending Complementarian (male hierarchal) and Egalitarian views of controversial passages. ​ These memorable snapshots are hands-on discussion starters for Christian education, small group discussions, or devotionals. The 180 End Notes let you continue your journey studying gender and the Bible.
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Walk with Mara on Her Healing Journey: 21 Steps to Emotional Resilience. Mara is a fictional character who, after years of submission and abuse, feels unsure, anxious, doubting herself and even God. In this stand-alone, self-help guide, the author reveals 21 practical steps Mara takes that will help you on your emotional and spiritual healing journey. Tools from psychology and new, empowering ways of seeing Scripture are illustrated with the author's real-life experiences and stories from her fictional character. Walk with Mara: take these steps towards healing from the hurts of everyday living and transform your life with the power of emotional resilience.
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"A fusion of self-help and devotional." - ReadersFavorite 5* Review
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The Mystery Revealed on the Road
What mysteries did the risen Jesus reveal to the two disciples on the road? Imagine with me the women and men, Israelites and foreigners, who prophesied or became ancestors of the Messiah. This inspirational trifold brochure is attractively designed to be a poster, as a visual reminder of the great cloud of witnesses showing that God loves all genders, tribes, and races without favouritism.
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Bonus: Who was on the Emmaus Road?
Imagine yourself in their shoes.​​​
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