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How to Read Forgotten Followers (and any Biblical Fiction): Free Download!
Let's look at how to read Forgotten Followers and any Biblical Fiction Hint: it's a form of contemplative prayer (free download)

Elaine R Kelly
May 14, 20236 min read
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Jesus Wanted All Believers to Spread the Word
What do we learn about Jesus when he raises the dead son of the widow of Nain to life? That Jesus wanted all believers, women and men, to spread the word.

Elaine R Kelly
May 12, 20233 min read
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Step into Scripture: Do You Imagine Yourself in Bible Stories?
When you yourself in Bible stories you experience God. It's a form of prayer. Biblical fiction puts you in the shoes of women of the Bible.

Elaine R Kelly
May 3, 20236 min read
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Did the Church Misconstrue Apostle Paul's Writing? (4)
If Apostle Paul's letters were meant to encourage gender equality, did the church get it wrong? Pauline Christianity vs Jesus

Elaine R Kelly
Apr 28, 202314 min read
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Was Apostle Paul Misquoted? (3)
Egalitarian interpretations of controversial passages resolve conflicts within Paul's letters and between Paul, Peter, James, and Jesus.

Elaine R Kelly
Apr 28, 202319 min read
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Was Apostle Paul a Misogynist? (2)
Was Apostle Paul a misogynist? Did he hate women? Do you avoid reading his writing? Do Paul's letters make you want to avoid Christianity?

Elaine R Kelly
Apr 27, 202314 min read
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Is Apostle Paul Misunderstood? (1)
If Apostle Paul aimed to build a united body of male and female believers, have we misunderstood Paul and his letters?

Elaine R Kelly
Apr 26, 20236 min read
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Do Christians celebrate Earth Day?
Do Christians support earth day? Why do some believe we are stewards caring for creation and others dismiss the earth as temporary?

Elaine R Kelly
Apr 21, 20232 min read
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How is Christ the Head of the Church? (Ephesians 5, 1 Corinthians 11, 1 Peter)
What does it mean to say Jesus is the chief cornerstone, keystone, or capstone. Are our daughters called living stones in the Bible?

Elaine R Kelly
Feb 24, 202315 min read
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Women and Worship at Corinth, by Lucy Peppiatt (Book Review analysis of 1 Corinthians)
Do you read fiction or non-fiction? I read both! I read fiction to get a feel for how to write fiction. I read non-fiction to portray my historical fictional settings and characters more realistically. Christian nonfiction frames Christian fiction. Egalitarian scholarship enlightens how to portray women in the bible in ministry & leadership. Book Review: Women and Worship at Corinth: Paul's Rhetorical Arguments in 1 Corinthians Author: Dr. Lucy Peppiatt has been a Principal a

Elaine R Kelly
Feb 23, 202312 min read
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Beneath the Tamarisk Tree by Rob Seabrook (Biblical Fiction Book Review)
A biblical fiction of the thief on the cross

Elaine R Kelly
Feb 23, 20233 min read
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Woman, This is War! Gender, Slavery and the Evangelical Caste System by Jocelyn Andersen (Book Review)
Book Review of Woman This is War which outlines why women must defend the attack on their equality in the church, and how feminism and equal rights are dismissed by the church.

Elaine R Kelly
Feb 22, 20239 min read
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Junia is Not Alone by Scot McKnight (Book Review)
Junia is not the only female apostle who has been hidden by the church (Book Review)

Elaine R Kelly
Feb 21, 20233 min read
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Why Did I Write 'The Sword'?
Why I wrote the Sword, a non-fiction about how to engage in healthy debate on what the Bible says about a woman's role

Elaine R Kelly
Feb 15, 20237 min read
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What is God's Gender? God is Neither Male Nor Female (pronouns)
Let's look at God's gender and a fun chart of God's pronouns in the Bible.

Elaine R Kelly
Feb 3, 20239 min read
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In the Image of God's Gender: Male and Female
Let's look at God's gender and being neither male nor female.

Elaine R Kelly
Feb 3, 202310 min read
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Peter Encouraged Men and Women (1 Peter)
Does Peter tell women to submit and men not to submit? No. Look again at the encouragement written in 1 Peter.

Elaine R Kelly
Jan 29, 202315 min read
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Novel Book and Novel Ideas of Jesus and Women
Book Club discusses novel Forgotten Followers from Broken to Bold and novel ideas of Jesus and women

Elaine R Kelly
Jan 24, 20232 min read
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Q&A: Why Write a Historical Biblical Fiction?
Interview with Elaine Kelly Author about putting themes of equality into historical biblical fiction

Elaine R Kelly
Jan 18, 20239 min read
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Is it Christian Fiction?
Why the re-telling of the Gospel from the women's perspective may not fit the Christian Fiction genre. Which books/movies called Christian?

Elaine R Kelly
Jan 13, 202310 min read
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Local Media Coverage for Forgotten Followers!
The Hamilton Spec, TorStar, and NewsNow gave local media coverage for Forgotten Followers, new historical fiction empowering women

Elaine R Kelly
Jan 7, 20232 min read
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