The letter of Philippians is one of the last that Paul wrote, and he wrote it from Rome, chained to a Roman soldier, to the church that he had planted on his 2nd missionary journey. At least ten years have passed since the church in Philippi first began, and it has become a thriving, well-organized body of believers with deacons and overseers and the ability to take up collections to send as support to Paul.      Paul has completed all of the missionary journeys that he will take, and though there will be a brief release from prison, he is not many years from his final arrest and martyrdom.…

Here’s the thing: there are lots of great Bible studies by teachers more skilled, educated and backed by bigger teams of editors. And while we love those studies, have been transformed by them and will continue to take them, we wanted to create a place for women to become the scholars themselves.