What started as searching Etsy for a gift for my best friend turned into something I never expected. Here’s the story behind The Pink Theologian shop and the theology that started it all.

Easter is when we remember and rejoice in the redeeming work of Jesus on the cross. And spring, bursting with new life, is a beautiful picture of renewal and coming alive again. Together, they give us two vivid images of redemption at work in our lives.

When I first began to delve into my Bible and study it truly, I realized that I needed some extra support to understand a book written well over 2,000 years ago. What we call the Bible was compiled over 1,600 years, across three continents, by nearly 40 different authors in three different languages. With all of this in mind, we cannot read and interpret what we are reading through the lens of our modern eyes. It was not written directly to us; it was written for us, but not to us.

The primary source for us to hear the voice of God is to read our Bibles. But we need to know how to read our Bibles. Women, as image-bearers of God, as people who need Christ, who need a Savior, are vessels of the gospel. This means that we as women are just as responsible for sharing the gospel as any role you think only a man should have. Whether you are a CEO, teacher, nurse, stay-at-home mom, student, or anything else, you are responsible for sharing the gospel. And for that reason, we need training. Just as you would for any significant moment, you need training to grow and complete your calling. As such, we as women can take the difficult truth, we need deep theology, and we need to study apologetics to disciple those God has placed in our lives to defend and grow our faith in an adversarial world.