While Elizabeth's life challenges us to care for others, Lydia shows us how to influence and lead. Other women like Herodias and Sapphira warn us against turning away from God toward bitterness and dishonesty. In meeting each of these women, we will grow deeper in our understanding of what it means to be a disciple.

Phyllis J. Le Peau (1944-2022) worked with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for over two decades in St. Louis and the Chicago metro area. She is the author or coauthor of several Bible study guides, including Ephesians, Women of the New Testament, and Grandparenting in the LifeGuide® Bible Studies series. She and her husband, Andy, have four married children and thirteen grandchildren.