Resources
We are not endorsed by any of the following linked resources. We do not endorse them over any other like resource, they are listed here for convenience only.
Online Bible
Read or Listen to the Bible: BibleGateway • HaKtuvim • YouVersion • NET Bible
Interlinear Hebrew & Greek Bible (BibleHub)
Bible in Greek: Septuagint LXX (OT)• Nestle-Aland 28 (NT)
Bible in Hebrew: Biblical Hebrew TaNaKh • Modern Hebrew New Testament
Printed Bibles
NIV • NKJV • NASB • NRSVue • NET • ERV • Inclusive
Jewish Annotated series... Tanakh, New Testament, Apocrypha
NIV Student Bible • NIV Study Bible • Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
The Story (Bible written as a single story)
Teen Study Bibles: Authentic Youth Bible • NIV Student Bible
Bible for Kids: The Children's Illustrated Bible • NIV Adventure Bible
Acapella Singing
Elliot Bowman • SE Samonte (1) • SE Samonte (2) • Pure Joyful Music
Sheet Music at PDHymns (Dropbox) • Songs for Worship & Praise • Reading Shaped Notes
LGBTQIA+ Theology
Queer Theology • LGBT Scriptures
The Gay Gospels: Good News for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People
Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians
This We Believe: The Christian Case for Gay Civil Rights
God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships
Learning the Biblical Languages
Basics of Biblical Hebrew • Basics of Biblical Greek • Israel Institute of Biblical Studies
Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and other Ancient and Sacred Texts
These are non-biblical texts, and are not generally considered scripture by Christians.
Their value is primarily academic in nature.
Dead Sea Scrolls • Sacred Text Archive • Sefaria (Jewish Sacred Texts)
Apocrypha • Pseudepigrapha (2 volumes) • 'Gnostic' Texts • Mishna • Quran
LGBTQIA+ Health and Counseling Services
We are a church and so cannot provide medical or mental health counseling.
If you're looking for these services, we are aware of the following businesses in the Modesto area that serve the LGBTQIA+ community. Please contact us if these need to be updated.
LGBTQ Therapists in Modesto (Psychology Today)
Rainbow Resource Center (formerly LGBTQIA+/2S Collaborative)