In our Circle at the jail, we usually have a theme for a series of related stories that we cover over a number of weeks, one story at a time. In this past November and December we surveyed the women to see which story themes would be preferred. They were asked to indicate their favorite four out of twelve. Taking advantage of a write-in option, one woman responded that she would like to learn stories about understanding God more, and another wanted to learn stories about Jesus. The rest chose as follows:

Loving Your Enemy (12)

Healing Stories (11)

Women in Luke (9)

The Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus (8)

Psalms and Other Biblical Prayers (8)

Women in Exodus (8)

Stories of Mary Magdalene (6)

Heroic Prostitutes of the Bible (5)

Esther, the Queen (5)

Seed Parables of Jesus (3)

Exorcism Stories (3)

Ruth, the Moabite (3)