You don’t have to be enrolled in a college program to study theology, religious history and philosophy. Many traditional and online colleges provide free "open courseware" pages, which are free college programs that are available online for anyone to browse. If you’re just interested in learning more about these topics or you’re considering them as a college major, open courses are an excellent resource.

Whether you want to learn more about your culture or understand how different religions and societies have evolved, this list of 100 open courseware links will help you consider theology and philosophy in a completely new way. For lectures and study materials on Darwin, Catholicism, Judaism, the Enlightenment and more, read on.

Theology and History

In this list, you will find classes and resources committed to following theology from a historical perspective.

1. Foundations of Western Culture II: Renaissance to Modernity: This course follows the social and scientific changes in the Western world from the Renaissance to contemporary culture, including the "the general loss of a supernatural or religious perspective upon human events." [MIT]
2. Foundations of Theology: Biblical and Historical: This introductory class follows the evolution of the early Church and considers the Bible’s role as a reference for Christians. [Notre Dame]
3. Islamic Societies of the Middle East and North Africa: Religion, History and Culture: Find out how Islam inspired and was affected by Middle Eastern and North African history. [Notre Dame]
4. Intellectual and Cultural History of the United States, The Search for a Scientific Culture: This e-seminar considers the period in American history between 1890-1945, when religious perspectives were changing, due to scientific and technological progression, especially in response to Darwin’s theories. [Columbia]
5. European Civilization from the Renaissance to the Present: Webcasts, or lessons, in this course include Revolutions in Religion 1517-1555; Absolutism; Religious War and Witchcraft, and more. [UC Berkeley]
6. America and the Muslim World: This five-part series of e-seminars considers Americans’ response to Muslim immigration and contact with the Muslim world, and how it has affected traditional religious beliefs and culture. [Columbia]
7. Medieval Literature: Dante, Boccaccio, Chaucer: Analyze how religion and spirituality are depicted in medieval literature in this class. [MIT]
8. The Emergence of Europe: From 500-1350, consider how European culture, identity, religion and the nature of power evolved. [MIT]
9. The Renaissance: Find out how The Renaissance is partly credited with shaping modern day Christianity and attitudes towards spirituality. [MIT]

Logic

Better understand philosophy and logic with these college courses.

10. Logic I: In this introductory class, you’ll learn the basics of a logical argument. [MIT]
11. Logic II: Study Kurt Godel’s theorem about arithmetical statements in this course. [MIT]
12. The Enlightenment: Study The Enlightenment’s mission to pursue science, reason and logic in this course. [The Open University]
13. Historical Introduction to Philosophy/Logic: Consider this tutorial an introduction to studying logic and logical arguments. [Wikiversity]

Contemporary Philosophy and Culture

These courses consider contemporary philosophy and modern issues, like racial profiling, social justice, terrorism and more.

14. Moral Problems and the Good Life: Aim to understand social justice issues and the debates surrounding topics like free speech, racial profiling and more. [MIT]
15. Justice: Debate whether or not the concept of justice and a just society would feature Utilitarianism, Libertarianism, or Egalitarian Liberalism. [MIT]
16. Philosophy in Film and Other Media: Study the presence and influence of philosophy in literature and opera and in films by Hitchcock, Bergman, Shaw and others in this class. [MIT]
17. Metaphysics: Free Will: Debate topics like intention, moral responsibility and libertarianism in this course. [MIT]
18. Political Philosophy: Global Justice: Understand the arguments for and against global democracy, intellectual property, border control, pluralism, human rights and more, from a philosophical standpoint. [MIT]
19. Terrorism, Peace and Other Inconsistencies: This class examines the nature of peace, especially in a time of global terrorism. Other topics include religion and culture. [Notre Dame]
20. Environmental Philosophy: You will study environmental history, economics, value theory and more when discussing environmental philosophy and the current environmental crisis. [Notre Dame]
21. Topics in Philosophy of Science: Social Science: Study "current debates about the ontology, methodology, and aims of the social sciences." [MIT]
22. Classification, Natural Kinds and Conceptual Change: Race as a Case Study: This course questions the idea of race. Consider whether it is a perceived concept or a natural concept. [MIT]

Judaism

Learn about the history of the Jewish faith and how it is perceived today with these courses.

23. Jews and Christians Throughout History: Topics covered in this course include anti-Semitism in Christianity and the possibility of Jews and Christians working together in the future. [Notre Dame]
24. The Emergence of Judaism: Access historical resources to learn about post Biblical Judaism, community rule, the Dead Sea scrolls and more. [Internet Jewish History Sourcebook]
25. The Jewish Middle Ages: This collection continues the evolution of the Jewish faith. Find resources on Jewish communities, converts, relations between Jews and Christians, and more. [Internet Jewish History Sourcebook]
26. Jewish History from Biblical to Modern Times: Lessons in this course cover Jewish revolts, medieval Jews, early modern Jewry, the Holocaust, Israel and Jews in the United States. [MIT]

Asian Religions

For a closer understanding of Asian religions, check out these courses.

27. Women in South Asia: This course examines the history and significance of women in South Asia, and how they are affected by race, religion, caste systems and more. [MIT]
28. Chinese Culture: Learn about Chinese religions and spiritual culture here. [Brooklyn College]
29. Cultural Origins: Find resources relating to the Yellow River Valley Cultures and Japanese religious traditions here. [Internet East Asian History Sourcebook]

Christianity

This list features Christianity courses about the Gospels, the Old Testament, Catholic theology and more.

30. Catholic Theology: Learn all about Catholic theology by reading this collection of texts and resources. [Religion-Online.org]
31. New Testament: Discover the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, as well as more contemporary viewpoints of the New Testament. [Religion-Online.org]
32. After Colombus: Discover how Colombus’ expedition brought Christianity to the New World and challenged ideas about identity and spirituality. [MIT]
33. Introduction to the Old Testament: In this course, you’ll learn different methods of interpreting, critiquing and understanding the Old Testament. [Yale]
34. Wesley: Discover John Wesley’s school of theology and learn about his own experiences here. [Religion-Online.org]
35. Arthurian Literature and Celtic Colonization: Here you will learn how the Catholic Church and early British Imperialism swayed culture, identity and history. [MIT]
36. Christian Ethics: Read resources that uncover the intentions, history and dynamics of Christian ethics and principles. [Religion-Online.org]

Morality

Reflect upon morality, moral principles, ideology and more in this list.

37. Relativism, Reason and Reality: This class asks students to consider moral standards and their relativity to different cultures. [MIT]
38. Violence, Human Rights and Justice: In this course, you can debate whether or not interfering in other cultures is right or wrong, if it is done in the name of peace and justice. [MIT]
39. Major Authors: John Milton: In this course about John Milton, you will learn how Paradise Lost tackled controversial concepts like original sin and temptation. [MIT]
40. Social Ethics: This philosophy course helps students understand the sources of social ethics and their reason. [Dixie State College of Utah]

Religion, Society and Anthropology

Discover how religion and society intersect and impact one another when you take these classes.

41. Anthropology of Religion: Learn about religion as a cultural phenomenon in this course. [Utah State University]
42. Politics and Religion: Find out how religious groups influence politics and the public here. [MIT]
43. Faith and the African American Experience: This course focuses on the American Diaspora and aims to understand the African American spiritual experience from theological, social sciences and humanities-centric perspectives. [Notre Dame]
44. Catholic Social Teaching: Consider the fundamental Catholic tradition of social teaching and social responsibility in this course. [Notre Dame]
45. Darwin and Design: Study Darwin’s On the Origin of Species in this course to consider concepts like natural selection, the nature of the universe, and the debates that surrounded his ideas at the time. [MIT]
46. Man, God and Society in Western Literature: This philosophy class combines anthropology, literature, and religion with philosophy. [UC Berkeley]
47. Religion Today: Themes and Issues: Lessons in this course include Sources of authority, Differing perspectives, Religion and spirituality, and more. [The Open University]
48. Crucible of Pluralism: Religion in Modern America: This e-seminar questions religious diversity and religious tension in America. [Columbia]
49. The truth is in between: In this lecture, you’ll question how different religions consider their own identity and the concept of truth. [Gresham College]
50. Black Churches: This collection of resources covers analyses and opinions about the principles and dynamic of black churches. [Religion-Online.org]
51. Victorian Literature and Culture: By reading works by Lewis Carroll, George Eliot and others, you’ll learn how "religious crisis" influenced Victorian culture and tradition. [MIT]
52. A Passage to India: Introduction to Modern Indian Culture and Society: Gain an understanding of how religion and theology, culture, and ethnicity are closely intertwined in Indian society. [MIT]
53. Introduction to Anthropology: Get an introduction to cultural anthropology in this course to better understand identity, religious culture and more. [MIT]

Religious Traditions

Learn more about religious traditions, from old Christian traditions to Ancient Rome.

54. Latino Theology and Christian Traditions: This course studies the evolution of the unique branch of Latino Christianity and covers topics in evangelization, social justice and more. [Notre Dame]
55. Women in Islamic Societies: This Middle East Studies class considers how historical perspective and religious issues impact women in Islamic culture. [Notre Dame]
56. Medicine, Religion and Politics in Africa and the African Diaspora: Learn about the dichotomy between Western medicine and traditional African healing beliefs in this course. [MIT]
57. Southern Literature and Culture in the United States: Learn about the religious traditions and culture in the Southern United States when you view sample lectures. [Harvard Extension School]
58. Congregational Life: This grouping of resources analyzes the dynamics of church congregations, including small churches and seminaries. [Religion-Online.org]
59. Foundations of Western Culture: Homer to Dante: Learn about the creation and evolution of Western religious traditions in this class. [MIT]
60. Introduction to Latin American Studies: Better understand Latin American cultural traditions and religious beliefs when you take this course. [MIT]
61. The Ancient World: Rome: Reflect upon the religious trends and ideology that shaped Ancient Rome and paved the way towards Christianity. [MIT]
62. The Ancient World: Greece: Here you will uncover religious and philosophical trends of Ancient Greece. [MIT]
63. Topics in Culture and Globalization: Find out how religious, cultural, political and economic traditions mesh during attempts at globalization. [MIT]

Ancient Philosophy

Discover the works of Plato and other ancient philosophers here.

64. Ancient Philosophy: Watch or listen to these webcasts to learn about Phaedo, Euthyphro the Republic, Nichomachean ethics and more. [UC Berkeley]
65. Ancient Wisdom and Modern Love: Study Plato’s Symposium and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, plus other works that aim to "explore the nature of romance and erotic love." [Notre Dame]
66. Ancient Philosophy: Study ancient Greek philosophy topics in this class, like happiness, death, the law, and society. [MIT]
67. Ancient and Medieval Philosophy: Readings in this class come from Plato’s Republic and Timaeus, Aristotle, Lucretius, Marcus Aurelius, Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. [Notre Dame]

General Philosophy

Philosophy students and enthusiasts can go crazy analyzing and theorizing in these courses about Descartes, the nature of love, the Enlightenment, and more.

68. Problems of Philosophy: Think about the large questions in philosophy, like whether or not there is a god, what is personal identity, and more. [MIT]
69. Classics in Western Philosophy: Study the works of Descartes, Plato, Socrates and Kant in this introductory course. [MIT]
70. Paradox and Infinity: Study Zeno’s Paradox to Godel’s Theorem in this class. [MIT]
71. Theory of Knowledge: Here you will consider the concept of knowledge, including knowledge of the past and knowledge of others. [MIT]
72. The Making of Modern Europe, 1453 to the Present: Study The Enlightenment, The French Revolution, Machiavelli and more in this European history class. [UC Berkeley]
73. Topics in the History of Philosophy: Kant: Study the Critique of Pure Reason in this in-depth class about Kant. [MIT]
74. Imagination: The Missing Mystery of Philosophy: Understand imaginative experience and how it relates to philosophy and identity. [The Open University]
75. Philosophy of Love in the Western World: Analyze the philosophy of love in different literary works and consider the nature of love and sex in this class. [MIT]
76. The History of Modern Political Philosophy: Study the works of Hobbes, Locke, Burke, Marx and others when you view the sample lectures. [Harvard Extension School]
77. Historical Introduction to Philosophy: Lessons in this tutorial cover ethics, metaphysics, logic, philosophy of religion, and more. [Wikiversity]
78. End of Nature: This undergraduate course considers nature in relation to the environment and as a habitat for mankind. You will also learn about the idea of nature from ancient civilizations, in religion, and today. [MIT]
79. Topics in Philosophy of Mind: Perceptual Experience: Understand the philosophy of perception in this graduate-level course. [MIT]
80. David Hume: Read Hume’s essay "Of the immortality of the soul" and learn about deism, empiricism and the Enlightenment. [The Open University]

Spirituality and Identity

Understand how identity shapes religion, spirituality and philosophy in these courses.

81. Introducing Consciousness: Learn how consciousness is defined, as well as the problem of the concept of consciousness. [The Open University]
82. Philosophy: The Nature of Persons: Tackle concepts like freedom, resentment, the person and more. [The Open University]
83. From Self and Other to We: Consider the notion of the Self and the Other, in regard to philosophical and religious systems. [Gresham College]
84. Greek Mythology: Understand how ancient Greeks worshipped Zeus, Athena, Aphrodite and others. [University of Washington]
85. Japan in the Age of the Samurai: History and Film: This course paints an interesting portrait of samurai culture. You’ll learn about Zen Buddhism, warrior identity and more. [MIT]
86. Ethnic and National Identity: Learn how religion, society, race, migration and other issues affect identity. [MIT]
87. Myth, Ritual and Symbolism: Gain a stronger understanding of rituals, magic, mythology and more. [MIT]
88. Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures: Here you’ll learn to consider "Islamic architecture both as a historical tradition and as a cultural catalyst." [MIT]
89. Identity and Difference: This anthropology course questions how an "individual [can be] at once cause and consequence of society." [MIT]
90. Techno-identity: Who we are and how we perceive ourselves and others: Continue to reflect on the nature of human identity, especially in contemporary society, in this course. [MIT]

Miscellaneous

From Shakespeare to Christian evangelism to Asian history, these courses will indulge all sorts of theology and philosophy junkies.

91. Learning from the Past: Drama, Science, Performance: In this class, you’ll study the works of Shakespeare, Rembrandt, Moliere and Descartes to discover how the scientific method and ideas about religion, art and society intersected. [MIT]
92. History of Western Civilization: Study The Crusades and The Reformation in this course. [Boise State]
93. Evangelical – Conservative Theology: View reviews, papers and other resources about evangelism and American Christianity here. [Religion-Online.org]
94. The Nature of Mission: From world missions in China to the concept of baptism, this collection considers the nature of mission. [Religion-Online.org]
95. From the Silk Road to the Great Game: China, Russia and Central Eurasia: This class discovers how religion, as well as culture, identity, politics, and war, passed between China, Russia and Central Eurasia and influenced modern life. [MIT]
96. Islam, the Middle East and the West: Here you will learn about The Crusades, The Renaissance, Western expansion and Napoleon, the Islamic revolution and more. [MIT]
97. Death: Topics considered in this course include immortality, the concept of death, and suicide. [Yale]
98. Technology in a Dangerous World: This class reflects on how humans react to technology and information and how they perceive their own identity in relation to technology. [MIT]
99. France 1660-1815: Learn about the Enlightenment and its effect on history and modern philosophy here. [MIT]
100. The Age of Reason: Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries: Discover this revolutionary time in European history. [MIT]

If you value your ability to multitask more than your weekends, or if you look forward to getting sick because it’s the one time you can justify turning off your BlackBerry, you should probably take a moment to examine your goals. Re-prioritizing your life so that you enjoy a more holistically healthy existence doesn’t meant that you have to give up your professional, academic, or life goals. In this list, we’ll show you how to live your life more spiritually and sanely, without sacrificing productivity or purpose.

Tips

Make it a point to try out these simple tips each day so that you’re consistently working towards a more balanced life.

1. Meditate or Pray: No matter what your religion is, or even if you aren’t particularly religious, your mind and mood can benefit from a few minutes of reflection each day.
2. Set up a regular sleep schedule: You’ll be ready to wake up earlier and will get the most out of your sleeping hours if you do so.
3. Stop your bad habits: Besides the fact that breaking dangerous or unhealthy habits is good for your health, practicing discipline will help you be more purposeful with your other duties.
4. Talk about what’s bothering you: Visit a counselor, pastor or friend to talk out your problems, ease anxiety and fell less alone.
5. Take on responsibility: Whether it’s a plant, a pet, or just owning up to any mistakes you make at work, taking responsibility is good for your integrity and forces you to be there for someone or something else.
6. Seek out other spiritually-minded people: Surround yourself with moral company who share the same goals as you and can be a good influence on your spiritual journey.
7. Eat for Energy: Remember to refuel with healthy snacks and meals for a more energetic and productive day.
8. Tune into your body: Whether it’s through yoga, regular doctor’s visits or going through a detox, take a moment each day to connect your mind and body for a holistic spiritual experience.
9. Pace yourself: Set small goals for yourself and understand what you’re capable of to avoid getting overwhelmed or sidetracked from your larger professional or academic goals.
10. Understand that there will be tough times: If you think that just making the decision to be more spiritual and purposeful means that your life is going to be perfect everyday, it’ll be too easy for you to get frustrated. Understand that your new outlook on life will help you get through the tough times, not prevent them.

Blogs to Read

Add these blogs to your RSS so that you can find inspiration and wisdom in your inbox or Google Reader each day.

11. Beyond Blue: Therese J. Borchard blogs for BeliefNet on the subject of mental health and depression.
12. Zen Habits: Get all kinds of life hacks, ideas for organization, and inspiring habits to start from this blog.
13. My Out Spirit: My Out Spirit is a spirituality blog for the gay community and covers topics like lifestyle choices, identity and more.
14. Psychology Today Blogs: Visit a specific blog or just click on a category to see all relevant posts. Categories range from addiction to relationships to self-help.
15. Self Help Daily: Learn how to love yourself and do everything better when you read this blog, from relationships to health to fitness.
16. For God’s Sake, Shut Up!: Brian Kaylor is an Assistant Professor in Communication Studies and aims to help Christians learn how to communicate better.
17. Text Messages: Patton Dodd writes about Christianity and culture here.
18. Life is a Journal: This "self help for lazy people" blog is written by Allen Galbraith, a contributer to BBC TV and radio programs. Find tips for getting inspired and making progress in your life.
19. Slacker Manager: Here you can find tips for being a better partner and manager, in the business world and beyond.
20. Self-Help Happiness Blog: From lists of motivational songs and TV shows to tips for managing your life more effectively, this blog is a great resource for finding a balance.

Finance and Wealth

Learn how to balance your budget without becoming too consumed with money. These tips and resources will help you keep everything organized and in perspective.

21. Money Tips from Zen Achievers: Savvy Sugar shares tips for "keeping it simple" in terms of finances and stress.
22. The Prioritizer: CNN Money’s calculator can help you track your financial goals.
23. The Correct Way to Pay off Personal Debt: This guide has tips for avoiding the "debt avalanche" and taking responsibility for your debt.
24. 10 Tips to Make Sure Your Financial Budget Will Succeed: Tips like "put your budget in writing" and "review your budget each month" will help you stay on track.

Work-Life Balance

Achieving a school or work life balance is a great struggle for some, but it’s absolutely necessary if you want to have a meaningful life.

25. Are you a workaholic?: This article can help you stop bad work habits before they spiral out of control.
26. 5 Tips for Better Work-Life Balance: WebMD helps you figure out a 5-step plan for a mentally and physically healthy work-life balance.
27. 11 Tips for Nuking Laziness without Becoming a Workaholic: This guide can show you a balance between overachieving and underachieving.
28. Stop Being a Workaholic: 5 Ways to Keep it in Check: PreventDisease.com explains how being a workaholic can turn into a "futile cycle."
29. Work-life balance: Ways to restore harmony and reduce stress: The Mayo Clinic’s guide explains why a work-life balance is important and how to achieve it.
30. 20 Work-Life Balance Tips for the Overworked Entrepreneur: Wendy Piersall can help you re-prioritize your life so that you balance work life and your personal life.

Community Involvement

Life isn’t just about work, school and home. Branch out to meet new friends and give back to the community by following these tips.

31. Volunteer: Volunteering can help you feel like you’re spending your free time in a purposeful way, and it’s a way to meet new friends.
32. Take an interest in your children’s activities: Besides being a way to make sure your children are making healthy, safe decisions in their social lives, getting to know their coaches and friends is good for you, too.
33. Join a spiritual community: Join a church or other spiritual group for social interaction and inspiration to continue your journey.
34. Idealist.org: Log on to this website to research volunteer and mission projects in your area and around the world.

Charitable Giving

Charitable giving offers lots of fulfilling benefits, including the opportunity to learn about a new culture or community, feel good about doing something for others, and even getting a tax break.

35. Charity Navigator: Research over 5,300 American charities with this tool.
36. Share your services: Offer to tutor or donate your company’s free services for a needy organization or individual.
37. Charity Guide: Search charities by state or country with this tool.
38. Network for Good: Find charities to donate to or volunteer with through this organization.
39. JustGive.org: Find charities and in-need organizations by topic here.
40. Tax Deduction for Charitable Donations: There is nothing wrong with filing a charitable donation with your taxes. Learn more about it here.

Social Guides and Relationships

For tips on finding more meaning in your social life and relationships, turn to this list.

41. Four Keys to a Spiritual Marriage: This article has tips for couples who want to support each other and connect with each other on a deeper level.
42. Spiritual Tools for Couples: This article lists benefits of couples who go to church together, including having more friends, enjoying a lower divorce rate, and even having better sex.
43. 7 Tips for Better Family Communication: Learn how to pay attention to your family members all over again when you read this guide.
44. The Positive Side of Divorce: Becoming More Spiritual: If you’ve gone through a divorce and are having trouble getting on with your life, read this article for inspiration.
45. Have friends: It’s easy for even naturally outgoing people to get stuck in a rut and spend too much time working or watching TV. Expand your social network by joining a fitness club or just visiting a neighbor a few times a week.
46. Helping Kids Cope With Stress: If you’ve been having a stressful week or day, remember that your kids might have been too. Read this article to learn how to tune in to your kids’ stress and help them feel less anxious.
47. Get a roommate: Living alone is a dream for some, but if you’re getting depressed, consider getting a roommate.
48. Top 10 Ways to Connect With Your Spouse: This Christian article recommends praying together, leaving love notes, going on dates and sharing common interests.
49. Why You Should Learn Tantric Sex: Tantric sex can provide a deeper, more intimate connection spiritually and physically.
50. Spend more time at home: If you’re too busy with social activities, work and errands, make a point to spend more weekends or evenings at home with your family or to pay more attention to yourself.

Spiritual Development

Here are guides and tips devoted to helping you grow spiritually.

51. 6 Essential Keys to Spiritual Development: Care2′s article offers daily goals to achieve inner harmony, connect with others and more.
52. The Center for Spiritual Development: This website has lots of resources for anyone curious about religion, psychology and spirituality.
53. Online Bible: If you’re interested in Christianity, visit this online Bible site for a searchable directory and information about marriage, finance, devotion and more.
54. Search God’s Word: This website is another resource for learning about the Bible.
55. Meditation for Beginners: Here you’ll find 20 tips "for quieting the mind."
56. How to Meditate: 10 Important Tips: Learn how to focus and relax your breathing, eyes, posture, thoughts and more.
57. Listen to a podcast: Subscribe to or download a podcast about religion and spirituality to add more meaning and inspiration to your day.
58. Bible.org: Study the Bible with this online tool as a reference guide.
59. Go to a lecture: Visit a special lecture series at a university or religious center to learn more about a particular ideology, religious group or lifestyle.
60. Go on a retreat: Sign up for an organized retreat through a church or temple, or send yourself on an individual retreat to focus on your spiritual development.

Goal Trackers

Use these goal trackers to monitor your progress and stay inspired each day.

61. Joe’s Goals: Use this tool to track anything from exercise progress to how frequently you meditate.
62. Goalmigo: This fun but basic site makes it easy to set up goals, track your progress, receive reminders and alerts, and even join groups of people with the same goals as you.
63. We Endure: If your goal is to run a marathon or enter a bike race, then this tracker will keep you on point.
64. HealtheHuman: Set up your own health profile, keep an online diary and access a calendar and goal tracking tool.
65. eLIFELIST: This nifty network helps you create a list of goals and share them with a community of committed friends and groups.
66. Don’t Break the Chain: Don’t Break the Chain is a very simple online calendar that lets you mark off days you took steps to achieving your goal.
67. SuperViva: Make a life list with SuperViva, which lets you record goals, to-do lists and more.
68. The Daily Plate: This popular and well-organized site helps those on a mission to lose weight and be more active. You’ll get access to a food journal, fitness log and more.
69. Mint: Mint is a free finance and budget tracker that helps you find out where all your money goes.
70. traineo: Use traineo to track health and fitness goals, find motivation and hold yourself accountable.

Social Media

Reach out to others with similar struggles, goals or points of view through these social media sites. You’ll find a sense of community and new groups of friends that will keep you on point.

71. WebMD Community: This community is for more than just health questions. Find inspiration, information and camaraderie from people going through similar health situations as you.
72. 3 fat chicks on a diet: Check out this social media site for diet and fitness tips, as well as member blogs that track members’ weight loss journeys.
73. Care2: Join this group to find out how you can make a difference by petitioning, joining an environmentalist group, donating to a charity and more.
74. D*I*Y Planner: Join this community to come up with plans to be more healthy, organize your finances, achieve goals and pursue hobbies.
75. Join a religious social media site: Sites like My Praize are family-friendly networks with chat, web mail, forums, video and more.
76. Accomplish Life: This self-help community site has channels for relationships, personal growth, spirituality, depression, goal setting, and even financial help.
77. Join a business networking site: Especially if you’re in charge of your personal brand or company, join a site like LinkedIn to expand your presence online.
78. SparkPeople: SparkPeople is a weight-loss and healthy lifestyle network that will make you get serious about your plans to be healthy.
79. Join a Christian dating site: Christian Cafe is just one dating and singles sites for Christians. You’ll meet others who share your morals and beliefs, even in the cutthroat dating world.
80. Get on Digg: Social bookmarking sites like Digg are a great way for you to quickly find the news stories and lifestyle articles that you’re curious about. You can also make friends with people who are interested in the same things as you and who want to share meaningful stories.

Nature and Environment

Another way to feel more spiritual and connected to the world around you is to spend more time with nature and protect the environment. Through volunteer projects, living an organic lifestyle and understanding how your life impacts nature and other people, you can enjoy a stronger sense of yourself and your purpose.

81. Grow your own food: Start an organic garden to grow your own vegetables.
82. Live an organic lifestyle: Go beyond your diet and live an entirely organic lifestyle that infiltrates your beauty regime and home life too.
83. Recycle: Recycling has been a hot topic for decades, and it’s still vital to preserving the earth and even saving money.
84. TreeHugger: Start visiting this website to learn about eco-friendly fashion, car and transportation alternatives, technology developments, and more.
85. Calculate your carbon footprint: Better understand how your life affects the planet when you calculate your carbon footprint.
86. Make your own cleaning supplies: Make non-toxic cleaning supplies a staple in your home to protect the environment and your family’s health.
87. Join a community garden: Community gardens provide excellent ways to meet conscientious neighbors, grow your own food and give back to the environment and community.
88. Things You Should Always Buy Green: If it’s hard for you to adopt a wholly green lifestyle right away, start easy by shopping for eco-friendly versions of light bulbs, paper, paint and other simple items.
89. Be green at work: Encourage your office mates to go green by sharing these tips for office and eco-friendly living.
90. Opt for paperless billing: Online billing is good for the environment, cuts down on excess mail, and makes your bill paying routine more efficient.

Health and Well being

Pay attention to your mental health and physical health in order to feel more energized, productive and peaceful.

91. Feng Shui to Alleviate Anxiety: Consider designing your home or rooms according to feng shui principles in order to ease anxiety and promote good energy.
92. Schedule regular check ups: Visit the doctor and dentist at least once a year for preventative tests and check ups.
93. Monitor your weight: Exercise and a good diet keep your weight down and boost your mood, and being overweight can be a risk factor for diseases like diabetes.
94. Get sunlight: Spend a few minutes a day out in the sun for an instant mood booster and to get Vitamin D. If you’re out longer than 15 or 20 minutes when there’s a high UV index, put on sunscreen.

Tips to be More Efficient

These efficiency tips will help you learn or do more in less time.

95. Make lists: Set up a long-term calendar and short to-do lists for each day to make sure you stay on track.
96. Limit cell phone and Internet time: BlackBerries and the Internet can be major time savers in one regard, but they’re also a huge drain to your productivity if you let your addiction get out of control.
97. E-mail smarter: This article has 99 tips for being more efficient and safe with your e-mail habits.
98. Know which tools help and which ones don’t: This article has suggestions for the most productive Firefox extensions, so don’t waste your time with useless extras.
99. Business Productivity: This guide has tips for being more productive at work, so that you get the most out of your work day and don’t have to worry about overtime as much.
100. De-clutter your life: Remove clutter from your home, your mind and your to-do lists for a more positive, relaxed outlook on life.
101. Avoid multitasking too much: Too much multitasking can leave you feeling unfocused and overwhelmed, and you won’t be able to give 100% to your projects.

Ministers, students, researchers and church administrators can benefit from these collections of high-res religious images for Power Point presentations, reference materials, and even clip art for bulletins and websites. The following collections come from well-known university libraries and museums, as well as smaller stock photo sites and Christian websites.

Clip Art

Find Christian-related clip art for non-commercial use here.

1. ChristianPhotos.net: These photos are free to use for Christian publications.
2. Coptic Network Clip Art: Here you can find clip art for the Ascension, Saint Pishoy and the Revelation to Shepherds.

Libraries

The New York Public Library, British Library and Galerias de la Biblioteca, among others, have quality religious and Christian image databases for you to click through.

3. New York Public Library Digital Gallery: Browse over 600 images related to religion in this collection.
4. ArchNet: Find images, including historical monuments and religious buildings, from Qatar to Libya to Australia.
5. ATLA: The digital collections from the American Theological Library Association include Christian photographs, slides, coins, and more.
6. British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts: Find Biblical scenes and manuscripts that are free to download for non-commercial use.
7. Galerias de la Biblioteca Electronica Cristiana: Find beautiful images relating to old and contemporary Christianity here.

Art History and University Collections

This list of religious image collections comes from university libraries at Yale, USC, Emory and more.

8. Digital Scriptorium: Find images from medieval and Renaissance manuscripts from Columbia’s collection.
9. Inscriptifact: Here you’ll find "an image database of inscriptions and artifacts" from the University of Southern California West Semitic Research.
10. Bodleian Library: Western manuscripts: The University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library has old, illustrated Christian manuscripts from the 11th century to the 17th century.
11. Yale Divinity Digital Image and Text Library: View images from the Database for Biblical Studies or the Image and Text Database on the History of Christianity.
12. Pitts Theology Library: Emory’s Pitts Theology Library has a collection of over 3,400 images related to the Protestant Reformation and the beginnings of the Lutheran faith.
13. Index of Christian Art: Princeton’s digital collection features medieval art and icons.
14. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library: Find images of old manuscripts and illustrations from Yale’s Beinecke Library.
15. BYU Harold B. Lee Library: Brigham Young has an extensive digital collection of images, including a religious education image archive.
16. Internet Mission Photography Archive: USC’s archives includes images from Protestant and Catholic missionary groups from Britain, Norway, Germany, and the United States.
17. Harvard University Library: Find searchable digital images relating to missionary work in China and beyond here.
18. Indiana University Jane Johnson Manuscript Nursery Library: Find digital reproductions of religious learning cards for children here.
19. Bridgeman Art Culture History: Register to access beautiful paintings and other art history images, including religious ones.

Museum Collections

Browse digital religious image collections from the Louvre, Smithsonian and other museums.

20. Anno Domini: This virtual museum depicting different stages of Jesus’ life and symbolism is a project of The Provincial Museum of Alberta.
21. National Museum of American History: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has online images of paintings, artifacts and more pertaining to religion.
22. Smithsonian American Art Museum: Search religious artwork and artifacts from American history.
23. Louvre: The Louvre Museum has bas-reliefs, sculptures, sarcophaguses, and more depicting the evolution of religions in world history.
24. The Judaica Museum: New York’s Judaica Museum has a sample of its collections online, including an engraved Kiddush cup and a miniature Torah ark.

History

Here you can find religious images that pertain to American and European history.

25. Christian Digital Images: Find clipart, Easter images, and images from the scripture, Stations of the Cross, Nativity and Old and New Testaments here.
26. Gutenberg Bible: Search the Gutenberg Bible for religious images here.
27. Early Virginia Religious Petitions: View maps and petitions from 1774-1802 regarding the separation of church and state in Virginia.

Cathedrals and Temples

This list includes high-res photos of St. Mark’s Cathedral and stain glass windows.

28. Facade of St. Marks Cathedral: View this beautiful photo of the ornate design on St. Mark’s Cathedral.
29. Photo Furl: Find wallpapers of basilicas and cathedrals around Europe.
30. St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church ELCA: Check with this church about using their beautiful high res photos of the stained glass windows at St. John’s.

Photographs

Here you’ll find photographs of medieval abbeys.

31. Figurae: This site has cataloged photos of abbeys dating from the 12th century.

Biblical Images

View artifacts, maps and cities from the Bible here.

32. The Coptic Network Picture Archive: Find icons and paintings of the Passion and crucifix, Jesus and Mary, and more.
33. High Resolution Photos for Tchacos Codex: This blogger shares photos from The National Geographic Society of papyrus and ink manuscripts from the Gospels.
34. Free High Resolution Bible Maps: View high res maps from the time of Abraham, the Exodus from Egypt, the Twelve Tribes in Canaan and more.
35. BiblePlaces.com: This website has high res images of the Sea of Galilee, Mt. Gerizim, Mt. Zion, Kazneh at Petra and other Biblical sites.
36. Online Bible Atlas: Find maps from the Smith Bible, of Israel under King Solomon, Palestine under Herod the Great, and more.
37. The Hebrew Bible: View photos of manuscripts from The Torah here.
38. Radiography Schools: Here you’ll find the education to use technology to date ancient religious imagery.
39. Bible Land Photographs: The Church of Christ in Zion, IL, has put together this collection of high-res images of the Arch of Constantine, The Colosseum, The Arch of Titus, and the Mamertine Prison.

Stock Images

Search these stock image sites for religious imagery, including crosses, inspirational scenes, and more.

39. Christian Images and Stock Art: Find professional quality images from The Artservant collection here.
40. A-Z Fotos: Religious Pictures: From St. Peter’s Basilica to the Cao Dai temple in Vietnam, you’ll find beautiful photos here.
41. Dreamstime: These photos aren’t technically free, but at just 20 cents per download, they’re still very affordable.
42. Stock.xchng: Find photographs of worshipers, the Nativity and religious buildings.
43. twicepix: Twicepix is another free photo site.
44. Image After: You’re even allowed to modify and edit some of these free religious images.

Shared Photos and Media

These shared sites and community sites are great resources for finding religious imagery and Christian images.

45. CreativeMYK: Christian artists share graphics and photos on this community site.
46. Vine Resources: Pastors and others involved in ministry come to this site to find music, photos and videos to use for their projects.
47. Living Praise: Download screensavers of religious-inspired sunsets and more.
48. StockVault.net: Here you can share your own religious photographs, too.
49. Living Praise II: Find even more high-res screen savers of chapels, crosses and more inspiration scenes here.
50. Free Bible Verse Wallpaper: Each of these wallpaper downloads comes with a Bible verse, too.

For students of religion, you’ll find a variety of blogs online devoted to it. Among these, you’ll find blogs about politics, history, writings, and more, all of which are represented here. Follow this list of top notch theology blogs to gain a deeper understanding of religious studies.

General Theology

These blogs cover anything and everything theology.

1. Two Powers in Heaven: Two Powers in Heaven discusses an ancient Jewish theology that believes there were two holy powers in heaven.
2. azcoyote: Get thoughts from a theologian through this blog.
3. Euangelion: Euangelion discusses New Testament studies, Christian origins, following Jesus, and more.
4. Narrative and Ontology: Here you’ll find Old Testament theology and a big picture look at Christianity and religion.
5. Experimental Theology: Visit Experimental Theology, and you’ll find writings on God and religious truth.
6. America’s Young Theologian: Dan Morehead discusses links, politics, books, life, and more in theology.
7. Reformation Theology: Reformation Theology supports a reformed look at religion.
8. Bryan’s Thoughts: Bryan writes about Biblical studies and theology on this blog.
9. Douglas Knight: Douglas Knight’s blog offers a wealth of resources for Christian theology.
10. New Epistles: Here you’ll find writings on theology, spirituality, scripture, and more.
11. Biblical Theology: Check out this blog to read about biblical theology and related topics.
12. Christians in Context: Christians in Context discusses Orthodox Christianity in a historical and contemporary context.
13. Jesus Creed: Scot McKnight writes about Jesus and Orthodox faith as it relates to current theology.
14. Revelation is Real: This blog is about reflections on Christianity and often the book of Revelation.
15. Theological Scribbles: Robin Parry writes about various theological issues as well as books.
16. Theology Forum: Visit the Theology Forum to find a discussion on the cultivation of theology.
17. Sweet Tea & Theology: Read this blog to find new developments in theology, resources, and thought.
18. Stepping into the Light: Stepping into the Light is a great blog and book for new Christians looking for a better understanding of Christian theology.
19. Koinonia: Koinonia offers conversations on the Bible and theology for Christians.
20. Stalin’s Moustache: Check out Roland Boer’s blog to read about the Bible, theology, philosophy, and more.
21. Christian Theology: These bloggers come together to discuss Christian theology.
22. Parchment and Pen: This group of bloggers focuses on theology and informed discussion.
23. The Lucifer Effect: The Lucifer Effect considers how good people turn evil.
24. HIM-An Introduction: Get an introduction to God through this theology blog.
25. Faith and Theology: This blog is all about faith and theological scholarship.

Criticism

Read these blogs that cast a critical eye on myths, faith, and more.

26. NT Wrong?: This blog asks if the New Testament, Old Testament, Early Judaism, and Early Christianity are wrong.
27. Skeptical Christian: The Skeptical Christian addresses the myth that Christianity is a leap of faith.
28. Why Faith: This blog explains faith from a Christian perspective.

Politics

Read these blogs to discover a political discussion on religion.

29. Theopolitical: On Theopolitical, you’ll find smart discussions on the intersection of politics and theology.
30. God’s Politics: Learn about the political issues in Christianity today from God’s Politics.
31. Faithfully Liberal: Get an understanding of the theology of a liberal Christian on this blog.
32. Law and Theology: Christopher Neiswonger discusses the way law affects theology and Christianity.

History

Be sure to check out these blogs for a healthy dose of religious history.

33. PaleoJudica: PaleoJudica offers a look at ancient Judaism and its context.
34. The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Get a look into wise Jewish teachings from this blog.
35. The Jesus Dynasty: This blog accompanies a book by the same name, which is concerned with early Christianity.
36. Prewrath Rapture: Prewrath Rapture writes about the history of Prewrath.
37. Bible/History Blog: Bill Heroman covers both the Bible and history on this blog.
38. Earliest Christian History: Check out this blog for information on Christian origins and early Judaism.
39. Old Testament Story: Otstory discusses stories of the Old Testament.
40. Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean: Philip A. Harland discusses social and religious life in the ancient Mediterranean.
41. Thoughts on Antiquity: In this blog you’ll find a celebration of all things ancient, including ancient religious finds and texts.
42. Ralph the Sacred River: Edward Cook writes about ancient religion and more.

Academic

You’ll find a lot to learn from these academic theologists, including college professors, researchers, and students.

43. The Blogging Parson: Michael Jensen has a doctorate in Martyrdom, and teaches Christian Doctrine.
44. Exploring Our Matrix: Dr. James McGrath writes this blog about exploring the theological world.
45. The Religious Researcher: Read this blog to find cutting edge Christian research on today’s theology.
46. Philonica et Neotestamentica: Here you’ll read research notes on Philo of Alexandria as well as New Testament issues.
47. Blue Cord: Blue Cord offers an academic study of the Bible from lecturer Kevin A. Wilson, PhD.
48. Targuman: In this blog, you’ll find writings about Targum Lamentations, biblical and rabbinic literature, and Christian theology.
49. Katagraphais: Katagraphais offers theology, books to read, and more.
50. The Christian Journey: Check out this blog to find a collection of Bible teaching and devotional writings.
51. The Fire and the Rose: David Congdon is a PhD student in systematic theology at Princeton Theological Seminary.
52. Singing in the Reign: These professors of theology offer insights into Christianity, ancient Judaism, and more.
53. Biblia Theologica: This professor of New Testament Studies and Biblical Theology writes about biblical and theologic thought.
54. Higgaion: This Associate Professor of Religion at Pepperdine shares thoughts about theology and family life.
55. Strawberry-Rhubarb Theology: This blog offers a look at theology from a college student.
56. Leithart: Dr. Peter Leithart discusses theology and literature on this blog.
57. Notes from Off-Center: Andrew Tatusko of Mount Aloysius College writes on postmodern theology and more.
58. Judy’s Research Blog: Judy studies and shares information about the Gospel of Thomas.
59. Helm’s Deep: Professor Phil Helm offers philosophical theology on this blog.
60. Shored Fragments: Steve Holmes of St. Mary’s College in Scotland offers fragments of theology that are interesting enough to share.
61. NT Gateway Weblog: Associate Professor Mark Goodacre writes about the theology of the New Testament on this blog.
62. Professor of Old Testament: Dr. Claude Mariottini writes about the study of the Old Testament.

Clergy

These ministers, preachers, priests, and more offer a strong perspective on religious studies.

63. Shuck and Jive: Shuck and Jive features a Presbyterian minister’s writings about spirituality, theology, social issues, and beyond.
64. Delivered By Grace: Rev. Josh Buice offers a resource for preachers, laypersons, and teachers within the church looking for theological guidance.
65. Doug Chaplin: Doug Chaplin shares his thoughts on theology in modern Catholocism.
66. The Reformed Pastor: This Evangelical Presbyterian pastor discusses Christian faith.
67. Ponderings on a Faith Journey: This Church historian and pastor shares his thoughts and opinions.
68. Real Live Preacher: Gordon Atkinson writes about his life as a preacher and essays on theology.

Society & Culture

Discover the intersection of society, culture, and religion through these theology blogs.

69. Losing My Religion: Check out this blog to learn about society versus religion.
70. ThinkChristian: ThinkChristian discusses Christ, culture, and everyday faith.
71. a time to tear down | A Time to Build Up: Dr. Peter Enns covers discussions on the Bible and contemporary Christian faith.
72. The Intersect: Chris Goodman shares his insight on the intersection of ministry and the Internet.
73. Christ and Pop Culture: This blog brings Christian theology and pop culture together.
74. The Evangelical Outpost: The Evangelical Outpost offers a look at politics, culture, and religion.
75. Between Two Worlds: Justin Taylor’s blog offers a mix of theology, philosophy, politics, and culture.
76. in the open space: God & culture: Here you’ll find thoughts on God, faith, and culture.
77. the church and postmodern culture: Find contemporary philosophy on culture and theology together in this blog.
78. C. Orthodoxy: Ken Brown writes this blog to discuss the links between Christian faith and postmodern culture.

Writings

These blogs are concerned with the study of religious texts.

79. biblicalia: biblicalia focuses on important theological texts.
80. Off the Wall Torah: Check out Off the Wall Torah for a discussion on the Jewish theological text.
81. Ancient Hebrew Poetry: This blog focuses on poetry from the Ancient Hebrew times.
82. Biblical Theology: This blog promotes the study and discussion of the history, methodology, direction, and more of biblical theology.
83. Rabbis and Their Writings: Find the writings of rabbis through this blog.
84. Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth: Check out this blog to read book reviews on theological texts and more.
85. The Naked Bible: Michael Heiser discusses biblical theology in an ancient context.
86. NT Resources: In this blog, you’ll find lots of information and resources about the New Testament.
87. Awilum: Awilum discusses the Bible and ancient Near East.
88. Andy Naselli: Andy Naselli’s blog focuses largely on contemporary texts about theology and Christianity.
89. Bite My Bible: Bite My Bible discusses how the Bible is portrayed on the British media scene.
90. Hebrew and Greek Reader: Get help in reading Hebrew and Greek literature from this blog.
91. The Bible Post: Find Bible teachings, devotions, and more on this blog.
92. Chrisendom: This postgraduate student’s blog focuses on Paul’s language and beyond.
93. Hypotyposeis: Check out Hypotyposeis to find readings from the Gospel and beyond.
94. The Guild of Biblical Minimalists: These bloggers believe that the Bible is primarily and theologically an apologetic work.
95. Confessions of a Bible Junkie: This blog offers a good look at biblical studies.
96. Daily Hebrew: Daily Hebrew posts daily readings from Biblical Hebrew.
97. Codex: Read this blogger’s thoughts on biblical studies and important theological texts here.
98. Theological Musings: Theological Musings is all about musings on theological writings.
99. Jesus, Paul, and Luke: This blog focuses on Jesus, Paul, Luke, early Judaism, and Christianity.
100. The Reformed Reader: The Reformed Reader discusses books from a reformed Christian perspective.

Although the Bible is an ancient text, there is an abundance of modern tools available to help you study it. Whether you’re looking for daily devotionals, study guides, or just an online Bible you can search, you’ll be sure to find what you need here. Check out this list of online scripture study tools to find the help that you need.

Online & Searchable Bibles

Think of these as Bible 2.0.

1. King James Large Print Bible: For those who need a larger print, check out this online Bible.
2. Online Study Bible: Make use of these resources to read an online study bible.
3. Bible.org: Bible.org offers a NET Bible, wedding vows, and more resources for you to download and use.
4. YouVersion: YouVersion makes it easy to comment, share, and discuss the Bible.
5. BibleGateway: Use BibleGateway to search the Bible by keywords, passage lookups, topics, and more.
6. Bible Search: Visit Bible Search, and you can search the Bible, find answers to questions, download materials, and more.
7. eBible: eBible offers an online Bible search as well as a study community.
8. Strong’s Lexicon: Use this tool to find definitions according to Strong’s number.
9. BibleMaster: In this resource center, you can search the Bible, find a Bible study, and discuss the Bible on the forums.
10. Bible Study Toolbox: Do word study, look up verses, and more on this website.
11. Search God’s Word: This website offers a searchable Bible and daily resources.
12. Multi-Lex Biblical Lexicon: Using this tool, you can search for words in a variety of Biblical languages.
13. Sermon Search: Find sermons, outlines, backgrounds, and more on this searchable resource.
14. Blue Letter Bible: Use the Blue Letter Bible for a searchable Bible, along with teachings and commentaries from pastors.
15. BibleFootnotes: BibleFootnotes is an open source study Bible that can be edited by anyone.
16. World Wide Study Bible: With this online study bible you can read Bible verses contributed and translated from around the world.
17. The Open Bible Project: The Open Bible Project is the creation of a collaborative study Bible that you can contribute to.

Reading & Study Plans

Follow these plans to organize your study of the Bible.

18. BibleGateway Reading Plans: Chart your reading of the Bible using these reading plans, available via RSS and iCal.
19. Into Thy Word: This website will help teach you how to study the Bible.
20. Bible Study Tutorial: Follow this tutorial to learn a variety of simple, effective methods for studying the Bible.
21. Bible Desk: This guide will show you how to study the Bible.
22. Guide to Bible Study: Use this guide to learn how to effectively follow and study the Bible.
23. Analyzing Bible Difficulties: This knol offers helpful information for making sense of difficulties in the Bible.
24. Read Through the Bible in a Year: Follow this plan to read the entire Bible in a year.
25. Crosswalk: Crosswalk offers a number of resources for studying the Bible, including daily scriptures, devotionals, and reading plans.

Study Materials

With the help of these resources, you can carefully study the scriptures.

26. JesusWalk: Follow this Bible study series to walk with Jesus through a study of the gospels.
27. Officers’ Christian Fellowship: This fellowship offers a variety of different studies for the Bible and Christianity in general.
28. Quiet Time Bible Study: This site features daily Bible studies.
29. Early Jewish Writings: Find a large collection of early Jewish writings on this website.
30. Our Daily Bread: Find daily inspiration and insight into eating as worship from this site.
31. Bible Study Planet: Here you’ll find free daily Bible studies good for everyone.

Applications

Make use of these applications, and you’ll find that your studies are easier and more organized.

32. MyProgress: Use MyProgress, and you’ll be able to track how much reading and study you’ve covered.
33. Xtreme Bible Study: This Facebook app serves up new studies every day.
34. Helipad: With Helipad, you can write and share notes about scriptures.
35. Zotero: Zotero is an easy to use Firefox extension that will help you collect, manage, and cite scripture research, all inside your web browser.
36. Wizlite: Wizlite makes it easy to highlight anything online, and then share it with anyone.
37. PBwiki: Using PBwiki, you can put together your own wiki of scripture knowledge.
38. Verse Lookup: Look up Bible verses on the go with the help of this iPhone app.
39. RefTagger: Use RefTagger to turn references into full text passages, so that you can make scripture text easily available on your blog.
40. Clipmarks: Clipmarks makes it easy to clip out text, images, and video that you want to keep for your scripture studies.
41. Google Docs: This online word processor will allow you to conveniently store your scripture notes online, as well as share and collaborate with others.
42. iijournal: Use iijournal to set and keep track of your scripture study goals.
43. Netvibes: Set Netvibes as your start page, and fill it with daily readings, devotionals, and passages.
44. GodlySearch: GodlySearch will show you a new passage every time you use Google search.
45. Diigo: Diigo makes it easy to highlight text on websites, and then bookmark the page to visit later.
46. Backpack: Organize scriptures, notes, images, and more in one simple place with Backpack.
47. Gliffy: Using Gliffy, you can make flow charts to remember events and relationships in the Bible.
48. iBibleSpace: iBibleSpace offers a searchable Bible for your iPhone.
49. Delicious: Delicious makes it easy to create web-based, shareable bookmarks of your favorite scripture links.
50. FlipTo Bible: Using this iPhone app, you can flip to Bible passages quickly.
51. WebNotes: Make your notes online with this tool that makes it easy to annotate the Web.
52. NoteCentric: NoteCentric makes it easy for you to store and share your scripture notes online.
53. Answerly: If you’re stumped on a scripture question, ask the crowd at Answerly to get an answer.
54. ReadScriptures: With the help of this app, you can have the Bible and a variety of scripture texts and tools available on your iPhone.
55. ShareThis: ShareThis makes it easy for you to share your favorite passages with others in Bible study.
56. Custom Verse Generator: With this verse generator, you can share your favorite verses in a variety of translations.

Multimedia

These resources feature videos, podcasts and more for scripture study.

57. Preaching Truth: Find broadcasts of scriptures, sermons, and more on this website.
58. SermonIndex: Listen, read, or watch excellent sermons by a variety of different speakers on this website.
59. SermonAudio: SermonAudio offers a large library of free MP3 sermons.
60. Christian Audio: Christian Audio is full of ebooks, ministries, podcasts, and of course, the Bible.

Blogs

Follow these blogs to enhance your study of the Bible.

61. Bite My Bible: Find scribbles on the Bible and the media on this blog.
62. Olstory: Old Testament Story focuses on the stories and narratives of the Old Testament.
63. The Christian Journey: In this blog, you’ll find a variety of Bible teachings and devotional writings.
64. The Bible Post: The Bible Post is an excellent resource for finding Bible teachings, devotions, and a better understanding of the text.
65. Daily Hebrew: Visit this blog to find daily readings from Biblical Hebrew.
66. Hypotyposeis: Hypotyposeis is all about writings in the New Testament.
67. Word n Verse: This blog shares the Gospel, provides a Biblical worldview, and more.

Reference Tools

With the help of these tools, you can look up words, trends, and other uncertainties that you find in your studies.

68. Greek Lexical Parser: Enter a Greek word into this tool, and you’ll find all of the possible grammatical parsings for that word. You’ll also be able to click on those words and find all of the forms of that word that occur in the Greek Old and New Testaments.
69. United Methodist Church Glossary: Make use of this glossary to look up terms that you don’t understand.
70. Biblical Maps: Visualize locations in the Bible using this searchable Bible map.
71. Smith’s Bible Dictionary: Search this dictionary by alphabetical listing and topic, and then follow links to their text in the Bible.
72. Hitchhock’s Dictionary of Bible Names: Make sense of all the names in the Bible with the help of this dictionary.
73. Religious Glossary: This glossary offers religious terms in an HTML format.
74. Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Look up unfamiliar words you find in the Bible in this dictionary.
75. WebBible Encyclopedia: With this encyclopedia, you can get a better understanding of common themes, people, and more in the Bible.
76. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Get a better understanding of the Bible by searching through this encyclopedia.
77. A Dictionary of Orthodox Terminology: With this dictionary, you can get a better understanding of Bible terms.
78. Biblical Art and Illustrations: Look up art and illustrations in the Bible by passage, title, or category with this tool.

Commentary & Interpretation

Here you’ll find Biblical thought from historic and modern writers.

79. Classic Bible Commentaries: On this website, you’ll be able to read classic commentaries on a variety of passages.
80. Free Bible Commentary: Find the commentaries of Dr. Bob Utley on this website.
81. Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary: Read this resource for a condensed understanding of nearly every Bible verse.
82. The Bible and Interpretation: Find articles, news, and more about interpreting the Bible here.
83. Dr. Constable’s Bible Study Notes: Read the Biblical commentary and notes of Dr. Constable through this resource.
84. Bible Commenter: Bible Commenter will make it easy for you to comment side by side with the Bible.
85. Bible Interpretation-Hermeneutics: Read the information on this site to learn about Bible interpretation.

Comprehension

Enhance your scripture understanding with the help of these tools.

86. Bible Quiz: Take a quiz on this site to find out how well you know the Bible.
87. Bible Stuph: Find Bible trivia, riddles, and other Bible comprehension tools on this site.

Simplification

These tools will help make understanding the Bible just a bit easier.

88. At God’s Table: At God’s Table makes it easy for readers to understand the words of the scripture, and how they apply to everyday life.
89. Bible Difficulties: Get explanations to Bible difficulties through this resource.
90. Bible Topics: Study the Bible by following topics through this website.
91. Bible Query: Get your answers to Bible questions with this resource.
92. Bible Contradictions Answered: This resources offers answers to common Bible contradictions and discrepancies.
93. BibleAnywhere: Find out the meanings behind colors, metals, numbers, and more on this site.
94. EasyEnglish Bible: Here you’ll find simple English versions of the Bible, commentaries, studies, and more.
95. John Darby’s Synopsis: Use this tool to get a summary and overview of each New Testament chapter.
96. BibleTexts: Bible Texts offers a look at specific topics and values in the Bible.
97. John Wesley’s Explanatory Notes: Use these notes to understand difficult words and phrases in the Bible.

Discussion

Join others in scripture study to discuss your thoughts and findings.

98. StudyLight Forums: Discuss your Bible studies on the StudyLight forums.
99. Gospelr: Gospelr is a Twitter-like application for discussing the Bible and Christ.
100. Study Bible Forum: Ask Bible questions, and give answers on this forum.

Today’s Christians are more connected than ever, so naturally, there’s a great collection of websites that encourage social interaction between Christians. You can find prayer support, connect within your community, join cause groups, and more. Read on to check out our list of social sites that cater to Christians.

Networking & Support

These sites are great places to meet and connect with other Christians.

1. 101ChristianSpaces: This social networking site is a MySpace for Christians.
2. Beliefnet: Beliefnet offers its community blogs, photo sharing, video, and more.
3. Xianz: Xianz offers an alternative as a faith based MySpace.
4. Your Christian Space: Your Christian Space offers a better place to connect.
5. Praize: Praize is a Christian social site that offers it all, including email, chat, singles, blogging, and videos.
6. CrossDaily: Become a part of the CrossDaily community to find forums, chat, inspiration, and more.
7. UKChristians: This website helps Christians in the UK connect and share their faith.
8. My Catholic Start Page: Make this your browser’s start page to discuss and learn about important news and issues for Catholics.
9. My God Search: My God Search offers a social way to find and promote websites about religion and God.
10. Catholic.net: Catholic.net is a great portal for online Catholics, with a prayer group, forums, and other resources for faith.
11. His Power Portal: Meet other faithful Christians through this site for the faithful.
12. Grace Alley: GraceAlley offers a place to connect in spiritual growth online.
13. FaithStreams Communities: Connect with others in your faith on this website full of faith communities.
14. FaithFriend: This is a great place to find Christian friends, send faith cards, and post prayer requests on the prayer board.
15. Theophiles: Share your knowledge and opinions on this Christian site that features journals and polls.
16. ROOV: Join ROOV to connect with people within your church and community.
17. Battle Cry: Battle Cry offers an online community and resources for young Christians.
18. Faithfreaks: Join Faithfreaks to find Christian friends, music, and more.
19. Holypal: Join this Christian social network to make friends with other Christians.
20. Christianster: Grow spiritually through this Christian community of friends.
21. ChristianFriend: This site brings together Christians from around the world.
22. The Life: This Christian social networking site is all about faith, love, and family.
23. Faithlight: Find pictures, videos, and more on this Christian alternative to MySpace and Facebook.
24. Believer in One: Check out Believer in One for classifieds, forums, chat, yellow pages and more for Christian Apologetics, theology, and research.
25. Christianity.com: On this site you’ll find lots of content, forums, and social resources for Christians.
26. oaktreeidea: Give and receive prayers, connect, and make a difference through Oaktree.
27. Shoutlife: Shoutlife offers a fresh, Christian approach to social networking, featuring connections including people, organizations, and music.
28. Ianoint: In this Christian faith social networking community, you’ll find features including photos, blogs, videos, and a forum.
29. Ditty Talk: Ditty Talk offers all of the functionality of MySpace in a family friendly community, even including an option to sync your account with MySpace.
30. MEETfish: You can meet lots of other Christians through this "ocean of friends."
31. Spirit TAG: Spirit TAG features fellowship, community, and more just for Christians.
32. Teen Grace: This is the ultimate place for online Christian teens to connect with others online.
33. My Godly Place: My Godly Place offers a great place for Christians to visit and connect online.
34. The Desperate: This Christian social network is full of purpose and passion.
35. ChristUnion: Meet other Christians, discover blogs, bands, and more on this Christian alternative to MySpace.
36. JesusCrowd: Be a part of JesusCrowd, where you can submit prayer requests and make friends with other Christians.
37. Christian.com: Christian.com is a social networking community for Christians, with blogs, groups, forums, and a lot more.
38. JCFaith.com: Join JCFaith for chat, polls, prayers, and beyond.
39. Crosswalk: Crosswalk offers lots of Christian social elements, including a Facebook group, careers, forums, chat, and more.

Prayer Groups

As a part of these websites, you’ll be able to ask for prayers and share them as well.

40. LiveKite: LiveKite offers a great place for groups, music, friends, and more.
41. People2Pray: Find people to pray for and pray with through this website.
42. Prayer Request Site: Make a prayer request and get inspired by answered prayers on Prayer Request.
43. Silent Unity: Silent Unity will help you with a prayer request on this website.
44. The Voice for Love: Submit a prayer request, and read inspirational stories through The Voice for Love.
45. St. Anthony Shrine: At the St. Anthony online shrine, you can make a request that your prayer be posted on the board, and you can pray for those who need God’s help as well.
46. Kindle: Kindle offers prayer requests and a social prayer network.
47. His-Friends: Check out this Christian based social network to find the support and prayers you need.

For Organizations

Christian organizations can connect with other churches, groups, and develop their own communities with the help of these sites.

48. Gospel.com: Check out this community of Christian organizations to find God online.
49. Ministry Mine: This networking site is designed to connect ministries, churches, and fellowships together.
50. Missionaries.in: In this global missions project, you’ll be able to share photos and updates on your latest missionary developments.
51. Connect Our People: Use this website to connect the followers of your church together online.
52. MinistryHome: Ministry workers around the world can connect and promote their ministries on this website.
53. MyChurch: Build your church’s social network through this website.
54. Cobblestone Community Network: Cobblestone is designed to help you build a social network in your church community.
55. CircleBuilder: Build groups in your church where members can schedule events, connect, and express their faith.

Cause Groups

These social sites offer causes that are often of interest to Christians.

56. budiz: budiz is a social network with a social conscience, which allowes you to promote and support special interests.
57. SpeakOut: In this activism center, you can support causes that affect Christianity.
58. The Common: The Common will help you connect with people who need help in your community, or find help from others.
59. Modest Needs: Find grant applications that you can help fund through Modest Needs.
60. Care2: Care2 is a very large community for healthy, green living, as well as human rights and animal welfare.

Special Interests

Become a part of these sites that offer a narrow focus for Christians.

61. Christian Mommies: Join this community to connect with other Christian moms around the world.
62. Christian Songwriter’s Network: Through this network, Christian songwriters share ideas, inspiration, and resources.
63. Christian Work at Home Moms: This network offers information and resources for Christian moms who currently work at home, or would like to start doing so.
64. The Seven Project: This community supports Christian students, youth leaders, and educators.
65. Christian Jobs: Find a Christian job you can believe in through this career website.
66. Church Staffing: Become a part of the church by finding a job on this Christian church staffing website.
67. Planet Wisdom: Find fun features and community on this site that offers a Biblical view for young Christians.
68. YouthFire: Share reviews, friends, and more on this Christian youth community.
69. Your Life Counts!: Share your story and connect with others on this youth website.
70. Women of Faith: Find Women of Faith events, join the book club, and make friends on this website.
71. Christian Mom: Christian Mom offers chats, ideas, stories, and support for Christian moms.
72. Promise Keepers: These men of integrity have a website that features testimonials, resources, and information on events.
73. Christian Women Today: Learn about issues important to Christian women and find support through this site’s discussion boards and social resources.
74. Christian Work at Home Dads: Check out Christian Work at Home Dads to create a home business you can operate at home while still fulfilling your duties as a dad.

Forums & Chat

Discuss your thoughts on Christianity through these forums and chat rooms for Christians.

75. Christian Writers: Join this community of online Christian writers for book discussions, critiques, workshops, and more.
76. Christian Connection Network: Christian penpals and singles can meet on these forums.
77. Bible Forum: Through this forum, you can discuss specific parts of the Bible and beyond.
78. Christian Chat: Join a Christian Chat room through this website.
79. Christian Forums: Christian Forums features prayer requests, chaplain Q & A and more.
80. Christian Talk Zone: Check out CTZ for a discussion on Christianity and the Bible.
81. Bible Forums: On this forum, you’ll find a large discussion on the Bible.
82. Christian Pen Pals: Connect with Christians all over the world the old fashioned way through this pen pal network.

Media Sharing

Share Christian videos, links, and more through these social sites.

83. ChristianTube: On this Christian YouTube, you can find and share sermons, Bible studies, and more.
84. DiggChrist: Digg Christ offers a Christian’s version of Digg, where you can find news and websites that cater to Christian interests.
85. MyPraize: In MyPraize, you’ll find Christian music, videos, and networking.
86. Ultimate Tube: Check out this Christian video site to find videos that are Christian based only.
87. GodTube: This video sharing site offers a family friendly alternative.

Dating

With the help of these sites, you can connect with other Christian singles looking for love.

88. Christian Personals: Christian singles can meet up on this dating website.
89. Christian Mingle: This community for Christian singles offers matching, friends, and more.
90. Single Christian Network: Join this network to meet other Christian singles of a similar faith.
91. Christian Singles Dating: Find the right partner for you by searching by location, denomination, and more.
92. Real Christian Singles: This Christian dating network includes live chat, message forums, games, and lots of success stories.
93. Equally Matched: Join this Christian dating site to create a long lasting relationship with a partner that’s perfectly matched for you.
94. Christian Singles: Christian Singles is dedicated to marriage minded Christian singles.
95. Love and Seek: Meet friends or a spouse on this site for Christian singles.
96. Adam Meet Eve: Meet your Adam or Eve on this Christian social site for singles.
97. eHarmony: In this trusted online dating site, you’ll be able to meet a partner that matches your interests.

Blogs & Journals

Start your own blog or journal through these Christian websites.

98. Bible Journals: Bible Journals offers a unique and useful way to keep track of Bible readings.
99. CCBlogs: This network is full of Christian blogs full of critical thinking and faithful living.
100. Blogs4God: Find lots of Christian bloggers on Blogs4God.
101. ChristianBlogSites: Create your own Christian blog through this website, and connect with other Christian bloggers.

Events

Stay in the loop on Christian social happenings with the help of these websites.

101. OneGoodFriday: Sign up with this social site, and you’ll get alerts for Christian social events.
102. Christian Events: Visit this website to get connected to Christian events in the UK.