God's Family Story Free Bible

God's Family Story

The Bible is a page turner.
Go read it for yourself.

You don't need to know where every book is. You don't need church language. You don't have to pretend you've been reading all along.

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Real questions. Real people. Real Scripture.

Why this exists

Everybody has something to say about the Bible. Far fewer people have sat down and read it.

People have built arguments, identities, and even wounds around what they think the Bible says. God's Family Story exists to make it easier to open the book yourself, understand what you're looking at, ask honest questions, and keep reading, without handing your thinking over to anyone. Including us.

And when you do read it, you'll find people who struggled just like you. They waited, doubted, ran, failed, grieved, and came back. It's God's family story, and there's room for you in it.

Our hope: one million people opening the Bible for themselves.

Not a million followers or a million views. A million people who open Scripture, many for the first time, and keep coming back to it, whether they're growing, walking, or resting with God.

Read something today

What are you carrying right now?

Pick the one that sounds like you. Each points to a real chapter. Open your own Bible, or read it free online in the King James Version.

I'm new to the Bible

Start with Mark, the shortest Gospel. It moves fast.

Who is this man, and why do people drop everything to follow him?

Read Mark 1

I'm trying again

For anyone who has been away a long time.

Look at what the father does before his son can even finish his speech.

Read Luke 15

I'm afraid

A song for when the ground feels like it's moving.

“Be still.” When was the last time you were?

Read Psalm 46

I'm grieving

Jesus knows how this ends, and he weeps anyway.

Why would he cry if he knew what he was about to do?

Read John 11

I have questions

David asks God “How long?” four times in two verses.

Did you know you were allowed to pray like this?

Read Psalm 13

I think I messed up too badly

Written by a king after his worst failure.

What does David ask God for, and what doesn't he ask for?

Read Psalm 51

Where do I even begin?

Ruth: four short chapters, one family, and an ending you won't expect.

Wait, who is that baby related to?

Read Ruth 1

Links open the passage free in the King James Version on Bible Gateway. Prefer an app? The YouVersion Bible App is free too. Psalm devotionals on YouTube are coming soon.

Start where you are

Wherever you are with God, the Bible meets you there.

These aren't ranks. They're seasons, and you might be in more than one at the same time.

GROW

Come discover.

Pick up the Bible and get to know who God is. Questions welcome. No experience needed.

Get curious · Read the story · Observe · Wonder

Start with Genesis 1 →

WALK

Come live this with God.

Lean on Scripture day by day, and keep studying it while you handle work, family, money, grief, and everything else.

Wondering · Asking · Leaning · Keeping the faith

Start with Proverbs 3 →

REST

Trust Him with what you cannot carry.

Rest in what you know of God, and keep understanding Him through His Word, in your senior years and in any season that feels heavy.

Remembering · Embracing · Sharing · Trusting

Start with Psalm 23 →

REST doesn't end the story. A mature tree drops seeds, and someone else begins to GROW. A grandmother's rest may become a grandchild's beginning.

See the family story

Everyone in God's family struggled.

Wait, these people are connected? They are. And they waited, lied, ran, grieved, doubted, failed, and came back. You're in good company.

Walk through the family · Adam & Eve to the apostles
  1. Adam & EveCreation
  2. NoahThe Flood
  3. Abraham & SarahThe Promise
  4. Isaac & RebekahGenesis
  5. JacobIsrael
  6. JosephEgypt
  7. MosesExodus
  8. JoshuaThe Land
  9. RuthJudges
  10. SamuelProphet
  11. DavidThe Kingdom
  12. SolomonThe Kingdom
  13. ElijahProphets
  14. DanielExile
  15. EstherExile
  16. NehemiahReturn
  17. Mary & JosephNativity
  18. John the BaptistGospels
  19. JesusGospels
  20. Peter & the TwelveActs

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And every one of them was human.

  1. Sarah

    Waited decades for a promise, and laughed when she finally heard it.

    Genesis 18 →
  2. Jacob

    Tricked his own father, then ran from his brother.

    Genesis 27 →
  3. Joseph

    Sold by his brothers. Years later, he fed them.

    Genesis 37 →
  4. Moses

    Ran away, then argued with God about going back.

    Exodus 3 →
  5. Ruth

    Lost her husband and left everything she knew.

    Ruth 1 →
  6. Hannah

    Prayed so hard the priest thought she was drunk.

    1 Samuel 1 →
  7. David

    Fell hard. Was confronted. Came back.

    2 Samuel 12 →
  8. Elijah

    So worn out he asked God to let him die. God gave him sleep and food.

    1 Kings 19 →
  9. Mary

    Said yes to something she couldn't fully understand.

    Luke 1 →
  10. Peter

    Denied Jesus three times. Jesus asked him three times, “Do you love me?”

    John 21 →
  11. Thomas

    Wouldn't believe until he saw for himself.

    John 20 →

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Our story

Don't take my word for it. Go read it.

Micii Ray didn't set out to be anybody's minister. She just kept reading, and kept noticing things: how the people are connected, how many of them failed and came back, the lines that stop you cold. At some point she couldn't keep it to herself.

God's Family Story is her way of pointing at the page and saying, “Look at this. Now go read the whole thing for yourself.” She'll ask questions with you, tell you when something is hard, and keep sending you back to the text.

The authority belongs to Scripture.
I'm just passing along the invitation.— Micii

Optional tools

Things we made to help.

You don't need any of this to begin. A Bible is enough. But if something here makes it easier to understand, easier to stay with, or easier to share, we made it for you. Every one of them points back to the same place: your Bible.

GROW

Discover Him.

God, I'm New Here

  • Coming soon Book 1

    Where Do I Even Begin?

    For anyone at the start of faith wondering where to turn first. A gentle, practical guide to opening the Bible for yourself.

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WALK

Live with Him.

Meet the Family

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    Meet the Family

    The whole family in one book, from Adam and Eve to Jesus and His disciples, in order. It's all one family.

  • Coming soon

    The Men of the Bible

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    The Women of the Bible

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    Friends Who Became Family

    The people whose stories are woven through Scripture, especially in the New Testament.

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REST

Trust Him.

Resting in Faith

  • Available now Book 1

    When Sunday Felt Like Church

    A coloring book of familiar scripture and gentle memories, with church music playlists to color along with. For senior centers, church groups, caregivers, and activity leaders.

  • Coming soon

    Books 2–4

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Also from God's Family Story · Coming Nov. 2026

Deaf Belonging

More Than a Story: Deaf Belonging and What the Church Has Been Missing. A book for every member of every church, by Dianne Kevelier Smith with co-author Micii Ray.

Followed by the Deaf Ministry Trilogy for pastors and church staff.

See the books
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The Podcast

Real questions, open Bibles, and honest conversation. Join the family to hear first when episode one goes live.

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