Category Archives: Reflections
The Notes We Take
Do you take notes in your Bible? A recent article about the experience of reading through a family member’s heavily-annotated Bible prompts some reflection on the act of taking notes in the margins of our Bibles. Continue reading
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God our Refuge and Strength: Reflections on Tragedy
How should Christians respond to tragedy? And how is a Christian’s reaction to tragedy different than a non-Christian’s? Chances are that sometime today, the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, you’ll see footage or hear conversations about the horrible experience … Continue reading
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Four Things Christians Can Do During Ramadan
It’s midway through the Islamic season of Ramadan. Here are four things Christians can do to better understand and show grace to our Muslim neighbors. Continue reading
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In Pursuit of the Crown
We’ve returned to the beginning of the 4-year circuit once again. Today the world’s top athletes are filling London, each of them hoping break to take home a medal…. Continue reading
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Why Does God Allow Tragedy and Suffering?
It was the worst mass shooting in American history – 70 people shot by a gunman, 12 of them killed, while they were watching the midnight showing of a new movie just 21 miles from where we’re sitting. There are no words to describe the anguish being felt by those who are suffering today; our heart and prayers have – and will – go out to them. There are so many tragic stories, so much pain. And many people are asking the question, “Why? Why did God allow this?” Continue reading
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“An Extravagant Outpouring:” Reflections on the Wedding at Cana
It was a wedding on the brink of disaster… but Jesus stepped in to save with with an act of “gratuitous, gracious generosity.” Read about the miracle at Cana and what it teaches us about God’s grace. Continue reading
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“The Lord Thundered From Heaven:” Thunder and the Authority of God
I woke up this morning to the sound of thunder. Not soft, distant rumblings, but wall-shaking, window-rattling cracks. Even from within the security of modern architecture and surrounded by technology and comfort, it was almost possible to imagine what it … Continue reading
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Why We’re Reading the Bible in 2012
What’s in store for the Bible Gateway community in 2012? Rachel Barach, Bible Gateway’s general manager, shares her vision for the next year. Continue reading
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Peter Brings the Gospel to the Gentiles
Over the past few weeks my church has been studying the book of Galatians—specifically, Paul’s rather fiery rhetoric against the group of Jewish Christians who were demanding that Gentle converts to Christianity be circumcised. Exploring the context of this account … Continue reading
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Has the Term “Biblical” Lost its Meaning?
Christians use the word “biblical” to suggest a number of different things. Have we over-used the term and diluted its meaning? Continue reading
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