Is there a way to strengthen your spiritual core in a similar manner to exercising your physical core which results in a strong and stable midsection, better balance, improved posture, and reduction in back pain? Can a few minutes a day tactically reading the Bible help you master the core of Scripture?
Bible Gateway interviewed Mark E. Moore (@markmoore330) about his book, Core 52: A Fifteen-Minute Daily Guide to Build Your Bible IQ in a Year (WaterBrook, 2019).
You begin your book by reporting the conclusions of an extensive independent research study about the benefits of engaging with the Bible. Share those results here.
Dr. Mark E. Moore: This was one of the most important studies ever done and it confirms what most pastors instinctively know: Knowing the Bible better makes people better. Those who engage with God’s Word four times a week or more experienced 62% less drunkenness, 59% less use of pornography, 59% less sexual sin, and gambled 45% less. This is not merely guilt manipulation. Bible engaged people have better self-perceptions which results in healthier relationships. They report 40% less bitterness, 32% fewer destructive thoughts, 32% less isolation, 30% less loneliness, and an increased ability to forgive by 31%. Bible engagement is the single greatest predictor of spiritual growth.
The moon is the material heavenly body in our solar system that God made on the fourth day of creation to give light at night.
On July 20, 1969 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. Prior to taking their first steps on the lunar surface, Col. Aldrin celebrated 
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