In a conversation with friends, someone asked who Melzar was. A short discussion ensued in which everyone agreed they were “pretty sure he’s from the Bible.” Then an iPhone was produced to consult with Google to find out whether or not this was, in fact, true. The first Google results contained Bible references interspersed with […]
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How would you react if someone you loved left you for a life of debauchery… and then returned? That’s what happens in Jesus’ most famous parable.
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Almost everyone has, at some point in their life, doubted—doubted the Bible, God, or key elements of the faith. Here are the stories of three prominent Bible heroes who experienced doubt.
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Who are the “Others” in your local culture? In John 4, Jesus speaks to a shunned woman—and demonstrates how we should act toward people living on the margins of society.
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The Somali Bible is now available at Bible Gateway!
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We’re excited to announce that we’re rolling out three new translations from our friends at Biblica today: the Danish Bibelen på hverdagsdansk, the Castialian Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian) and the New Testament Hebrew translation Habrit Hakhadasha/Haderekh!
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Genesis 22 contains one of the most unusual and challenging stories in the entire Old Testament. Beyond its value as a fascinating story about a famous Biblical hero, it has much to say about faith, humanity, and our relationship to God.
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When we’re grieving or going through hardship, do you turn to the Bible for help? We’ve chosen four Bible passages below that communicate a simple but powerful truth: God will not and does not forget us.
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Noteworthy links that caught our eye in recent days.
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There’s electricty in the air today. Today is the celebration of Pentecost, a day two thousand years ago on which something amazing happened: Pentecost.