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NRSV: How the Liturgy Deepens Your Affection for Scripture

Renowned for its beautiful balance of scholarship and readability and vetted by Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Evangelical, and Jewish scholars, the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) faithfully serves the church in personal spiritual formation, in the liturgy, and in the academy. [Sign up for the 5-day free email devotional Spiritual Disciplines adapted from The Life with […]

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How to Live the Bible — Honoring Mothers and Fathers

This is the sixtieth lesson in author and pastor Mel Lawrenz’ How to Live the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, they can get more info and sign up to receive these essays via email here. Feature: A Book of Prayers […]

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What is True Manhood?: An Interview with Bill Delvaux

How does the biblical concept of heroism contrast with what’s depicted in comic books and movies? Why is heroism important to a man’s identity? What is the biblical model for being heroic? Bible Gateway interviewed Bill Delvaux (@BillDelvaux) about his book, Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood (B&H Books, 2019). Contrast and compare how […]

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How Can You Find a Biblical Role Model for Your Teen?

Aside from Jesus himself, few people in Scripture are presented as obvious heroes. Most are portrayed as complicated people, prone to occasional failure, who nevertheless were used by God in extraordinary ways. That’s why they make such great role models for your complicated teen, who also may be prone to occasional failure. [Sign up to […]

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Bible News Roundup – Week of May 5, 2019

Read this week’s Bible Gateway Weekly Brief newsletter ⇨ Bible Gateway Weekly Brief ⇨ Newsletter signup ▼ Support Bible Gateway—Browse the Bible Gateway Store ⇨ BibleGatewayStore.com ▼ Report Warns Persecution Against Christians Close to Genocide ⇨ Premier ⇨ Read the report ⇨ Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Persecution of Christians is Increasing Worldwide ⇨ […]

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Dr. Warren Wiersbe (1929–2019)

Pastor, broadcaster, and prolific author, Warren Wiersbe, 89, died May 2, 2019, 14 days before his 90th birthday. Demonstrating his life-long love for the Bible and for writing, he was the general editor of The Wiersbe Study Bible (Thomas Nelson, 2019), published just two months ago. [Browse the many resources by Warren Wiersbe in the […]

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5 Compelling Prayers in the Bible

In his book Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? (Zondervan, 2010), bestselling author Philip Yancey says, “We pray because we want to thank someone or something for the beauties and glories of life, and also because we feel small and helpless and sometimes afraid. We pray for forgiveness, for strength, for contact with the One […]

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NRSV: How a Close Scripture Reading Informs Social Action

Renowned for its beautiful balance of scholarship and readability and vetted by Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Evangelical, and Jewish scholars, the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) faithfully serves the church in personal spiritual formation, in the liturgy, and in the academy. [Sign up for the 5-day free email devotional Spiritual Disciplines adapted from The Life with […]

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Christian Book Award® Winners Announced for 2019

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) (@ecpa) has announced the winners in 12 categories—Bible, Bible Reference, Bible Study, Audio, Christian Living, Faith & Culture, Biography & Memoir, Devotion & Gift, Young People’s Literature, Children, Ministry Resources, New Author—for the 2019 Christian Book Award® program. [See the books that have won the Christian Book Award in […]

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Hand-Painted Bible Covers: NIV Artisan Collection Bibles

The only NIV Bible (@NIVBible) with a printed hand-painted cover design and art hidden in its page edges is now available as the NIV Artisan Collection Bible (Zondervan, 2019), featuring the work of artist Edna Marie Esparra. [Sign up to get the free Bible Verse of the Day delivered to your email inbox from Bible […]

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