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Exploring the Jewish High Holy Days

When most Christians think of the “holiday season,” they think of the Christmas season—the stretch of time beginning around Thanksgiving and ending with the New Year. But for Jews, “holiday season” comes a bit earlier in the year: the High Holy Days, a period of repentence and reflection that includes the holidays of Rosh Hashanah […]

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New Devotional: Explore the Jewish High Holy Days with “Holy Land Moments”

Do you wish you knew more about the Jewish background of Scripture? Are you curious about the ways that the Christian faith connects to its roots in Jewish history and culture? This fall, Bible Gateway invites you to join us for a free two-week devotional experience that explores the Jewish roots of Christianity: Holy Land […]

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Sign Up for Seven Days of “Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence”

We’re excited to launch a new week-long devotional experience based on the upcoming new book by Sarah Young, author of Jesus Calling! It’s called Jesus Always, and it aims to help you learn to embrace joy in the presence of Jesus. Every day for seven days, you’ll receive a short, inspirational devotional from the new […]

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Five Memorable Dallas Willard Quotes About Being a Disciple of Christ

The late Dallas Willard, author of The Divine Conspiracy (HarperOne, 1998), had much to say about the journey of Christian discipleship in a confused and turbulent world. In the course of his long career as an author and philosopher, he wrote much about Christian spiritual formation—that is, the active pursuit and development of a life […]

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Dallas Willard Daily Devotions: Embrace an Active, Intentional Life of Faith

What does it mean to follow the Prince of Peace in a world filled with anger, uncertainty, and violence? What does it look like to live a transformed life? Our new Dallas Willard Daily Devotional aims to answer these questions by exploring the best inspirational writing of beloved author and theologian Dallas Willard. Willard, who […]

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Hope in Suffering: An Interview with Joni Eareckson Tada

Last week, we hosted a live interview with Joni Eareckson Tada on the topics of suffering and faith. Joni is an author and speaker who is also quadriplegic; when she speaks about the struggle to find daily hope in the face of chronic pain and suffering, she is speaking from personal experience! If you missed […]

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Filipino Standard Version (FSV) Added to Bible Gateway’s Online Library

Remove banner ads and expand your Bible reading experience using our valuable library of more than 40 top resources by becoming a member of Bible Gateway Plus. Try it free for 30 days! We’re pleased to announce the addition of a new Bible version to our online library: the Filipino Standard Version (FSV)! The Filipino […]

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How “Happy” Is Christianity? Exploring Moods in Christian Music and the Bible

Is the message of Christianity more upbeat than it is negative? Most Christians would likely answer that the core message of Christianity—grace given to man through Jesus Christ—is an overwhelmingly positive one, although to fully appreciate the extent of that good news, it’s necessary to acknowledge some bad news along the way: human sin and […]

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Did Jesus Have a Wife? The “Jesus Wife Fragment” Story Takes a New Twist

Did Jesus have a wife? Several years ago, controversy surrounded the announcement of a purported ancient manuscript fragment that mentions Jesus’ wife. (You can see the fragment, and read more about it, at the Harvard Divinity School website.) Most scholars at the time responded with skepticism, although the fragment stood up to enough testing that […]

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Knowing Scripture: Learn the Basics of Bible Understanding with Dr. R.C. Sproul

Click here to watch Dr. Sproul’s Knowing Scripture video lecture series.

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