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Category Archives: 20th Anniversary

Jefferson Bethke: What Do You Wish More People Understood About the Bible?

What do you wish somebody had told you about the Bible before you read it? As part of our Bible Gateway 20th anniversary interview series, We asked Jefferson Bethke (the mastermind behind Why I Hate Religion) what he wishes more people knew about the Bible. Here’s what he had to say: It’s a much-discussed fact […]

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Jim Cymbala: How Are Attitudes Towards the Bible Changing?

Has your attitude toward the Bible changed in recent years? Think about the events of the last decade, both in your personal life and in the culture around you. Have there been corresponding changes in the amount of time and energy you put into reading God’s Word? There have been many surveys and studies in […]

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What’s the Value of Reading the Bible?

What’s the point of reading the Bible? What value does it have in today’s world? Author Annie Downs shares her answer to those questions.

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Ann Spangler: Finding Time for the Bible in our “Time-Poor” Lives

Why don’t we read the Bible more? We asked author Ann Spangler why it’s so hard to find time to read God’s Word today. Here’s what she had to say.

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Jefferson Bethke: Why We Don’t Read the Bible More

What keeps people from reading the Bible as much as they should? Each of us has their own answer to that question, but it’s possible to identify a few common attitudes that get in the way of Bible engagement. That’s the question we pose to Jefferson Bethke in this interview.

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Annie Downs: What Obstacles to Bible Reading do Young Women Face?

Annie Downs is an author who loves helping teen girls and women in college overcome the challenges that life puts in the way of their spiritual development. As part of Bible Gateway’s 20th anniversary celebration, we asked Annie if there are any specific issues and challenges that keep girls and young women from engaging with God’s Word.

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What Bible Gateway Looked Like in the 1990s

What did Bible Gateway look like in the mid-1990s? Let’s take a trip down memory lane and see what Bible Gateway visitors were using in the era of Mosaic and Netscape Navigator.

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Lee Strobel on Why People Don’t Read the Bible

Why don’t we read the Bible more than we do? We took that question to several leading Christian writers and thinkers this year, and they each offered their own perspective on the question. First up is apologist Lee Strobel with his answer to the question “What prevents people from reading and engaging with the Bible?”

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Why Don’t We Read the Bible As Much As We Want?

Why don’t we all read the Bible as much as we’d like to? Starting tomorrow, we’ll begin a new video series focused on the obstacles that prevent us from reading God’s Word.

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Pastor Jim Cymbala: The Bible Verse On My Mind in 2013

“What Bible verse is on your mind in 2013?” We’ve presented that question to many Christian leaders and writers this summer, from Lee Strobel to Jefferson Bethke. In this week’s video, we talk to pastor Jim Cymbala.

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