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Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. to Leave Footprints by Senate Chaplain Barry Black

From HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Bible Gateway’s parent company, comes a six-session video Bible study based on the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In Share the Dream, you will look at 6 biblical principles that shaped Dr. King’s life and motivated him to speak out in the Civil Rights Movement: love, conscience, […]

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Stan Gundry’s Tribute to the Late Gordon D. Fee

I first became acquainted with Gordon when we were both still young men—about 50 years ago. The man I came to know was one to be admired, respected, and emulated: A devout Christian whose faith inspired those who knew him. A New Testament scholar of the first rank whose scholarship was admired and appreciated by […]

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Tips for Navigating the New Bible Gateway Website

While Bible Gateway’s website has a fresh new look, it retains the easy, free Bible search-and-read functionality you’ve come to expect and appreciate. [Visit the Bible Gateway website tutorial page] One new feature that users are enthusiastically calling out is the Bible Book List that drops down under the search bar when you click the […]

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‘Blessing’ Bible Searches on Bible Gateway Dramatically Increase In Parallel With the Release of ‘The Blessing’ Song

The Blessing is a song written by Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe, and Steven Furtick, which debuted in March 2020 at No. 3 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, according to Wikipedia. The song’s music video on YouTube has more than 22 million views. [Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Sign Up for […]

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Haven Today Interviews Bible Gateway

The global radio program Haven Today (@HavenToday), heard on more than 650 radio stations by 500,000 daily listeners, featured Bible Gateway in its series on “Christians You Should Know.” Founded in 1934, Haven Ministries has as its mission to tell the world all about Jesus through prayer, print, and broadcast endeavors. [Read the Bible Gateway […]

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Stuck at Home with Your Kids? Bible Gateway Has Free Resources for Families

With extended school closures around the country, many families are now facing a new reality this Monday morning. If you’re looking for learning opportunities to keep you and your children occupied during this time, Bible Gateway has a number of useful, free resources. Streams in the Desert for Kids Parents, if you’re looking for a […]

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Even in the Face of Illness, We Have No Fear

As I write this post, major news organizations are reporting the global spread of the Coronavirus with what seems like fear and an increase in alarm compared to just yesterday. The media is broadcasting fears regarding the predicted negative effect on the global economy, the apparent misinformation about numbers of cases, the complex issues concerning […]

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Hope Despite Evil

Mass casualties over the weekend in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio caused by the personification of evil remind us of sin’s devastating and wicked consequences by gunmen bent on extreme violence. And we cry out to God. “Estamos abatidos hasta el polvo;       nuestro cuerpo se arrastra por el suelo. Levántate, ven a ayudarnos,       y […]

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Billy Graham: 1918 — 2018

After nearly a century of living and preaching the Bible’s gospel message, Christian evangelist William Franklin “Billy” Graham (@BillyGraham and @BGEA) died February 21, 2018 at his home in the mountains of North Carolina. He was 99. [Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Bible Verses Read at the Funeral of Billy Graham] [Read the Bible […]

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Do You Live in a “God Has a Plan” State or an “I Can Do All Things” State?

The most-popular Bible verses on Bible Gateway for 2017 divide the United States into two camps: states in which the most-popular verse (aside from John 3:16) is Jeremiah 29:11 (“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope […]

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