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Category Archives: Discipleship

How Billy Graham Overcame His Doubts about the Bible

By Matt Brown Billy Graham passed away in early 2018. nearly 100 years after he was born. That day, America—and the world, really—lost one of the greatest evangelists of all time. He undoubtedly communicated the gospel message to more people face-to-face than anyone in human history. Three hundred million people heard him share the simple […]

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Video: Telling the Palm Sunday Story in Rocks

Watch this endearing stop-action video of “rocks crying out” presenting the life-changing story of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey in the days prior to his crucifixion and resurrection. It’s produced by Patti Rokus, author of the book, He Is Risen: Rocks Tell the Story of Easter (Zonderkidz, 2019). Luke 19:35-36 (NIrV) They threw […]

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John Maxwell Profiles in Leadership: Miriam – Comparison versus Contentment

This is the ninth lesson in bestselling author and speaker John Maxwell’s Leadership by the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, tell them to sign up to receive John’s free email devotional here. By John C. Maxwell Numbers 12 Can you […]

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John Maxwell Profiles in Leadership: Deborah – Let God Do the Unexpected

This is the eighth lesson in bestselling author and speaker John Maxwell’s Leadership by the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, tell them to sign up to receive John’s free email devotional here. By John C. Maxwell Judges 4 At a […]

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Mere Discipleship: An Interview with Alister McGrath

How should Christian discipleship affect the way you think, imagine, and act? How can you best hold on to hope while journeying through darkness and live meaningfully in a world in which things don’t always seem to make sense? Bible Gateway interviewed Oxford professor Dr. Alister McGrath (@alisteremcgrath) about his book, Mere Discipleship: Growing in […]

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Sacred Pace: 4 Steps to Discerning God’s Will in Your Decisions / Step 4 – Get Neutral

By Terry Looper, author of Sacred Pace: Four Steps to Hearing God and Aligning Yourself with His Will (W Publishing, 2019). God uses these first three steps of a sacred pace to help open our hearts to the vital question: “What do you want me to do, Jesus?” This is so important, because I’ve found […]

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Preparing for the Promise

By Audrey Roloff Editor’s Note: More than 2.3 million people watched as Jeremy and Audrey Roloff shared their vows and committed their lives to each other. Now for the first time, the former co-stars of TLC’s hit show Little People, Big World share their imperfect, resilient, and inspiring love story in their new book A […]

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John Maxwell Profiles in Leadership: Jonah – Lessons from a Pouting Prophet

This is the seventh lesson in bestselling author and speaker John Maxwell’s Leadership by the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, tell them to sign up to receive John’s free email devotional here. By John C. Maxwell Jonah 4 Jonah’s ministry […]

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Settle My Soul: An Interview with Ruth Schwenk

Need a break from the daily grind? Need extra encouragement to carve out daily moments with Jesus? Need to hit the pause button and embrace tranquility? What is a good way to invest quiet moments in Scripture, thought, and prayer to help you center your mind and heart on the Source of peace? Bible Gateway […]

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Sacred Pace: 4 Steps to Discerning God’s Will in Your Decisions / Step 3 – Watch for Circumstances

By Terry Looper, author of Sacred Pace: Four Steps to Hearing God and Aligning Yourself with His Will (W Publishing, 2019). How often do you read a devotional or a Bible verse, and it later proves providential? Or maybe you hear a sermon or have a seemingly random conversation with someone, and in a week […]

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