The Bible says “let what you say be simply ‘yes’ or ‘no’,” but sometimes it’s difficult to know how to practically apply that scriptural principle in the everyday complexity of life and why it’s important to do so. Bible Gateway interviewed Lysa TerKeurst (@LysaTerKeurst) about her book, The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the […]
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Thousands already have! Try your 30-Day free trial today! 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! Attempts to measure spiritual growth by constantly seeking the next big breakthrough have […]
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Bestselling author Max Lucado (@MaxLucado) is a friend of Bible Gateway. We publish his weekly email devotionals An Encouraging Word from Max Lucado and his five-day short-run devotional On the Road to Calvary (click to sign up for them), as well as his Christmas email devotional Five Days of Hope. [Click to see all of […]
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In today’s fast-paced world, investing time in a business career, maintaining the home environment, raising responsible children, developing social roots, and many more time-demanding activities all have a tendency to encroach on a woman’s consistent attention to establishing her own deep spiritual roots. Bible Gateway interviewed Bible study leader Jen Wilkin (@jenniferwilkin) about her book, […]
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The Story is a dynamic, powerful, and rewarding experience produced by Zondervan for churches, families, small groups, and individuals. The Story is helping people everywhere experience Scripture like never before. Carefully selected verses from the Bible are organized chronologically. From Genesis to Revelation, participants come to understand God’s story and how their stories intersect with […]
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Just a reminder: two new email devotionals by John Piper begin tomorrow! There’s still time to sign up at our Newsletters page. The two devotionals are 15 Days in the Word with John Piper and Daily Devotional with John Piper; you can read a bit more about them in our original announcement. John Piper is […]
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Two new email devotionals have just joined our library! Both are penned by one of the most influential voices in the modern church: John Piper. Piper is a prolific author and respected pastor, as well as the founder of DesiringGod.org. Each of the two John Piper devotionals on Bible Gateway features his trademark insights into […]
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Most of us believe that when we “cry out” to God—that is, appeal to him through prayer—he always hears those prayers. “Ask,” we read in Matthew 7:7, “and it will be given to you.” But what about Bible passages that suggest that sometimes God doesn’t listen to our prayers? Consider Psalm 66, in which the […]
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Whether it’s leather, hardcover, or softcover, the vast majority of Bible Gateway users responding to an online survey say they use print, not digital, versions of the Bible when they attend their worship services. Readers of the Bible Gateway Blog were asked “What edition of the Bible do you most often take to church?,” to […]
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If you were to make a list of the best fathers in the Bible, who would make the cut? One name that almost certainly won’t make the list is Laban, uncle of the hero and trickster Jacob. But that doesn’t mean we can’t learn something about fatherhood from Laban’s example, dysfunctional as it may be. […]
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