Category Archives: Reflections
What’s in store for the Bible Gateway community in 2012? Rachel Barach, Bible Gateway’s general manager, shares her vision for the next year.
Filed under 2011 in Review, Bible, Bible Study, Bibles, Discipleship, General, Literacy, New Testament, News, Old Testament, Reading Plans, Reflections, Study, The Bible, Verse of the Day, Worship, Year in Review
What were the most popular, interesting, or otherwise noteworthy posts on the Bible Gateway blog in 2011? We’ve looked back through the year and picked out five candidates.
Filed under 2011 in Review, Archaeology, Bible, Bible Study, Devotionals, General, New Testament, News, Newsletters, Old Testament, Prophecy, Reflections, Study, The Bible, Year in Review
We asked Lisa TerKeurst and the writing team at Proverbs 31 to identify their favorite “Encouragement for Today” devotionals from 2011.
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Every weekday, tens of thousands of Bible Gateway’s users read the “Girlfriends in God” newsletter. Here are our picks for the top three Girlfriends in God devotionals in 2011.
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Throughout 2011, Bible Gateway has been blessed by our partnership with pastor and author Mel Lawrenz. Over the last year, Mel has written many thought-provoking, challenging, and encouraging devotionals. Here’s one of our favorites, followed by links to four others well worth reading.
Filed under 2011 in Review, Apologetics, Art, Bible, Bible Reference, Bible Study, Bibles, Church, Devotionals, General, How to Understand the Bible, Literacy, Men, New Testament, Newsletters, Old Testament, Philosophy, Prophecy, Reflections, Study, The Bible, Theology, Women, Worship, Year in Review
Over the past few weeks my church has been studying the book of Galatians—specifically, Paul’s rather fiery rhetoric against the group of Jewish Christians who were demanding that Gentle converts to Christianity be circumcised. Exploring the context of this account has led us back to the story of Peter bringing the Gospel to the Gentiles […]
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Christians use the word “biblical” to suggest a number of different things. Have we over-used the term and diluted its meaning?
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I’ve been giving Mel Lawrenz’s most recent Everything New devotional some thought this week. In “Putting the Pieces Back Together,” Mel provides a powerful description of the order with which God originally imbued Creation—and the subsequent loss it suffered as a result of the Fall. Eden was a place of perfect harmony. But as soon […]
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You probably won’t be surprised to learn that John 3:16 is the most-searched Bible verse, according to Bible Gateway’s statistical analysis. We reviewed the behavior of some of the 8 million visitors who stop by the site each month to find the top 10 verses on Bible Gateway. But upon closer examination, something is missing from the list…
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The Best of Lee Strobel’s “Investigating Faith,” 2011
Have you ever had questions or doubts about God, the Bible, or Christianity? Here are the top five essays by Christian apologist Lee Strobel published in his “Investigating Faith” newsletter in 2011.
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