Category Archives: Lent
French artist Gustave Doré (1832–1883) created 241 wood-engravings for a deluxe edition (Grande) of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. La Grande Bible de Tours was simultaneously published in two volumes in 1866 by Mame in Tours, France and by Cassell & Company in the United […]
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Draw closer to Jesus during this Easter season. Sign up to receive one or more of these free email devotionals. Walk through the season of Lent learning about Jesus Christ and the remarkable experience of living life today in his presence. Expand your Bible reading experience using our valuable library of more than 50 top […]
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We challenge you to spend 10 minutes with Jesus each day for 16 straight days. You’ll be amazed what a difference it’ll make in your spiritual life! Decide now to sign up and listen to the 10 Minutes with Jesus audio devotional available here on Bible Gateway. Each day, for 16 days, you’ll receive one […]
Is the Bible full of contradictions? At some point every Bible reader, whether they’re a skeptic or a believer, must come to terms with perceived differences and contradictions in the Bible text. And these questions naturally assume a particular urgency around Easter. Why is that? Because the events of Easter—Jesus’ arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection, as […]
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Have you given up something for Lent? So have thousands of Twitter users. Here are the top 10 things Twitter users are giving up during Lent, with their 2021 positions in parentheses: alcohol (#2) Twitter (#1) social networking (#3) lent (#4) sex (#10) coffee (#11) chocolate (#5) swearing (#8) men (#9) meat (#6) [Read the […]
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This is the one-hundred-ninety-ninth lesson in author and pastor Mel Lawrenz’ How to Live the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, they can get more info and sign up to receive these essays via email here. “Those who want to impress […]
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Get the free PDF Bible study Walking With Christ to the Cross, which encompasses lessons connecting both the Old and New Testaments to help you achieve a greater understanding of God’s plan of salvation during this season leading to Resurrection Sunday.
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By Christopher Reese Whether you’re new to Lent, have observed it for years, or are just curious about it, you probably have some unanswered questions about its meaning and the different ways Christians observe it. Below we’ll answer several frequently asked questions about Lent that will help illuminate this important season of reflection on the […]
Today is Ash Wednesday—the first day of the season of Lent in the Western church—and millions of Christians around the world are observing the beginning of the 40-day journey to Easter Sunday. During the Lenten season, followers of Christ focus on the repentance of our sins in anticipation of the astounding forgiveness that Easter represents. [Prepare […]
Today is Shrove Tuesday, the day before the beginning of Lent. It’s rather colorfully known as Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, and even Pancake Tuesday in different places around the world. (The references to food derive from the practice of feasting on the day before Lent’s fasting period begins.) Shrove Tuesday isn’t observed in most churches […]
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