Category Archives: Events
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 […]
Filed under Bible, Easter, Introduction to the Bible, Lent
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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March 16 will be celebrated by sharing the love of God through the most famous verse in the Bible Text it. Post it. Tweet it. Say it to someone today. It’s #John316Day! “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but […]
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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 […]
Filed under Easter, How to Live the Bible, Lent
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.
Filed under Bible Gateway Plus, Bible Study, Easter, Events, Lent
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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Filed under Bible Gateway Plus, Bible Study, Christmas, Events
Following are Christmas scriptures that tell the story of the birth of Jesus from Old Testament prophecies to New Testament eye witnesses. You may want to read these to your family to understand the Bible’s complete Jesus Christmas story. Isaiah 7:14 (NIV) Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive […]
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