National Arbor Day is always celebrated on the last Friday in April, but many states observe Arbor Day on different dates throughout the year based on best tree planting times in their area. God’s creation of trees furnishes us with two of life’s essentials: food and oxygen. They also provide shelter, medicine, tools, and more. […]

This is the two-hundred-fourth 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. “Early on the first day […]

Do specific key indicators exist that we should intentionally seek to nurture and grow as we navigate our Christian faith journey over the course of our lives? How can we better stay in step with God’s purposes and his mission? What should we learn from the example of Jesus, walking naturally in his footsteps as […]

The Bible instructs Christians to tell others about Jesus, yet modern research shows only 17% of churchgoers know what the term The Great Commission means. Social fear, Bible ignorance, or other reasons stymie believers from sharing God’s love with others. What if God created you with your own particular and natural way of discussing spiritual […]

In our post-Christian, post-modern, post-truth society, Jesus followers aren’t often well regarded. What is an effective and compelling way to share Christian faith that combines the timeless practices of Jesus with timely perspectives about our post-everything era? Bible Gateway interviewed Craig Springer (@CraigMSpringer) about his book, How to Revive Evangelism: 7 Vital Shifts in How […]

On the Sunday following 9/11 Pastor Mel Lawrenz taught from passages in the Psalms which both give comfort and describe the righteous judgment of God against tyranny. [Read weekly Bible lessons by Mel Lawrenz on the Bible Gateway Blog] …Whatever you’ve brought with you to this time of worship in your mind and heart–be it […]

Since 2010, the number of young adult (18–39 year-olds) born again Christians with a basic biblical worldview has dropped by two-thirds, from almost 15% of the population to near 5%, according to Probe Ministries’ Religious Views & Practices Survey—a comprehensive study of the results of numerous surveys conducted in the last decade by Pew, Barna, […]

When did you last consider the Bible’s book of Revelation to be a wellspring of hope? Or have you always seen it as a declaration of judgment amidst confusing imagery? Of all the books of the Bible, Revelation is the one people seem to be the most afraid to study. They describe it in such […]