This is the one-hundred-thirty-eighth 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. Most people who suffer something […]

By Christopher Reese This is the third and final part of our series introducing major characters of the Old Testament. In our first article we looked at the lives of Adam and Eve, Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph, and our second examined Moses, Joshua, and David. We’re now surveying the lives of Solomon, Daniel, and Ezra, […]

By John Sawyer Hurricanes. Flooding. Wildfire damage. Social conflict. If you’re able to celebrate Thanksgiving at all, your table might have empty chairs due to COVID-19. And some guests might be struggling with financial problems or job loss. It’s been a rough nine months! Our emotions are far too raw to merely paste on a […]

At Bible Gateway, we don’t think biblical meditation is a lost art by any means. Nor does it have to be that far out of reach, though it sometimes seems to be. While I was in school I made a handful of attempts to systematically read through the Bible from Genesis through Revelation. I always […]

Almost two billion portions of the Bible were distributed worldwide between 2015–2019, according to the latest figures by United Bible Societies. The world population is 7.8 billion. [Read the Bible in multiple languages on Bible Gateway]

By Marcus Johns Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. —1 Thessalonians 5:11 Encouragement has to be one of the most underestimated powers we have—and it’s free! Absolutely free. Free to give, and free to receive—and I have no idea why we’re not all out there […]