Skip to content

Category Archives: Interviews

How to Achieve Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: An Interview with Peter Scazzero

What does healthy spirituality look like? How is it achieved? How can you slow down to develop a truly transformational relationship with Christ? Peter Scazzero says Christians cannot grow spiritually while remaining emotionally immature because our souls and psyches are inextricably linked. Bible Gateway interviewed Peter Scazzero (@petescazzero) about his book, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Updated […]

Filed under Books, Discipleship, Interviews, Video

The Lord’s Prayer is Revolutionary: An Interview with R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Through the centuries the Lord’s Prayer has been domesticated and tamed, turned into a safe series of comforting words and made familiar by repetition. But when truly considered, the Lord’s Prayer is meant to turn the world upside down, toppling every earthly power and announcing God’s reign over all things, in heaven and on earth. […]

Filed under Books, Interviews, Prayer

How to Fight Fear, Wrestle Worry, and Allay Anxiety: An Interview with Alli Worthington

Sometimes Jesus’ call to “fear not” seems like the hardest instruction to follow. Some days you faultlessly juggle everything that is your life—kids, husband, house, job, church, friendships, school, pets, appointments, and on and on. Other days the very thought of which ball you’re going to drop puts your anxiety level through the roof. Bible […]

Filed under Books, Discipleship, Interviews, Women

Kids Ask the Best Questions About God and the Bible: An Interview with Kathryn Slattery

Children ask such questions as, “How do I know the Bible is true?” “What does it mean when the Bible talks about the kingdom of God?” “How can God be three persons at the same time?” “Why couldn’t Jesus just stay on Earth forever?” “What is baptism?” “Who invented time?” Bible Gateway interviewed Kathryn Slattery […]

Filed under Books, Devotionals, Family, Interviews

How to Encounter God When Reading the Bible: An Interview with Tim Chester

Do we approach the Bible believing that the One who spoke and brought the universe into existence, whose voice thundered from Mount Sinai, and whose words healed the sick is the same God who speaks to us today through Scripture? Are we reading the Bible not merely to learn information about God but to hear […]

Filed under Books, Interviews, Introduction to the Bible

A Woman’s Guide to the Psalms: An Interview with Lydia Brownback

Fear, joy, heartache, anger, frustration, doubt; the book of Psalms displays an incredible range of human emotions as they’re expressed toward God in prayer and song. Bible Gateway interviewed Lydia Brownback about her book, Sing a New Song: A Woman’s Guide to the Psalms (Crossway, 2017). How is your book different from other devotionals about […]

Filed under Books, Interviews, Old Testament

Why Is Spiritual Warfare a Continuing Struggle?: An Interview with Havilah Cunnington

Do you ask yourself, “Why do I still struggle if I’m faithfully following God?” How can you discern whether you’re dealing with battles within yourself, resistance from God, or genuine fights with the devil? What did Jesus say about our spiritual authority and the certainty we have in him? [Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, […]

Filed under Books, Discipleship, Interviews

The Whole Message of the Bible in 16 Words: An Interview with Chris Bruno

The Bible consists of separate books written by multiple authors over hundreds of years, yet it conveys a single concept. Dr. Chris Bruno (@chrisbruno1) has written The Whole Message of the Bible in 16 Words (Crossway, 2017) to help readers grasp the overarching message of Scripture: God saving his people through their promised Messiah. The […]

Filed under Bible, Books, Interviews, Literacy

What Can We Learn from the Bad Guys of the Bible?: An Interview with JR. Forasteros

Do we have anything in common with the bad guys of the Bible? How do we guard against the sins of wrath, idolatry, and abuse of power? How can we learn at the warnings of lives gone wrong? Bible Gateway interviewed JR. Forasteros (@jrforasteros) about his book, Empathy for the Devil: Finding Ourselves in the […]

Filed under Books, Discipleship, Interviews

A Tour Through the Bible: An Interview with John Goldingay

Approaching the Bible for the first time can be intimidating. At 66 books, nearly 800,000 words, and numerous kings, prophets, and deliverers, as well as priests and apostles, where should you begin? In what order should you read it? Is there an alternative to reading the Bible from Genesis to Revelation? [Select the right Bible […]

Filed under Bible Reference, Books, Interviews, Introduction to the Bible, New Testament, Old Testament