What is Christian hospitality and how important is it? How is God’s relationship to us fundamentally an act of hospitality to strangers? How is hospitality part of the salvation message? Bible Gateway interviewed Joshua W. Jipp (@TheRealJoshJipp) about his book, Saved by Faith and Hospitality (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2017). Define what you mean […]
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Why don’t we intentionally experience God’s presence more than we do? After all, he’s everywhere and always with us. How do life’s distractions drown out God’s voice? How should we cultivate a life living in God’s presence? Bible Gateway interviewed Ken Boa (@KennethBoa) about his book, Life in the Presence of God: Practices for Living […]
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Do you desire to change or completely start over? How does the Genesis account of creation reveal a divine sequence applicable for us today? What lessons does the Genesis story teach about spiritual disciplines for abiding in Christ and staying in step with the Holy Spirit? Bible Gateway interviewed Nika Maples (@NikaMaples) about her book, […]
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Archaeology uncovers buried civilizations. What does this contribute to our understanding of the Bible written so long ago by so many different people in so many different cultures? Bible Gateway interviewed J. Randall Price, who, along with H. Wayne House, is the author of Zondervan Handbook of Biblical Archaeology (Zondervan, 2017). [See the Bible Gateway […]
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God is called Father, Lord, Friend, and Savior. But when we delve into the perplexing bits of Scripture, we discover God cannot be pinned down, explained, or predicted. Is it possible that we’ve missed the Bible’s consistent teaching that God is other, higher, stranger? Bible Gateway interviewed Krish Kandiah (@krishk) about his book, God Is […]
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How does the entire Bible fit together? How do so many individual books connect, despite being written by different people over thousands of years? What does a sweeping aerial overview of the landscape of God’s Word look like? Bible Gateway interviewed Skip Heitzig (@skipheitzig) about his book, The Bible from 30,000 Feet: Soaring Through the […]
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Have you considered that perhaps God not only uses parents to influence their children, but that he uses children to change their parents? Could it be that parenting is a school for adult spiritual formation? [Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Sacred Marriage: An Interview with Gary Thomas] Bible Gateway interviewed Gary L. Thomas (@garyLthomas) […]
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How should you introduce your 6- to 12-year-old kids to the most important passages and big-picture storyline of the Bible? How can you best answer your children’s questions about the Bible when you don’t know the answer yourself? Bible Gateway interviewed David Murray (@davidpmurray) about his book, Exploring the Bible: A Bible Reading Plan for […]
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Join the Upcoming Unexpected Online Bible Study with Christine Caine Starting October 8, 2018 Life is full of surprises, both good and bad. In this 5-week online Bible study you’ll tackle the topic of how to find hope and trust in God when the unexpected happens. Sign up now to get started right away! You’ll […]
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Why is the Bible the bestselling book of all time? Why does it ignite religious debate, social upheaval, and political controversy? How could one ancient book have so much power through the centuries? [Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, The Bible’s Most Outrageous Claims] Bible Gateway interviewed Steve Green (@SteveGreenHL), who, along with his wife […]
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