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September 19, 2022

Five Tips to Help Your Marriage Survive Catastrophic Loss

Five Tips to Help Your Marriage Survive Catastrophic Loss by Gary Thomas, author of Sacred MarriageBy Gary Thomas

Loss brings heartache. Catastrophic loss brings catastrophic heartache.

Unfortunately, some marriages are buried alive by the avalanche of grief, and they never recover. Joe and Janell found a way to push forward in the face of the worst kind of loss.

If you talk with Joe on Zoom, his head is framed by a giant baseball jersey with the number 17. That was the number Joe’s son, Garrett, wore as a celebrated high school catcher. Garrett was Joe and Janell’s only child, a gifted boy with a promising future.

Everything changed on November 4, 2012, when Joe and Janell got the worst knock on their door you could ever imagine.

Garrett, their only child, was dead.
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Jonathan Petersen
September 19, 2022

Scripture Read At Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral

See the Bible verses that were either alluded to or directly read during the funeral service of Queen Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth II (born Princess Elizabeth of York), 96, the mother of the United Kingdom’s King Charles III, died September 8, 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a residence of the British royal family.

[Read the “Order of Service for The State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”]

Her televised State Funeral September 19 at Westminster Abbey in London, watched by an estimated 4 billion people, was attended by heads of state and dignitaries from around the world, including US President Joe Biden. She reigned 70 years, the longest of any British monarch and the longest recorded of any female head of state in history.

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, The Faith of Queen Elizabeth: An Interview with Dudley Delffs]

The following Bible verses were either alluded to or directly read during the service:

John 11:25-26

Buy your copy of The Faith of Queen Elizabeth: The Poise, Grace and Quiet Strength Behind the Crown in the FaithGateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every dayJesus said unto her, “I am the resurrection, and the life
    he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live
    and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.”

Job 19:25-27

I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth
    and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God
    Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another.

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Jonathan Petersen
September 16, 2022

Weekly Brief – Week of September 11, 2022

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Jonathan Petersen
September 15, 2022

Prepare for Spiritual Warfare: Put On the Armor of God

Read this article to see how putting on the full armor of God will protect and arm you for spiritual warfare.Around AD 60, while a prisoner in ancient Rome for preaching the gospel, the apostle Paul wrote his letter to the church in Ephesus, using the armor of a Roman soldier as a metaphor to describe how Christians must live out their faith by strapping on the full armor of God to properly conduct and prevail in spiritual warfare. More than 2,000 years later, we must do the same.

Function of Armor

The purpose of armor is to defensively protect the body against a deadly attack and its accompanying weaponry are the means to wage offensive assaults on the enemy.

History of Armor in the Bible

It’s commonly thought the origin of Paul’s armor reference in Ephesians 6:10-12 is the uniform of Caesar’s army. But, according to the study note in the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary of the New Testament (available with your Bible Gateway Plus membership), each of the battle equipment Paul lists is also found in the Old Testament, especially in the book of Isaiah (see this chart).

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Jonathan Petersen
September 14, 2022

The Treasure Map of Bible Study: How to Read a Verse for All Its Worth

Join Bible Gateway Plus and get the free Bible study, How to Read a Verse for All Its Worth, to learn how to read a verse for all its worth.If you knew a vast treasure was buried somewhere, would you rather have the occasional jewel or piece of gold that someone retrieved for you, or a map showing the location of the entire treasure? If you’re like most people, the answer’s a no-brainer.

What’s true about material treasure is also true for spiritual treasure. For this reason, we’ve created the brand-new downloadable 5-day Bible study, How to Read a Verse for All Its Worth that provides the map for you to uncover the hidden riches of God’s Word for yourself!

As Christians, we know the Bible is the ultimate source of everything we should believe and practice, and we want to understand it better. But it’s also true that this isn’t easy. We’re separated from the original authors and audience of the Bible by time, language, culture, and geography.

Fortunately, there are a series of steps used by serious students of the Bible to discover the meaning of biblical passages, and you can learn and apply these steps yourself to greatly increase your knowledge and understanding of the Bible.

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Mel Lawrenz
September 14, 2022

How to Live the Bible — More Mistakes in Bible Application

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This is the two-hundred-twenty-fifth 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.

[continued from last time…] Application is the last step in the so-called inductive method of Bible study. The first step is to observe (examining the words, the structure, the details), the second is to interpret (figuring out what the author meant), and then application (figuring out how the truths we uncover connect with everyday life). We know that if our observation is incomplete or our interpretation is askew, we will miss the truth and power of Scripture. But it’s also true that misapplication of the meaning of biblical texts is invalid and even dangerous.

Here are a couple of other mistakes to avoid…

Pastor Mel Lawrenz says it's a mistake to apply a Bible verse to modern living that is not connected with the actual meaning of the text.

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Jonathan Petersen
September 12, 2022

Zondervan Releases The Jesus Bible Artist Edition In Limited Leather

The Jesus Bible Artist Edition (NIV and ESV translations) is now available for a limited time from Zondervan in green calfskin leather.Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is excited to announce the release of the limited editions of The Jesus Bible Artist Edition, New International Version (NIV) and The Jesus Bible Artist Edition, English Standard Version (ESV) both in green calfskin leather.

Each limited edition Bible features one-of-a-kind cover designs by Florida-based artist and 2021 Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) Top Shelf Book Cover Award Winner, Joshua Noom, who specializes in bold illustrations with organic-feeling typography. Readers may be familiar with his work from past collaborations with brands: Old Spice, Burton Snowboarding, Sony Music, and Warner Music Groups.

When you become a member of Bible Gateway Plus, you’ll have instant access to more than 50 Bible reference resources, including The Jesus Bible. Try it free right now!

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Guest Post
September 12, 2022

Darryl Strawberry: Don’t Let Your Past Direct Your Future

Darryl StrawberryBy Darryl Strawberry

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
—Proverbs 3:5–6

In the sport of baseball, a player’s mental approach to the game can largely determine success or failure. When competing against the most skilled and athletic players in the world, a competitive advantage often is achieved more by what’s going on between the ears than between the lines on the field.

As a major leaguer, I tried to approach each at bat or each play in the field as a new opportunity to succeed. That meant my previous at bat or last 20 at bats, for better or worse, should have no bearing on my focus and outlook for success in the moment at hand. Each at bat as well as the next play in the field should stand on its own as a moment of truth. I literally had to renew my mind from pitch to pitch. Otherwise, the disappointment, frustration, or elation from one pitch, catch, swing, or throw to the next could distract me from being my best during the next opportunity.

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Jonathan Petersen
September 9, 2022

Weekly Brief – Week of September 4, 2022

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Jonathan Petersen
September 7, 2022

New Bible Engagement Podcast for Church Leaders

The Bible Roots Podcast is a new Bible-engagement-centered podcast for pastors and church leadership who want to help their congregation actively and effectively engage with the Bible.

A new Bible-engagement-centered program, The Bible Roots Podcast hosted by author and pastor Randy Frazee and produced by HarperChristian Resources, is for pastors and church leadership who want to help their congregation or ministries actively and effectively engage with the Bible.

[See the Scripture Engagement section on Bible Gateway]

“We’ve designed this podcast for anyone who longs to see people engage with God’s Word. Everyone is welcome, but our crosshairs are on pastors and church leaders,” said Frazee.

Learn from Randy and other experienced leaders in their respective branches of church ministry, as they bring a rich and valuable perspective that makes this podcast a practical and useful resource for anyone in church and ministry leadership.

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