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June 19, 2019

How Do I Know When It Is Wise to Give?

John TownsendBy Dr. John Townsend

A care relationship is one in which you are providing good for those who are without. Look at care as the inverse of coaching. When you are coached, you are the one in need. When you provide care to someone, they are the one in need.

Care is not about you or your needs or your struggles. However, in the way God has designed life and the brain, you do receive something back at a very deep and meaningful level. “If you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday” (Isa. 58:10).

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, How to Establish Boundaries in Your Life: An Interview with Dr. John Townsend]

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Jonathan Petersen
June 18, 2019

Help for the Christian Man: An Interview with Patrick Morley

Patrick MorleyWhat are the major issues facing Christian men and how should they be addressed from a biblical point of view? How should a Christian man avoid the pitfalls of life; lead a more balanced life; have a deeper walk with God; be an attentive husband; becoming a difference-making dad; overcome lust?

Bible Gateway interviewed Patrick Morley (@patrickmorley) about his book, The Christian Man: A Conversation About the 10 Issues Men Say Matter Most (Zondervan, 2019).

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You’ve been working with men for decades. Why is it so difficult to be a man in today’s world (as opposed to decades ago)?

Patrick Morley: It’s true. These really are turbulent times to be a man. Most of the Christian men I talk to find it increasingly difficult to juggle all their responsibilities as men, husbands, fathers, friends, workers, churchmen, and citizens. As my friend Nick put it, “It feels almost impossible to live out a biblical model of manhood.” So why is that?

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Jonathan Petersen
June 17, 2019

Study 2019: USA Cities Ranked By Their Most Post-Christian Status

Map of the 10 Most Post-Christian USA Cities according to Barna Research

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[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, What Does It Mean to Live in a Post-Truth World?: An Interview with Abdu Murray]

According to Barna research (@barnagroup), the most post-Christian city in America is Springfield–Holyoke, MA. And the northeast/New England portion of the United States is the most post-Christian region, since the top eight city areas on the list — Portland–Auburn, ME; Providence, RI–New Bedford, MA; Burlington, VT; Boston, MA–Manchester, NH; Albany–Schenectady–Troy, NY; Hartford–New Haven, CT; and Rochester, NY — are located there.

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Guest Post
June 17, 2019

John Maxwell Profiles in Leadership: Noah – Make a Difference

John Maxwell This is the nineteenth lesson in bestselling author and speaker John Maxwell’s Leadership by the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, tell them to sign up to receive John’s free email devotional here.

By John C. Maxwell

Genesis 9:1–17

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God placed the rainbow in the sky as a reminder of his promise that he would never again destroy the world with water. Human beings have been around to see it only because of Noah. The lesson from his life is that one person can make a difference:

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Jonathan Petersen
June 16, 2019

Bible News Roundup – Week of June 16, 2019

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Forgiving the Killer of the Charleston Church Shooting: An Interview with Rev. Anthony B. Thompson
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Jonathan Petersen
June 13, 2019

Forgiving the Killer of the Charleston Church Shooting: An Interview with Rev. Anthony B. Thompson

Buy your copy of Called to Forgive in the Bible Gateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every dayWhile the murder of his wife devastated Rev. Anthony Thompson, he and three other relatives of victims chose to privately and publicly forgive the shooter. Years later, the church and community still struggle to understand the family members’ deliberate choice to forgive the racist murderer. But as Charlestonians have witnessed these incredible acts of forgiveness, something significant has happened to the community—black and white leaders and residents have united, coming together peaceably and even showing acts of selfless love.

Bible Gateway interviewed Rev. Anthony B. Thompson about his book, Called to Forgive: The Charleston Church Shooting, a Victim’s Husband, and the Path to Healing and Peace (Bethany House, 2019).

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Mel Lawrenz
June 12, 2019

How to Live the Bible — Being Committed to the Word

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This is the sixty-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.

See Mel Lawrenz’s most recent book is How to Study the Bible: A Practical Guide, from which today’s lesson is adapted.

Some of the great Christian leaders of the past based their lives and work on their intimate and deep knowledge of the truth of God in Scripture. Some spoke out forcibly, compelling all believers to take Bible reading and study seriously. Their commitment rose from their deep-seated conviction. Here are a few examples.

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Guest Post
June 12, 2019

How the Story of the Bible is Incredibly Unfair

Michael and Lauren McAfeeBy Michael and Lauren McAfee

When I (Michael) was in the eighth grade, one of my favorite classes was art. Not necessarily because I was a young da Vinci. I was more like a young Picasso, but no one seemed to appreciate my, um, unique perspective. Art class became a relaxing hour to decompress and express myself, in part because my art teacher had a unique way to keep middle schoolers quiet and focused. While we painted, drew, or sculpted, he would read to us. In eighth grade we read Moby Dick. Herman Melville’s epic tale of Ahab, Ishmael, and the great white whale made a lasting impression on me. There was a certain sense of fairness that resonated in the story, about a man obsessed who ultimately was overcome by his obsession.

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Drew Reichard
June 11, 2019

5 Clever Bible Gateway Plus Tricks

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If you’re a Bible Gateway Plus member, you know many valuable resources are available to you. Here are 5 quick tricks to make it easier to find what you’re looking for and get the most out of the service. If you’re new to Bible Gateway Plus, you can find out more about it here.

1. How to Find “Gospel Awakening” Sermons in Bible Gateway Plus

You probably know there are sections in the “Study This” sidebar for different types of resources. You’ll see Study Bible notes at the top, followed by Encyclopedias, Commentaries, Dictionaries, even Maps; but there’s a harder-to-find section for Sermons that sometimes appears at the bottom.

People who stumble on these “Gospel Awakening” sermons by Dwight L. Moody are excited to find such a gem buried in the sidebar. Our intention isn’t to hide them. It’s just that they appear via the same chapter-verse structure as everything else. So, if a sermon happens to be about Genesis 3:9, it will appear only when you perform a search that includes that verse.

If you’re interested in reading D. L. Moody sermons, here’s a cheat sheet for where to find all of them and what verses they’re linked to. Simply paste a verse from that list into the Bible Gateway search bar, and scroll to the bottom of the sidebar where you’ll see the Sermon section.

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Jonathan Petersen
June 11, 2019

Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie (1930–2019)

Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie

Pastor, broadcaster, author, and US Senate Chaplain Lloyd John Ogilvie, 88, died June 5, 2019. A lover of preaching the Bible, he was the general editor of The Preacher’s Commentary (Thomas Nelson).

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Dr. Ogilvie was pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, for more than 20 years (1972–1995), until he was elected the 61st Chaplain of the United States Senate in 1995, “a responsibility he carried out with excellence for eight years,” according to Fuller Seminary, where the Lloyd John Ogilvie Institute of Preaching was established in 2006. “In addition to opening the Senate each day in prayer, he counseled senators and their families, met with them about spiritual and moral issues, led and participated in multiple Bible study and prayer groups, and encouraged the weekly Senate Prayer Breakfast. ‘I saw my role,’ he said, ‘to be an intercessor for the members of the Senate family, a trusted prayer partner, and a faithful counselor to them as they sought to know and do God’s will in the monumental responsibilities entrusted to them.’” He ministered in the Senate through many significant events including the terrorist attacks on 9/11.

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