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Jonathan Petersen
February 7, 2019

When Two Christian Scientists Disagree About Creation and Evolution: An Interview with Todd Charles Wood and Darrel R. Falk

Todd Charles WoodThe topics of creation and evolution can be divisive in today’s church. How can followers of Jesus who worship together but differ in their views on these topics get along with each other? How can they demonstrate the practice of loving one another, friendship, and mutual respect despite arriving at opposite scientific conclusions?

Bible Gateway interviewed Todd Charles Wood (@CoreacadInfo) and Darrel R. Falk about their book, The Fool and the Heretic: How Two Scientists Moved Beyond Labels to a Christian Dialogue About Creation and Evolution (Zondervan, 2019).

Explain the title of the book.

Darrel R. Falk

Dr. Darrel R. Falk: I’m a biologist who has long thought that the data from biology, geology, astronomy, and other sciences made it absolutely clear that creation has occurred over billions of years and, more specifically, that the various forms of living organisms were created through the evolutionary process. I thought it highly foolish for anyone who was even slightly aware of the strength of the data to think any other way.

And then I met Dr. Todd Wood who does think another way.

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Mel Lawrenz
February 6, 2019

How to Live the Bible — Real Life Bible Application

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This is the fiftieth 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.

Life and Light Books

It is dangerous to understand the Bible better. It is all too easy for us to feel just a bit of pride about pulling out the meaning of biblical texts, as if we were beginning to master the Scriptures when, of course, exactly the opposite is the whole point. The temptation may come from the power we may feel from having “spiritual knowledge,” which can move us from insecurity to superiority. Or we may want to put ourselves over Scripture so we don’t need to obey it. As Paul says, “knowledge puffs up” (1 Cor. 8:1).

Here are a few of the reasons why many biblical authors charge us with not just knowing the word of God, but practicing it.

Group Bible study illustration

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Jonathan Petersen
February 5, 2019

The Maxwell Leadership Bible Achieves One Million Units Sold

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The Maxwell Leadership Bible has officially sold its one millionth copy, according to its publisher, Thomas Nelson. Originally published in 2002 with executive editor Dr. John C. Maxwell, the Bible is now in its third edition.

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The Maxwell Leadership Bible features over 120 “Profiles in Leadership” lessons that examine different leaders throughout the Bible, along with compelling short articles and notes on mentoring and influencing the workplace and the world as an employee, boss, parent, or neighbor. The Bible also provides a complete reference index for Maxwell’s bestselling leadership resources, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (Thomas Nelson) and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader (HarperCollins Leadership).

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Jonathan Petersen
February 5, 2019

How to Have a Civil Conversation: An Interview with Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers

Sarah Stewart HollandMore than ever, modern cultural conversation seems driven by conflict and anger. People sitting together in pews every Sunday have started to feel like strangers, loved ones at the dinner table like enemies. What is the biblical way to have a civilized dialogue?

Bible Gateway interviewed Sarah Stewart Holland (@bluegrassred) and Beth Silvers (@nkybeth), two friends on opposite sides of the aisle who provide a practical guide to grace-filled conversation while challenging readers to put relationship before policy and understanding before argument in their book, I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations (Thomas Nelson, 2019).Beth Silvers

How does Colossians 3:12 pertain to people wanting to have a civilized conversation with each other when they each have opposing viewpoints?

Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers: This verse is such a beautiful entry point for talking about conflict. First, it implicitly presumes conflict among God’s people. There would be no need for meekness, humility, patience, and compassion if we all agreed on everything all the time. Second, Paul counsels us to prioritize our relationships during this disagreement. We’re reminded in the initial words that we’re connected by God, that we’re “dearly loved.” And finally, we’re told to engage with one another through a lens of sharing that love. We’re to treat one another with tenderness, even when we have opposing viewpoints. We can hold the tension of our disagreement while being gentle with each other. It’s advice that, if followed, would revolutionize our capacity for discussions with each other.

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Guest Post
February 4, 2019

Seeing Black History Through Another Lens

Cara MeredithBy Cara Meredith

There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28

My friend Shannon and I wove our way through the National African American Museum of History and Culture in Washington, DC. Two days before, we’d sat at the feet of Mama Ruby, and now, on our last full day of the pilgrimage, our bodies ached with a wild kind of exhaustion. Desperate to return home, I longed for enough time to filter all of the information I’d internalized that week. Shannon longed for respite too, but hers included a recess from the pain of her body. Still recovering from double knee surgery, her legs screamed in agony. Occasionally, she walked without assistance, but sometimes she needed her walking sticks, and sometimes her wheelchair. That day in the museum, her body begged for the comfort of her chair.

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Jonathan Petersen
February 3, 2019

Bible News Roundup – Week of February 3, 2019

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State Legislatures Consider Expanding Use of Bible in High School Curricula
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Bible Education Class as an Elective in Public Schools Proposed by Mississippi Lawmaker
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Drew Reichard
February 1, 2019

All the Ways to Listen to Free Audio Bibles and Devotionals with Bible Gateway

When every day is at least one hour too short and life is too hectic to make a proper breakfast, taking a few minutes to focus on the Bible is a challenge for many of us. That’s why Bible Gateway has dozens of free audio Bibles in over 10 different languages; and multiple, convenient ways of accessing these audio Bibles. This post will summarize the extent of the audio features that Bible Gateway offers to make it easier for you to navigate the available options and spend more time in the Word.

First, you may have known that the Bible Gateway website and the Bible Gateway App Download the free Bible Gateway Appoffer a number of popular Bible translations in different narration styles.

To listen to these or any of the other available audio Bibles, go to our Audio Bibles page on the Bible Gateway website. Once there, select your desired Bible language and version from the drop-down menu, along with the Bible book and chapter you’d like to start with. Then, just click the Play button directly beneath the drop-downs.

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Jonathan Petersen
January 31, 2019

How to Make Disciples Where You Are: An Interview with Jeannie Marie

Jeannie MarieAccording to Barna research, only 17% of all churchgoers know what the Great Commission is. Jesus said it plainly: “Go and make disciples of all nations.” How is this commission to be lived out in our ordinary lives? With God bringing people from other countries and cultures into new neighborhoods, workplaces, and schools, how should we shift our perspective to align our hearts, minds, and everyday lives with God’s heart for the nations?

Bible Gateway interviewed Jeannie Marie (@jeanniemmarie) about her book, Across the Street and Around the World: Following Jesus to the Nations in Your Neighborhood…and Beyond (Thomas Nelson, 2018).

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Why did you write Across the Street and Around the World and what do you hope it accomplishes?

Jeannie Marie: I see young people, families, retirees wanting to make a difference globally, but they don’t often know how to put skin on their passions, how to start, what to do next, or how to do it well. Most believers only know to go to places and peoples that already have Christians and churches, instead of the places and peoples that need Jesus Christ the most.

I hope to inspire ordinary us to follow Jesus into other cultures well—with courage, compassion, and spiritual intentionality—starting across the street and then wrestling with what it might look like to go around the world.

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Mel Lawrenz
January 30, 2019

How to Live the Bible — On Interpreting Scripture

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This is the forty-ninth 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.

Life and Light Books

In order to live the Bible, we need to understand its true meaning. That includes looking at specific words, but also seeing biblical passages in the context of the whole Bible. Two principles here…

Appreciate the figurative language of Scripture for what it means.

The Bible was written by dozens of authors over thousands of years in several different nations and in three different languages. Some of the Bible is history (like 1 and 2 Kings), some is poetry (the Psalms), some is symbolic story (the parables), some is law (Deuteronomy). The figurative expressions of Scripture have a special directness. “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.” “I am the good shepherd.” “Run the good race.” Such phrases plant truths squarely and solidly in our minds.

Man reading the Bible illustration

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Jonathan Petersen
January 29, 2019

Make the Most of Your Parenting Time: An Interview with Eryn Lynum

Eryn LynumHow can a jar of 936 pennies transform our parenting? What can it teach us about making family time richer, not busier? When we practice “counting time,” as David penned in Psalm 90:12, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom,” God begins to bring new life to our home and family.

Bible Gateway interviewed Eryn Lynum (@ErynLynum) about her book, 936 Pennies: Discovering the Joy of Intentional Parenting (Bethany House, 2018).

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Share the story behind 936 Pennies.

Eryn Lynum: When our son was a year and a half old, we were dedicating him to the Lord at our church. We stood on a stage before God and our church family, vowing to, by God’s grace, raise him to know and follow the Lord. At the end of the ceremony, our pastor turned to us and handed us a jar full of pennies. “Each penny in this jar represents one week that you have with your son between birth and 18,” he explained. With those words, as you can imagine, that jar felt a whole lot heavier in my hands. He challenged us to go home and begin removing one penny every week, as a reminder that time is not limitless. As David wrote in Psalm 90:12, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

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