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Mel Lawrenz
October 6, 2021

How to Live the Bible — Time To Grow Up

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This is the one-hundred-seventy-seventh 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.

“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.” Galatians 3:13-14

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Jonathan Petersen
October 5, 2021

Former Atheist Journalist Investigates Case for Heaven: An Interview with Lee Strobel

Lee StrobelThe reality of death comes calling on everyone. People fear it or try to deny it. Do we have only one life and when we die, we cease to exist? What is the reliable evidence for the existence of an afterlife? What is the biblical perspective on reincarnation, universalism, and annihilationism? What are the exclusivity claims of Christ? If Heaven is real, what’s it like? How will we spend our time there? And what does it mean to see God face to face? Does the consideration of Heaven stand up to intense investigative scrutiny?

Bible Gateway interviewed Lee Strobel (@LeeStrobel) about his book and 5-session video study, The Case for Heaven: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for Life After Death (Zondervan, 2021).

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What event in your life caused you to seriously explore the question of whether life continues after death?

Lee Strobel: The impetus for The Case for Heaven goes back 10 years when I almost died. My wife Leslie found me unconscious and called an ambulance. When I awakened in the emergency room, the doctor said, “You’re one step away from a coma, two steps away from dying.” Then I fell unconscious again. I was suffering from hyponatremia, a severe drop in my blood sodium level. I hovered over the border between life and death until the doctors were able to save me.

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Jonathan Petersen
October 5, 2021

The C.S. Lewis Bible: Now With Comfort Print® Typeface

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Originally published in 2010, the C.S. Lewis Bible: For Reading, Reflection, and Inspiration (Zondervan, 2021) is now re-typeset in Zondervan’s exclusive NRSV Comfort Print® typeface using the Protestant canon of the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Bible translation.

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The NRSV C.S. Lewis Bible features readings composed of selections from bestselling author C.S. Lewis’ celebrated spiritual classics including Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain, Miracles, A Grief Observed, The Weight of Glory, and The Abolition of Man, as well as letters, poetry, fiction, and Lewis’ less-familiar works.

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Jonathan Petersen
October 4, 2021

New International Reader’s Version (NIrV) Bible Translation Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary

See print editions of NIrV Bibles in the FaithGateway Store.Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, the New International Reader’s Version (NIrV) Bible translation has more than 8.5 million copies in print worldwide, being jointly published by Zondervan and Biblica since 1996.

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“There has never been a more meaningful time to ensure that young readers and English language learners have access to God’s Word in a faithful, easy-to-read text,” says Melinda Bouma, vice president and publisher of Bibles for Zondervan. “It’s humbling to see the impact the NIrV translation has had during the last 25 years. We celebrate this significant anniversary, the tireless efforts of everyone involved in bringing it to fruition, our partnership with Biblica, and more importantly all the lives that have been changed by it. It is so exciting to dream of those it will impact in the next 25 years!”

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Jonathan Petersen
October 1, 2021

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Jonathan Petersen
September 30, 2021

Celebrate the Ability to Read Scripture: Bible Translation Day

Every year, September 30 is dedicated as Bible Translation Day. (Watch Wycliffe’s 2021 Scripture Celebration video.)

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Bible Translators Launch Campaign to Provide Scripture Access to Every Language by 2033]

Christians believe God has preserved the text of the Bible for thousands of years. But how often do we think about the countless men and women—scholars, translators, missionaries, and others—who God has used to accomplish this remarkable act of preservation and transmission?

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, A Day in the Life of Bible Translators]

Bible Translation Day was established by Wycliffe founder Cameron Townsend and in 1966, the United States Senate designated September 30 as the date (September 30 is the feast day of St. Jerome, the influential early Christian famous for his translation of the Bible into Latin).

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Guest Post
September 30, 2021

Turning Your Doubts into Destinations

Steve PembertonBy Steve Pemberton

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. —Matthew 5:16

It was four o’clock in the afternoon when Mike Silvia called. There had been virtually no calls that day. John Sykes didn’t know at the time that I had been in Mike’s office for most of the day, desperately looking for a miracle. Mike had perfected his plea by this time, but he knew John was my last hope. He spoke quickly and more urgently: “One of our clients needs an emergency removal from a foster home. We are having trouble placing him . . . it would only be a temporary stay . . . because it’s Christmastime, I can’t get ahold of anyone.” He rambled on, “Do you know anyone who might be able to take him . . . temporarily?”

John was quiet, trying to process all he’d just heard. “John, his name is Steve Klakowicz,” Mike said, referring to my birth name. “Do you think you can take him until the start of the new year?”

John answered right away, with no hesitation, “Yes, absolutely.”

His response changed my life.

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Mel Lawrenz
September 29, 2021

How to Live the Bible — Forgiving Debt

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This is the one-hundred-seventy-sixth 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.

“If one of your countrymen becomes poor and sells some of his property, his nearest relative is to come and redeem what his countryman has sold…It will be returned in the Year of Jubilee, and he can then go back to his property.” Leviticus 25:25, 28

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Jonathan Petersen
September 29, 2021

Zondervan Releases NIV Radiant Virtues Bible

Buy your copy of the NIV Radiant Virtues Bible in the FaithGateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every dayZondervan announces the release of the NIV Radiant Virtues Bible (Zondervan, 2021), a Beautiful Word™ Collection, the newest addition to the Beautiful Word line of Bibles.

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Zondervan Releases NIV Beautiful Word Coloring Bible]

“At the heart of the NIV Radiant Virtues Bible, are the three virtues found in 1 Corinthians 13: faith, hope, and love,” said Melinda Bouma, vice president and publisher of Bibles for Zondervan. “As readers focus on those virtues, we hope they grow in their daily lives as they celebrate the beauty of the Word.”

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Jonathan Petersen
September 28, 2021

Courage for Today From the Book of Esther: A Q-and-A With Max Lucado

Max LucadoHow can the Bible’s book of Esther help you if you’re worried your world is spinning out of control? Are the struggles you’re facing pilfering the life out of your life? Like Esther, you may be staring down seemingly impossible situations. Take heart—what’s true for Esther is true for you: deliverance will come. God will have his victory. He will rescue his people. He will right the wrongs of this world. The question is not, Will God prevail? The question is, Will you be part of the team?

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In this Q&A, Max Lucado (@MaxLucado) talks about his book and five-session streaming video Bible study, You Were Made for This Moment: Courage for Today and Hope for Tomorrow (Thomas Nelson, 2021).

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How are the darkness and dangers of winter an apt metaphor for the challenging days many of us are living through?

Max Lucado: Spring will see blossoms. Summer sways bushy leaves in the wind. Autumn gives forth a harvest of plenty. But winter? Winter is still, deathly still. Fields are frosty. Trees extend skeletal limbs. Wildlife is silent. Gone. Winter brings danger. Blizzards. Ice storms. Caution is the theme. Come springtime, you’ll run barefoot through the meadow and plunge into the pond. But now? It’s best to button up, zip up, stay in, and stay safe. It’s winter out there. Especially if you’re realizing that life is not going to turn out the way you thought. Your parents divorced. Your spouse cheated. Your health never recovered. Your friend never returned. In that moment, a Siberian cold settled over your life. Your world became an arctic circle of dark days, long nights, and bitter weather. Winter.

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