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Real Manhood: How to Create Calm in the Midst of Chaos

By Dondré Whitfield A male’s first power is his physicality (i.e., warrior mode), but a Man’s true power is his vocabulary. His vocabulary is like a ring of keys for a locksmith. Each word holds the potential to unlock something in him or in someone else. His words are like a “protein” that builds someone […]

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Hope When Life Unravels: An Interview with Adam B. Dooley

What are the upside-down yet encouraging truths of the book of Job and other key Bible passages that remind us of the ways God is present in our pain? Why does God allow suffering? And why does God seem to go silent when we’re in pain? How does a pastor work through his faith in […]

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God and the Pandemic: An Interview with N.T. Wright

How are we supposed to think biblically about the coronavirus crisis? Is it a sign of the end of the world? Is it a call for repentance? Is God judging the world? What should be our approach drawing on Scripture, Christian history, and the way of living, thinking, and praying revealed to us by Jesus? […]

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Find Your Refuge in God: An Interview with Dr. David Jeremiah

Pastor, broadcaster, and author Dr. David Jeremiah believes reassurance can be found throughout the Bible—especially in the book of Psalms—both now during the coronavirus pandemic and during all of life’s greatest challenges. Bible Gateway interviewed Dr. David Jeremiah (@davidjeremiah) about his book, Shelter in God: Your Refuge in Times of Trouble (Thomas Nelson, 2020). What […]

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How to Live the Bible — The Challenges and Blessings of Solitude

This is the one-hundred-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. Mel is the author of […]

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How to Live the Bible — Things That Remain When Everything Else Changes

This is the one-hundred-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. Mel Lawrenz will be offering […]

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The Biblical Foreshadowing of the Corona Virus Crisis: An Interview with Mark Hitchcock

How does the coronavirus outbreak relate to the vivid, end-time biblical prophecies about plagues, pestilences, and pandemics? Jesus listed “pestilences in various places” as a sign of his coming. In the prophecy of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, the fourth rider kills one-fourth of the earth with pestilence and the “wild beasts of the […]

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5 Psalms to Contemplate This Week

As COVID-19 continues to plague our world, our nation, and our communities, the importance of turning in desperation to God’s Word cannot be overstated. I’d like to share 5 Psalms that represent a spectrum of emotions, from confidence to despair—sentiments that many of us might feel within the span of a single hour. [Read the […]

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How to Live the Bible — Thinking Ahead About Rebuilding

This is the one-hundred-fourth 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. Mel Lawrenz will be offering […]

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When Escape from Suffering Is Not the Answer: An Interview with K.J. Ramsey

When your prayers for healing haven’t been answered, the fog of depression isn’t lifting, your marriage is ending in divorce, or grief won’t go away, it’s easy to feel you’ve failed God and, worse, he’s failed you. If God loves us, why does he allow us to hurt? Bible Gateway interviewed K.J. Ramsey (@kjramseywrites), author […]

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