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The Adventure Bible Polar Edition Is Now In the NIrV Translation

With over 9 million copies sold, the Adventure Bible is beloved by Christian schools, churches, and families alike. Now, the #1 Bible for kids, including all of its trusted essentials loved by parents, is available in an exciting polar exploration theme! [Grab your spyglass and compass and sign up to receive the Adventure Bible Family […]

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Scripture Memorization 101

By Robin Schmitt If I were a college professor teaching an introductory class on Bible memory, I would start with the basic building blocks of Scripture. I might even use a set of ABC blocks as a visual aid. That seems appropriate, because when it comes to Scripture memorization, as in every area of spiritual […]

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God’s Enormous Love Expressed in Tiny Truths: An Interview with Joanna Rivard and Tim Penner

How can you help your young children understand that the stories in the Bible can be connected to each other as tiny truths to teach one grand lesson: the story of God’s love for his children, starting with the magnificence of creation and including Moses parting the Red Sea, Jonah being swallowed by a giant […]

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Inspirational: The Spirit of God Illustrated Bible Storybook

Right from the beginning of the Bible to its end, the Holy Spirit is dramatically acknowledged: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters” (Genesis 1:1-2) and “The […]

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Read the Bible in a New Configuration

An Ancient Presentation of Scripture Three aspects about the organization of the Bible must be understood from the start: The books that comprise the Bible weren’t assigned designated places in the table of contents. While all 66 books are sacred, the order in which they’re organized is not. There are multiple ways of organizing the […]

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Zonderkidz and Bible Gateway Help Kids Keep Reading the Bible All Summer

This summer help your children retain the literacy progress they made during their school-year. To assist teachers, parents, and students, Zonderkidz (@Zonderkidz) has created a 100 Day Bible Reading Plan (website) that runs Memorial Day weekend (May 28th) through Labor Day (September 4th). These brief chapter-long Scripture passages are a great way for kids to […]

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The NIrV Seek and Explore Holy Bible: Hunting for God’s Treasure

[See and sign up for Bible Gateway’s free email devotionals for families] The NIrV Seek and Explore Holy Bible: Hunting for God’s Treasure (website) from Zonderkidz (@Zonderkidz) is about engaging the child’s whole being: heart, soul, and mind. Children are joined on their journey through the Bible by nine different animal friends who are each […]

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Bible Verses for World Refugee Day

According to The UN Refugee Agency, around the world nearly 20 people are forcibly displaced every minute as a result of conflict or persecution. An unprecedented 65.6 million people globally have been forced from their homes. Among them are nearly 22.5 million refugees, over half of whom are under the age of 18. There are […]

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The Bible Table of Contents

To help you become more familiar with the arrangement of the books of Scripture, here’s a virtual Table of Contents of the Bible in their canonical order. [Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Bible Translation Reading Levels] [Browse the Bibles section in the Bible Gateway Store, where you’ll enjoy low prices every day] [Read the […]

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NIrV Kids’ Devotional Bible: An Interview with Sara Bierling

The NIrV Kids’ Devotional Bible is complete with a year’s worth of devotions to help children develop a reading habit they’ll want to keep. Engaging weekday devotions, fun weekend activities, interesting illustrations, and a dictionary make this a Bible they’ll want to read and apply to their lives. It includes the complete New International Reader’s […]

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