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Reading God’s Word in 2018

Bible engagement is at an all-time low. That might be true, but technology provides numerous tools to help us engage with the Bible more deeply. With a new year just around the corner, we would like to encourage your ministry to challenge everyone to go through God’s Word in the coming year. One of […]

Do you view the Bible as a book of rules?

Have you ever heard anyone refer to the Bible as a rulebook? I read an article recently that gave some good perspective on this topic. If you think about it, we humans are made to interact and be in relationships. If you are in a relationship with a person who forces rules upon you, the […]

Would you create your own version of the Bible?

Are you skeptical of the many online bible translations that are available today? Growing up the only bible translations that I knew about were King James Version and New International Version. In college I was introduced to English Standard Version and by that time there were so many translations available it was hard to make […]

Mobile vs. Scripture Challenge

Let’s play a quick guessing game. What wakes you up in the morning? What possession do you not leave the house without? What is one item that if lost creates a sense of panic and fear? What component do you upgrade every 2 years with renewal of contract? Go ahead, say what you […]

Demanding of My Toothbrush… Not of My Bible

My nighttime routine can be pretty lengthy and it consists of a lot of things that I feel like I need to get done before bed. For instance, I make my lunch, wash my face, brush my teeth, floss (OK, so maybe not every night on this one), take out my contacts, change clothes, charge my phone, […]

Interpreting the Bible From A Distance

So, we’re Christians. We go to church, we study the Bible, and we try to live morally. We are all consumed with sin, no doubt, so it is a constant battle to try and live the way Jesus did. Impossible, really. Something a lot of us do, though, is read the stories in the Bible […]

Science and the 10 Plagues of Egypt

I like hearing about people’s different interpretations of Exodus during the 10 plagues of Egypt. You often find people who are opposed to any correlation between the Bible and science, as well as people who think it all goes hand-in-hand. I, for one, think that God uses science to do a lot of things. After […]

No Time? Why Not?

Take the kids to school. Get to work. Go to the gym. Take kids to soccer practice. Walk the dog. Cook dinner. Do laundry. Make the kids’ lunches. Help them with homework. Sleep. Repeat. We’re all busy. Well, maybe not all of us… but as humans, the majority of us strive to survive and we […]

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