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This is the sixty-second 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. Check out Mel Lawrenz’s new The post How to Live the Bible — Greater Love and Memorial Day appeared first on Bible Gateway Blog. ...
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Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge uprightly among men? No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth. Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward and speak lies. Their venom is like the venom of a snake, The post Psalm 58 appeared first on Grace thru faith. ...
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By Patrick Morley We are made for relationships. A godly friendship can change everything. There is a peculiar math to friendship: shared joys are doubled, and shared sorrows are cut in half. Friendship is a central theme of Jesus’ life and teaching. He tells us to encourage each other: “My command is this: Love each The post The Biblical Cure for When the World Has Beat You Down appeared first on Bible Gateway Blog. ...
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A Bible Study by Jack Kelley We continue our study of the letter from James. In part 1 we determined that the letter was written by James, the half brother of Jesus, around 50 AD when most of the Church was still of Jewish origin. They had been scattered throughout Israel and surrounding countries in the persecution that began after the stoning of Stephen in 36 AD, The post A Letter From James, Part 2 appeared first on Grace thru faith. ...
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By Elisabeth Elliot I look upon suffering as one of God’s ways of getting our attention. In fact, C. S. Lewis said, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” I’d like for us to think about some The post Suffering Is Never for Nothing appeared first on Bible Gateway Blog. ...
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[Return daily during the coming week for updates] Support Bible Gateway—Browse the Bible Gateway Store ? BibleGatewayStore.com ? Janice Peterson, NavPress Author and Beloved Widow of Author Eugene Peterson, Passes Away at Age 83 ? ECPA ? Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Eugene H. Peterson (1932 – 2018) ? Bible Translation Projects Are Preserving The post Bible News Roundup – Week of May 19, 2019 appeared first on Bible Gateway Blog. ...
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Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me; all day long they press their attack. My slanderers pursue me all day long; many are attacking me in their pride. When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, The post Psalm 56 appeared first on Grace thru faith. ...
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By John Greco When I answered the phone, I was met with sniffles and sobs. It was the sort of call I dreaded. I’m not a professional counselor and had no experience talking someone down from an emotional precipice. So, I did the only thing I could. “Sir,” I said, “how can I pray for The post You Can Always Use One More Translation, or Why I Read the NIVNKJVESVNLTNASBMSGKJVCSBNET Bible appeared first on Bible Gateway Blog. ...
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A Bible Study by Jack Kelley A fair amount of controversy has arisen of late over this letter, some even questioning whether it belongs in the Bible. Others say if it does, it was certainly not meant for the Church. In this series we’ll address these questions while undertaking a verse-by-verse study of the letter. The post A Letter From James appeared first on Grace thru faith. ...
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This is the sixty-first 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. Be the first to know The post How to Live the Bible — Image Is Everything appeared first on Bible Gateway Blog. ...