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Have you considered that perhaps God not only uses parents to influence their children, but that he uses children to change their parents? Could it be that parenting is a school for adult spiritual formation? Bible Gateway interviewed Gary L. Thomas about his book, Sacred Parenting: How Raising Children Shapes Our Souls (Zondervan, 2017). Become a member of Bible Gateway Plus and get immediate 24/7 access to the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible Notes and other valuable Bible commentaries. |
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How does the entire Bible fit together? How do so many individual books connect, despite being written by different people over thousands of years? What does a sweeping aerial overview of the landscape of God's Word look like? Bible Gateway interviewed Skip Heitzig about his book, The Bible from 30,000 Feet: Soaring Through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation (Harvest House Publishers, 2017). Become a member of Bible Gateway Plus and get immediate 24/7 access to the King James Version Study Bible Notes and other valuable Bible commentaries. |
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Scientific dating of ancient mortar in Jerusalem has added to what some scholars call mounting evidence the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was the site of Jesus' tomb. Browse the Biblical Archaeology section in the Bible Gateway Store. | | | | |
See more Bible-related articles in this week's Bible News Roundup.
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Jodie Berndt, author of Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children: Trusting God with the Ones You Love (Zondervan, 2017), says, "God knows exactly what it's like to love a child, to teach him to walk, to feed him, and to kiss his cheek—and then to have that child grow up and walk away, choosing a world marked by bondage, destruction, and violence. All of the grief, anger, and frustration that we experience as parents are bound up in his heart as well...." |
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In this 6th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "Living the Bible is about gaining a grasp of reality—and living in that reality at all times, including the unpleasant truths...." If you want to know how to live the Bible everyday, read this installment of his series on our Blog and encourage your friends and followers to receive it by email. Discover the true joy of Christmas with this short-run free email devotional, Christmas Joy by Mel Lawrenz, in either English or Spanish. |
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Back by popular demand is our Christmas "subway map" Infographic that shows the who-where-and-when of the Nativity when Jesus was born in Bethlehem. |
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Are you ready to experience the peace and joy of Christmas? These free short-run email devotionals will help you set aside the stress and busy-ness of the holiday season and focus on the real meaning of Christmas. Tell your friends so they won't miss out! |
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Make this a Christmas you'll never forget with this 4-week Advent study! This online Bible study will start the first day of Advent: December 3, 2017. When you register today you'll get access to all four study videos with Max and the FREE download of the "Let Your Light Shine" Advent toolkit with 25 days of Scripture readings as you countdown to Christmas. Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Because of Bethlehem: An Interview with Max Lucado. |
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George Frideric Handel's Messiah is one of the most beloved musical works of the western world, playing an especially sentimental role in many people's Christmas traditions. The libretto of the work, taken directly from the King James Version (KJV) text of 14 books of the Bible, has turned many phrases into memorable, singable, cherished lines of Scripture. Bible Gateway interviewed Jessica Miller Kelley, editor of the devotional book, Every Valley: Advent with the Scriptures of Handel's Messiah (Westminster John Knox Press, 2014). Forty reflections journey in order through the oratorio, taking the reader deeper into less-often studied texts like Malachi 3:3 and bringing new light to oft-recited passages like Luke 2:9-14. Each reflection offers the libretto from Messiah, the same passage in the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), and a brief commentary on the text. See the new Pastor Resources Page on Bible Gateway. |
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