3 Ways to Take the Bible Back to School with You This Fall
It’s that time of year again. The evenings are getting cooler. The days are getting shorter. And millions of kids across the country are facing another school year and feeling a whole range of emotions. For some kids, school is an exciting place to meet new friends, learn new things, and spend time doing their favorite activities. But for others,…
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How to Help Others Experience Familiar Scriptures in Fresh Ways
Getting a different perspective on the familiar is a great way to gain new insight, to see things afresh. As many people are, I’m a creature of habit. I have my favorite place to sit at church. It’s always amazing to me how different it can feel to sit on the opposite side of the sanctuary. The previously unseen suddenly…
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Pray for America: 2018 National Day of Prayer
The Pledge of Allegiance celebrates America as “one nation, under God.” While we rejoice in the solidarity and strength we enjoy as a nation, we also acknowledge our history of division. But God can put a divided nation back together again. Taking our nation’s troubles to him in prayer can bring about change and transformation. “If they pray to me…
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A Closer Look at the Bible’s Epistles
Genres are categories of literature, each with its own tone and techniques. The Bible uses a handful of genres—narrative and law, prophecy and letters, wisdom literature, and apocalyptic literature. Understanding the genre in which the passage is written can help guide our reading. Follow the Biblical Genre Series to get the most out of your Bible reading. Long before New Testament times,…
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How Introverts Can Make the Best Small Group Leaders
Somewhere around 2007 or so, my pastor pointed me to the now-classic business book by Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap ... and Others Don’t. Collins writes: “Compared to high-profile leaders with big personalities who make headlines and become celebrities, the good-to-great leaders seem to have come from Mars. Self-effacing, quiet, reserved, even shy—these leaders…
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Please Pray: Reaching Children in Egypt with God’s Love
He’s big, he’s furry, and children all over Egypt love him. Who is he? A lovable lion named Kingo! This life-sized lion character began as a video series called Kingsley’s Meadows, produced by American Bible Society. The popular children’s series stars a friendly lion named Kingo and his puppet friends, who teach biblical values in a fun and engaging way.…
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The Bible’s Simple Truth of How to Love My Neighbor
My son the linguist never met a word he didn’t love. And he delights in sharing his etymological treasures with whoever will stop and listen. Recently we celebrated my birthday with breakfast at a little restaurant overlooking the Pacific Ocean near San Diego. As we watched the morning sunlight turn the water to diamonds, he caught me once again with…
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