3 Powerful Truths About Sharing the Gospel
Imagine hearing the greatest, most epic, most beautiful story ever told—a story so powerful that it’s literally life-changing. Then, imagine being told to go out into the world and retell that story to other people who may or may not care to hear it. For years, that’s how I felt about sharing the gospel. It seemed like there was no…
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Join in Prayer for United Bible Societies
On May 9, 2018, United Bible Societies will hold an annual day of prayer to give God praise and to seek his continued guidance for Bible ministry. It was on this day that the United Bible Societies Fellowship was founded in 1946. Now, nearly 150 Bible Societies — including American Bible Society — operate in more than 200 nations and…
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Words are Powerful. When is the Right Time to Speak Up?
My neighbor must have been in a good mood—or maybe a spectacularly bad one—because, for the first time since I’d moved into my apartment five months earlier, I could hear music blaring from next door. Only the bass tones reached my home office, but it was distracting. Do I say something? I decided not to because I knew she had…
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Worried About Your Legacy? Trust Jesus Day to Day
“Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him, How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er, Jesus, Jesus, Precious Jesus! O for grace to trust Him more.” “’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” by Louisa M. R. Stead The world is moving too fast, you think. You have no idea what half the words are on the magazines at the grocery…
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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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