What Does the Bible Say About Repentance? 6 Verses Offer Wisdom
When was the last time you had a conversation about repentance? If your answer is, “I don’t know if I’ve ever had a conversation about repentance,” you aren’t alone. Many people are eager to discuss biblical values like love and hope, but balk at conversations about sin, judgement, and God’s call to repentance in Scripture. Even Christians can start to…
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Freed from an Emotional Prison—Thank you for Praying!
Diana* is from Syria, a nation torn apart by a brutal civil war. She and her family were held in captivity by an Islamic fundamentalist group for a year and a half. Many times, Diana was pressured to renounce her Christian faith and become a Muslim. When she refused, she was hit repeatedly. Finally, Diana and her family were released—but…
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How to Increase Retention in Bible Reading
How do you learn? Do you write new information down, discuss it with a friend, diagram it, or need to listen to it before it really sinks in? Or do you engage in learning in a different way entirely? I love this commonly quoted saying: “Tell me, I’ll forget. Show me, I may remember. But involve me, and I’ll understand.”…
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Please Pray: Deaf Communities All Over the World Need God’s Word
For 70 million people worldwide, sign language is the first or only language they know. It is the language they use to think in and the one they understand best. It is their heart language. Sign language doesn’t follow the spoken and written language of hearing people. It’s a unique communication system of manual, facial, and body movements, with its…
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The Powerful Art of Storytelling in the Bible
A lion used to prowl about a field in which four oxen used to dwell. Many a time he tried to attack them; but whenever he came near they turned their tails to one another, so that whichever way he approached them he was met by the horns of one of them. At last, however, they fell a-quarrelling among themselves,…
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How to Help Single People Fall in Love With the Bible
There’s a clear tilt in the data. According to The State of the Bible, those who are skeptical about the Bible tend to be single (64%), with similar findings for those who are hostile to the Bible (62% single). This might reflect a generational imbalance—many singles are millennials, who as a group are far more skeptical and hostile toward Scripture.…
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Please Pray for the People of Ecuador as they Continue to Rebuild
In April 2016, northern Ecuador was struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. More than 650 people were killed and at least 16,600 were injured. Families were stripped of their homes, loved ones, and in many cases, hope. Immediately following the tragedy, United Bible Society in Ecuador provided relief in the form of emergency supplies, hygiene products, and water. But they…
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