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Reminder: Father's Day is June 21. Click to browse gift ideas for dads in the Bible Gateway Store.
Despite the threat of attack from extremists, Bible translators in the Central African Republic are persisting in their work with the help of Wycliffe Associates, a global organization that empowers national Bible translators around the world. Read more from Wycliffe Associates.
Neuroscience has revealed that humans use different parts of the brain when reading from a piece of paper or from a screen. Could this information change the way you read the Bible? Read more from PRI.
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Perhaps you've been watching A.D. The Bible Continues, the television mini-series that explores the volatile social, political, and spiritual events following Christ's resurrection. CT magazine entertainment critic Peter T. Chattaway has been critiquing the series. Be sure to read the exciting events as they actually happened in the book of Acts. Read it online now.
⇨ See more Bible-related stories in this week's Bible News Roundup.
In his latest Bible lesson on Bible Gateway Blog, pastor and author Mel Lawrenz says, "Any serious Christian who has invested time in reading and studying Scripture is doing the work of theology, because theology is simply seeking ways to understand and speak about God, and all else in life as God defines it." If you want to understand the Bible better, read this installment of his series on our Blog and encourage your friends and followers to receive it by email.
The Apostle Paul is a biblical giant who wrote almost one-third of the New Testament, yet most details of his life remain a mystery. Novelist Jerry Jenkins weaves a gripping narrative that illumines Paul's stunning transformation from bloodthirsty murderer of Christians to devoted bondservant of Christ. Bible Gateway interviewed Mr. Jenkins about his novel, Empire's End (Worthy Publishing, 2015). Read this interview.
Human trauma gave birth to the Bible, suggests religious scholar Dr. David M. Carr. He says the Bible’s ability to speak to suffering is a major reason why the sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity have retained their relevance for thousands of years. He's studied how the Jewish people and Christian community have adapted through the centuries to survive multiple catastrophes and how their holy scriptures both reflected and reinforced each religion’s resilient nature. Bible Gateway interviewed Dr. Carr about his book, Holy Resilience: The Bible's Traumatic Origins (Yale University Press, 2014). Read this interview.
In this free online audiobook, Dr. R.C. Sproul shows there are many solid reasons to trust the Bible and affirms a high view of Scripture—that it's inspired of God and therefore inerrant and infallible. Listen to it now. Can I Trust the Bible? is part of the 10-volume Crucial Questions series, available in both audio and print.
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Writing down our thoughts about a Bible passage helps us to engage Scripture more deeply. Years later, when we reread our journals, we'll be able to see more clearly God’s work in our lives. We’ll be able to rediscover a passage of Scripture that was important to us. Read the rest of this article, one of 12 practices explained in our new Scripture Engagement section.
Now that summer is here, our new Bible Gateway poll asks, “When do you read your Bible while on family vacation?” Is it "During family devotions," "In the car," "Around the campfire," "Beside the pool," or some other time? Cast your vote.
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