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Increasing numbers of non-religious adults, declining church attendance statistics, and fewer people engaged with the Bible. Scotland is a nation divided—half of all Scots describe themselves as Christian (51%); the other half identify with another faith or none (49%). Read more from Barna Group.
A recent survey's nearly unanimous view against using cell phones in church might have less to do with how Americans actually use their phones at worship services, and more to do with how the survey on mobile etiquette was framed. Read more from Christianity Today. Then learn about and download the free award-winning Bible Gateway App
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A follower of Bible Gateway’s Twitter stream (@biblegateway) asked what Twitter handles would be good for a new Christian to follow. There are so many! Here are a few suggestions.... Read more.
Hostile coworkers; a bully at school; an angry neighbor; an opponent in sports, politics, or another arena who doesn’t play fair. Do you consider those people your enemies? And if so, could you say that you love them? One of Jesus’ most memorable sermons challenges us to rethink everything about how we treat and think about people who hate us. Read more.
Jews around the world celebrated Rosh Hashana–the Jewish New Year–September 14. Often called the birthday of the world, the holiday began Sunday at sunset and ushered in Year 5776 on the Jewish calendar (see the listing of months in the Jewish calendar in the Dictionary of Bible Themes on Bible Gateway). Traditional commemorations include the blowing of the shofar, or ceremonial ram’s horn, as worshipers mark the beginning of the High Holy Days. A 10-day period of introspection, they will end with Yom Kippur, the sober Day of Atonement, which will begin at sunset on Sept. 22. Read our previous blogpost: Sound the Trumpets—Rosh Hashanah is Here!
Also see Bible translations on Bible Gateway: the Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) and the Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB).
Do you have a true friend in Jesus? One that consists of the emotions, dialogue, and intimate moments that we long for from our closest of comrades? If not, maybe it's time to reframe your perception of God; change your God-connection paradigm. Bible Gateway interviewed Brian Hardin about his book, Reframe: From the God We've Made to God with Us (NavPress, 2015). Read this interview.
What can Jezebel, the Bible’s wickedest queen, reveal about God’s holiness and power and even about his sense of humor? And what of "wicked good" women like Deborah, Ruth, Mary, and more. What do their lives tell us about God’s determined plan to save us? In her forthcoming book Wicked Women of the Bible (Zondervan, 2015), Ann Spangler tells the stories of 20 wicked and "wicked good" women in greater detail. Read this exclusive preview excerpt.
Last year author and pastor Mel Lawrenz offered a free email series of lessons called How to Understand the Bible. In October Dr. Lawrenz continues with a new series titled How to Study the Bible. These lessons are for ordinary Bible-readers who want to go beyond merely reading the Bible, to gaining in-depth insight about the meaning of biblical passages. If you previously signed up for, and received, How to Understand the Bible, you'll automatically receive this new series. If you're new, learn more and sign up.
When you engage the Bible, you engage God. We primarily read to meet and know God. We should approach the Bible the same way that we would want to approach God. Let me explain what I mean.... Read the rest of this article, then see all the resource articles in the Scripture Engagement section of Bible Gateway.
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