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Norwegian officials say a wooden exhibition ship built as a representation of Noah's Ark has collided with a Coast Guard vessel in the Oslo harbor, damaging both ships. Read more from San Diego Union Tribune. Read the story of Noah’s Ark from Genesis 6-9 on Bible Gateway.
Nearly 20 questions—such as "what color is the cover of the Bible?" and "how many books are in the Bible?"—have been asked of Christian converts from Islam who are applying for asylum in the United Kingdom. Wrong answers put them at a high risk of deportation. Read more from Christianity Today.
Also see the Understanding Islam section in the Bible Gateway Store and read our Blog posts, Interview: Nabeel Qureshi, author of Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus and Loving Our Muslim Neighbors During Ramadan.
A new study finds 77% of Catholics want to read the Bible more often. It reflects an 8 percentage point increase since January 2013, just before Pope Francis' election. Read more from Catholic News Service.
Also see the Catholic Resources section in the Bible Gateway Store and read our Blog posts, CNN: A Catholic Reads the Bible and The Tweetable Pope.
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Is the presence of God an everyday reality in your marriage? Devotions for a Sacred Marriage is a new email devotional that will help you and your spouse connect more closely not just with each other, but with God. Learn more and tell your friends.
Looking for a free devotional that will challenge and inspire you to be a better parent and husband? With Father's Day on the horizon, we've picked out some of our best parenting devotionals for dads and put them on our Father's Day page! Read more and share with others.
Mockery of the Bible is commonplace. Skeptics dismiss Scripture with a sweeping assumption that it's unreliable and contradictory. Do you allow this condescending attitude to cast doubt on your faith? Bible Gateway interviewed Rhys Stenner about his book, If In Doubt: Answering the Seven Great Questions About Faith (Worthy Publishing, 2016). Read this interview.
What city had an altar with an inscription dedicated "To The Unknown God"? What pagan installation did Gideon deface? Jesus instructed his followers to eat bread and drink wine in remembrance of what event from his life? Have fun taking the quiz.
The Bible is a living record of God’s word, meant to be personally engaged with on a daily basis. It also has a fascinating historical side to it that transcends continents, cultures, and millennia. See this list of 39 Bible museums and exhibits.
Lot offered his daughters up for rape; David committed adultery (or rape?) and the Bible calls both men righteous. The church often ignores the R-rated bits of the Bible, so it’s hard for people to find answers to their disturbing questions about sex in Scripture, which can lead people to give up on God and God’s Word. Bible Gateway interviewed Dr. David Lamb about his book, Prostitutes and Polygamists: A Look at Love, Old Testament Style (Zondervan, 2015). Read this interview.
In this 28th lesson about studying the Bible, pastor and author Mel Lawrenz says, "Some of the great Christian leaders of the past based their lives and work on their intimate and deep knowledge of the truth of God in Scripture." If you want to study the Bible better, read this installment of his series on our Blog and encourage your friends and followers to receive it by email.
Also read previous articles in the How to Study the Bible series on such topics as the best way to approach your study; how Scripture examines us; the roles observation and curiosity play; how to develop a biblical vocabulary; what a topical study is; and much more.
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This feature in the Weekly Brief is intended to help you become aware of the plethora of Bible versions available for you to freely read on Bible Gateway. This week, learn about and read the Wycliffe Bible (WYC).
It’s not hard to determine how the early church celebrated baptism. If someone wanted to be baptized, they first underwent a period of instruction and moral examination. Read more.
In his book How to Preach and Teach the Old Testament for All Its Worth (Zondervan, 2016), Christopher J. H. Wright, says: "Responding to God’s word should create the crisis of 'How can I... live in the way God wants? ...repent when I know I don’t want to? ...trust God and his promises and step out in faith?....'" Read the rest of this book excerpt.
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