Group Time Leader read Kat’s message to group: It’s no accident that your attention is here for the moment. Cast aside those nagging fears that you won’t give this study the time it deserves, and you should just quit while you’re ahead. Reject the notion that this can wait. Because now is always the right…
The Books of the New Testament
Anyone who picks up the New Testament will find, if they give it a chance, that it is one of the most explosive books ever written. ~ N. T. Wright INTRODUCTION There is a massive difference between being familiar with something and understanding it. Having an acquaintance and building a deep friendship are radically different…
Quiz: How Much of a Bible “Foodie” are You?
Test your knowledge of foods in the Bible! From manna to the mustard seed, there is so much spiritual significance to the foods and meals in the Bible! Maybe you’ve never considered the Bible a book about food. I hadn’t for most of my life. Yet there are more than a thousand references to food…
Even If You Don’t Know a Lot About the Bible
Give us today our daily bread. — Matthew 6:11 My short-term memory and my long-term memory could not be more different. I can remember minute details of stuff that happened in the 1980’s. I’m one of those weirdos who has really distinct memories of things I shouldn’t be able to remember. I can describe houses…
Waking the Dead: Listening in Prayer and in Life
Stay Close to his Friends We get alongside those who walk with God. Put simply, that is what church is supposed to be about. Would that it were. I hope you will find a few folks who walk with God to also walk with you through the seasons of your life. But honesty — and…
21 Uplifting Billy Graham Quotes
Billy Graham preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ to some 215 million people through his crusades and simulcasts around the world. He passed away today, February 21, 2018 at his home in Montreat, North Carolina. He was 99. Although we are grieving, Heaven rejoices. Here is a collection of some of Billy Graham’s most treasured…
Read the Bible
One way to read the Bible is to read it like a novel to see the larger picture of God’s story as opposed to studying specific passages, word origins, or prophecies from the Old Testament connected to the New. If you’re new to reading the Bible, starting with detailed strategies like that can get you…
30 Days to Understanding the Bible
Editor’s note: As I was sitting at my kitchen table preparing for this Bible study from 30 Days to Understanding the Bible, my husband picked up the book next to my cup of coffee, scanned the first few chapters, and pronounced, “This is a Bible Study for exactly how my brain works.” Now granted, he’s an environmental…
Where is Heaven?
Where is Heaven? Click here to claim your free eBook – 10 Answers to Your Questions About Heaven by Billy Graham One of the Bible’s greatest truths is that we were not meant for this world alone. We were meant for Heaven — and Heaven is our ultimate home. But what exactly is Heaven? Where is Heaven?…
How the Bible is Fundamental to Kids’ Spiritual Formation
The Bible is the most valuable source of strength, teaching, exhortation, and training in my own life as I’m sure it is for yours, too. I introduced my kids to the stories and characters of the Bible when they were really young so that it would become a healthy, regular habit in their own personal,…