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3 Steps to Help You Choose a New Bible
Time to choose a new Bible, but overwhelmed with the sheer volume of the choices available? Dozens of translations combined with a myriad of features yields hundreds – if not thousands – of specific Bibles to choose from. Selecting a new Bible can be a daunting task!...
Help for Understanding the Bible’s Wisdom Books
The wisdom books of the Bible include Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Songs. Some of the Psalms also fall into the wisdom classification. Wisdom, one of about eight types of literature found in the Bible, is an ancient writing form that can sound very foreign...
5 Tips for Reading Familiar Bible Passages
Some passage in Scripture are so familiar we might think there’s nothing more to be learned from them. But we would be wrong! Here are 5 tips for reading familiar passages.
Do You Mark in Your Bible? Reasons You Should.
I used to think it showed God disrespect to mark in your Bible, so I didn’t. But years later my understanding changed. God’s words, His divinely inspired message is perfect and holy but the ink and paper on which it’s printed is not. I also heard many godly men and...
The 5 Ps of the Lord’s Prayer
Do you struggle with prayer? Many of us do. Even Jesus’ disciples asked Him to teach them to pray (Luke 11:1). Jesus’ response, found in both Luke and Matthew, is commonly referred to as the Lord’s Prayer. But some biblical scholars suggest it would be more accurately...
How to Get the Most Out of Your Daily Devotional
I have mixed feelings about using a devotional. I know, that sounds funny coming from someone who has written several devotional books, so let me clarify. Printed devotionals and daily online devotions can be wonderful guides and supplemental tools, but they should...
4 Ways To Apply Scripture to Your Life
Ever wonder just how you should apply Scripture to your life? It can be overwhelming. While every passage in the Bible has just one original meaning, the specific application for an individual’s life can be virtually endless. And, the application can change depending...
Are You Spiritually Tired?
The book of Hebrews was written to believers who were spiritually tired and needed encouragement to keep going. The following post is adapted from Kathy's new devotional book "Deep Rooted: Growing through the Book of Hebrews." My husband and I enjoy spending time on...
Look for Key Words When You Study the Bible
Key words are one of the first things to look for when you OBSERVE a Bible passage. Before we can understand what a passage means, we must observe it to know what it says. Observation is the first step in inductive Bible study. (Also see “What is Inductive Bible...
Summer Bible Study Suggestions
Do you have a plan for your summer Bible study? School’s out and many of the women’s Bible study groups have ended until the fall. It’s easy to let time in God’s Word fall by the wayside during this fun and less structured time of year. But that doesn’t have to...
Titus Bible Study
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