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The Power of Faith

Lee StrobelBy Lee Strobel

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1

Debunking Christianity takes more than just trying to poke a hole in it by raising an objection. That’s because there’s a backdrop of other relevant evidence that creates a strong presumption in favor of faith in Jesus Christ. Simply examining individual challenges isn’t enough; this broad sweep of evidence must be kept in mind as each individual objection is weighed.

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What kind of evidence? My interviews with experts elicited these persuasive facts that point powerfully toward the existence of God and his unique Son, Jesus Christ:

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Weekly Brief – Week of December 5, 2021

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Prepare Your Soul For Christmas With These Free Email Advent Devotionals

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Are you ready to experience the peace and joy of Christmas? These free short-run email devotionals will help you set aside the stress and busy-ness of the holiday season and focus on the real meaning of Christmas—click here to sign up on our Christmas devotions page. Tell your friends so they won’t miss out!

Our Advent Devotional is a unique and interesting way to journey through the holiday season. Several days each week, you’ll receive an inspirational quote, sermon, story, or Bible reading that highlights an important aspect of the Advent season. It works great as something to read yourself, to read with family at the dinner table, or to share with your small group. This year’s Advent Devotional has been heavily updated and revised with brand-new content, so even if you’ve subscribed in past years, you’ll find much that’s new!

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And while you’re there, take a look at our other Christmas devotionals—Looking for Light and The Christmas Story. Taken together, these three Christmas devotionals all take a slightly different approach to the holiday season—but all of them will help you to focus on the person of Jesus Christ as Christmas grows nearer.

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How to Live the Bible — The Peace We Long For

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This is the one-hundred-eighty-sixth lesson in author and pastor Mel Lawrenz’ How to Live the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, they can get more info and sign up to receive these essays via email here.


“And he will be called…Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6

An illustration of what Bethlehem might have looked like when Jesus was born

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A Short Christmas Prayer

Sarah YoungBy Sarah Young

Merciful Lord Jesus,

I come to You, asking You to prepare my heart for the celebration of Your birth. Christmas is the time to exult in Your miraculous incarnation, when You—the Word—became flesh and made Your dwelling among us. You identified with mankind to the ultimate extent: becoming a Man and taking up residence in our world. I don’t want to let the familiarity of this astonishing miracle diminish its effect on me. You are the Gift above all gifts, and I rejoice in You!

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Weekly Brief – Week of November 28, 2021

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Sorcery Is One of the Most Searched Bible Terms on Bible Gateway in 2021

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With nearly 3 million searches per day—more than 2,000 per minute around the clock—being generated by tens of millions of people in more than 200 countries and territories in the last 12 months, search trends on Bible Gateway offer an impression of how people engaged with the Bible in 2021 on the world’s most visited Christian website.

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The topics people search the Bible for on Bible Gateway are always interesting but this year may be the most intriguing. Searching Scripture using the words “sorceries” and “sorcery” increased from 2020 by 193%, followed by “slow to anger, abounding in love” by 169%, and “in my father’s house are many rooms” by 140%. Other search terms decreased from last year, such as “pestilence,” “plague”, and “disease” by 71%, “you have not because you ask not” by 70%, and “in this world you will have trouble” by 62%.

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How to Live the Bible — God Dwelling With Us

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This is the one-hundred-eighty-fifth lesson in author and pastor Mel Lawrenz’ How to Live the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, they can get more info and sign up to receive these essays via email here.


“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” John 1:14

The star illuminating the manger, Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus

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Star of Wonder, Star of Night

GuidepostsBy Guideposts

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”Matthew 2:1–2

Last night my husband and I stood outside, bundled in our jackets. He slipped an arm around my shoulders as we took in the sky show, our breath forming tiny “puff clouds.” Stars above twinkled and glistened like a blanket of crystal. Could I be gazing at the very star that portended Jesus’s arrival? Conversation fell silent as we contemplated the sight.

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30 Days to Growing in Your Christian Faith: An Interview with Max Anders

Max AndersOnce you become a Christian, how should you methodically grow in your faith so that it strengthens and matures? Is it enough to simply say, “Read the Bible, pray, and go to church”? What are the basics of the Christian life and how should they be practiced day-in and day-out to build a solid foundation for a lifetime of spiritual growing in your relationship with God?

Bible Gateway interviewed Max Anders (@MaxAnders) about his book, 30 Days to Growing in Your Faith: Enrich Your Life in 15 Minutes a Day (Thomas Nelson, 2021).

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Why did you write 30 Days to Growing in Your Faith?

Dr. Max Anders: My advice for anyone who is sincere in their desire to grow spiritually is: Don’t try to live the Christian life without knowing what’s in this book!

It doesn’t work. I know. I tried.

I became a Christian in college where I was a drummer in a rock band. I had ample time and opportunity to develop attitudes, values, and behavior that didn’t translate well into the Christian life. I immediately transferred from the university I was attending to a Christian college and threw myself into the deep end of trying to live the Christian life.

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