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May 17, 2021

A Game Changer for the Selfishness Problem

Dave & Ann WilsonBy Dave & Ann Wilson

One Saturday several years ago, we flew to Illinois to watch one of our sons play in a college football game. As I (Dave) drove our rental car from the Chicago airport to the stadium, I glanced over at Ann, who was napping. I thought to myself, I am so lucky to be married to this woman. I took note of the cute little lines on her beautiful face and reminisced about all the memories we had shared over the years. In that moment, I was filled with love for her all over again.

And so it only makes sense that after this moving moment of reflection and gratitude I would demonstrate these feelings to her. So how did I behave for the rest of the day with my beloved wife, the love of my life?

Well, in a few words, I was a jerk.

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Jonathan Petersen
May 16, 2021

Bible News Roundup – Week of May 16, 2021

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Jonathan Petersen
May 13, 2021

Bestselling Children’s Adventure Bible Available in NASB 1995 Text

Buy your copy of the NASB Adventure Bible, Full Color Interior, Red Letter, 1995 Text, Comfort Print in the FaithGateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every dayWith more than 10 million copies sold, the Adventure Bible is beloved by Christian schools, churches, and families alike. The bestselling Bible for children is now available in the New American Standard Bible (NASB), 1995 Text.

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, The Enduring Popularity of the Adventure Bible: An Interview With Sue Richards]

“We’re delighted to be able to continue to steward this beloved Bible,” says Melinda Bouma, vice president and publisher of Bibles for Zondervan. “Our passion is to be able to provide Christians of every age with Bibles in their preferred translation. Having published the bestselling Adventure Bible in the NIV, NIrV, NKJV, and NRSV, we’re honored to now make it available for readers of the New American Standard Bible.”

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Jonathan Petersen
May 13, 2021

Ascension Day: Jesus Ascends to Heaven

Ascension Day - Jesus ascends to heavenAscension Day is the 40th day of Easter when we commemorate Jesus’ ascent into heaven.

While it’s common to picture Jesus’ resurrection at Easter as the final major event in his earthly ministry, his ascent is important too. Not just because it marks Jesus’ physical departure from Earth, but because during it Jesus issued a famous command that his followers try to pursue even today, thousands of years later: “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”

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Jonathan Petersen
May 13, 2021

Use Verse Mapping to Enhance Your Bible Study: An Interview with Kristy Cambron

Kristy CambronWhat is Verse Mapping? It’s using Bible study tools to research what you’ve just read in the Bible to learn more about what God is saying to you and how you can apply his Word to your life today. It’s comparing Bible translations, focusing on meaningful words, and delving into the deep meaning of each verse using starter verse maps and prompts. Verse mapping will help you study the historical context, transliteration, translation, connotation, and theological framework of a verse.

Bible Gateway interviewed Kristy Cambron (@KCambronAuthor) about the NIV Verse Mapping Bible, Comfort Print: Find Connections in Scripture Using a Unique 5-Step Process (Zondervan, 2021).

Buy your copy of the NIV, Verse Mapping Bible, Comfort Print: Find Connections in Scripture Using a Unique 5-Step Process in the FaithGateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every day

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, New Verse Mapping Bibles Offer Customized Convenience for Scriptural Word Studies]

What is Verse Mapping?

Kristy Cambron: Simply put, Verse Mapping is getting real about studying the Bible. All of it. More than just reading a verse, it’s researching everything you can to learn who God is and how he wants to speak to you through his Word.

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Mel Lawrenz
May 12, 2021

How to Live the Bible — Prayer and the Presence of God

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This is the one-hundred-fifty-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.

Whether you’re a student, or spend most of your day at home, or work in a factory, the principles of praying throughout the day are the same. Paul said: “Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people” (Ephesians 6:18).

Illustration of a man praying

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Jonathan Petersen
May 12, 2021

First Print Editions of the New American Standard Bible (NASB), 2020 Text Published by Zondervan

Buy your copy of NASB, Thinline Bible, Red Letter Edition, 2020 Text, Comfort Print in the FaithGateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every dayThe first print editions of the New American Standard Bible (NASB) in the 2020 text are now published by Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing.

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“We’re excited to launch our inaugural publications in the recently completed NASB 2020 text,” says Melinda Bouma, vice president and publisher of Bibles for Zondervan. “We’ll continue our promise to serve NASB readers with beautiful Bibles in the text editions they want for years to come!”

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Jonathan Petersen
May 11, 2021

More Americans Turning to the Bible Than in Previous Years and Reporting a More Frequent Reading Habit

Chart from State of the Bible 2021One in four USA adults report a more frequent Bible reading habit than did last year, according to American Bible Society’s (@americanbible) 11th annual State of the Bible report.

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Latest Bible-Related Research]

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Guest Post
May 11, 2021

Why You Need Good Fences in Your Life

Photo of Jennifer Dukes LeeBy Jennifer Dukes Lee

If I could lose my salvation, it would have happened the day a rogue pig showed up in our yard.

My hands were wrist-deep in dishwater when I saw it out of the corner of my eye—a blur, a moving blob at first. And then I made out the figure as it scooted behind the shed, its pink rump shimmying in all its corpulent glory.

This immediately caused alarm for three reasons.

First, the pig was not ours, and it had clearly ventured far from home. Second, while I myself am a pig farmer’s wife, I do not have the advanced pig herding skills that this task would require.

Third, as I surveyed the yard, it was quickly evident that the pig had made use of its rooting instinct. It had uprooted turf and soil hither and yon. Our yard looked like Swiss cheese.

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Jonathan Petersen
May 10, 2021

After a Year of Unknowns, Get Your Life Back with an Online Bible Study by John Eldredge hosted at BibleGateway.com

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Recover Your Soul Using Biblical Practices Starting May 10

The madness of technology’s increasing speed and the media’s deluge of information is taking our lives hostage, according to New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge. “My premise is simple,” he says. “The world is nuts. It’s gone off the rails and is trying to take our hearts and souls with it.”

Bible Gateway, the most visited Christian website in the world, is hosting the Get Your Life Back Online Bible Study, presented by John Eldredge, from May 10–June 25, 2021. Free registration for the event is at BibleGateway.com/yourlife.

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