By Heidi Gaul For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 (NIV) The Christmas tree is decorated, and stockings are hung. Carols waft through the air, […]
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By Walter Wangerin Jr. Read Luke 1:26–38. The Canaanites tell this disturbing folktale: if a jealous angel should appear to a young woman on the night of her betrothal, beware! It’s a sign that the she-demon will kill the man she’s soon to marry. Could this be one of the reasons why Gabriel’s appearance to […]
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Do you want to spend more time in the Bible? Is the popular New International Version (NIV) your preferred Bible translation? Then you’ll want to sign up to receive by email the free NIV Daily Devotional on Bible Gateway!
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By Kim Taylor Henry Those who seek me find me. . . . My fruit is better than fine gold. —Proverbs 8:17, 19 (NIV) “No matter how awful my day has been, there are always some gifts of beauty in it, however small. Every night I review my day and ask God to help me […]
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If you feel beaten down or torn asunder by your daily walk through the trenches of spiritual warfare, this is the prefect free email devotional for you: Encouragement on the Battlefield. Author and speaker Sheri Rose Shepherd knows that we live our lives in a spiritual battlefield, which is why she has written so much […]
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A bit of joy will do. But “great joy”? Is it almost too much to hope for? Where did all the Christmas joy go? How did things get so complicated? So rushed? So squeezed and cluttered? It doesn’t have to be that way. We can choose to step aside—step into a quieter moment—and read angels’ […]
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We’ve just added a new devotional to the Bible Gateway Plus devotional library! The New Men’s Devotional Bible is now available to Bible Gateway Plus members at our Devotionals page. This new devotional brings you the devotional content from the New Men’s Devotional Bible—considered the standard in men’s devotional Bibles—and provides daily insight from such […]
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