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How to Interpret the Book of Genesis: An Interview with C. John Collins

 

What does it mean to be a good reader of Genesis 1-11? What does it mean to take these ancient stories seriously and how does that relate to taking them literally? Can we even take any of this material seriously? How can we have a responsible conversation regarding science and biblical faith? Bible Gateway interviewed C. John Collins about his book, Reading Genesis Well: Navigating History, Poetry, Science, and Truth in Genesis 1-11 (Zondervan, 2018).

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The Bible Shows How God Overcomes Chaos: An Interview with Sidney Greidanus

 

When God created the world, he brought perfect order out of what was “without form and void.” But with human rebellion against God, disorder (chaos) was introduced into creation which God continues to redeem (cosmos). How is this "chaos to cosmos" theme interwoven through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation 22? Bible Gateway interviewed Sidney Greidanus about his book, From Chaos to Cosmos: Creation to New Creation (Crossway, 2019).

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NEW VIDEO BLOG SERIES: Spiritual Maturity – Trying Vs Training

 

Why doesn't Christian faith resolve our frustrations and problems? Watch this second video lesson by Kevin Myers, author of Grown-Up Faith: The Big Picture for a Bigger Life (Thomas Nelson, 2019), on how to develop spiritual maturity by training in your faith instead of trying in your faith.

 

 
 


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NEW BLOG SERIES: John Maxwell Profiles in Leadership: Elisha – Between Expectation and Reality

 

This leadership study in the life of Elisha – the second in a weekly series on the Bible Gateway Blog – is one of the 120 “Profiles in Leadership” lessons in The Maxwell Leadership Bible / Third Edition.

 

 

How to Love a Spouse Who Drives You Crazy

 

Karen Ehman, author of Keep Showing Up: How to Stay Crazy in Love When Your Love Drives You Crazy offers 7 ways to help you love like Jesus as you embrace the grit and grace of living with your spouse who drives you crazy.


Watch the Free Webcast with Kadi Cole This Tuesday on the ChurchSource Channel

 

Register for ChurchSource's free webcast Feb. 26 at 3pm EST with Kadi Cole, author of Developing Female Leaders (Thomas Nelson, 2019). The topic will be Navigating the Minefields of Women in Church Leadership. Get free downloads for signing up! Can’t make it? No worries. Sign up anyway and you'll be sent the recording after it's over.


How to Live the Bible — The Unique Authority of Jesus

 

In this 48th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, “People were amazed at Jesus' teachings because they were presented with uniquely divine authority; they were a fireworks of insight that lit up the landscape of their lives....” If you want to know how to live the Bible every day, read this installment of his series on our Blog and encourage your friends and followers to receive it by email.

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Walk with Christ to the Cross

 

With the Easter season fast approaching, Bible Gateway would like to introduce you to a new free email Bible study with original content intended to make learning Scripture a more immersive and faith-transforming journey.


3 Bible Gateway Account Basics for a Great Scripture-Reading Experience

 

To ensure that you find your Bible Gateway free account as helpful as possible as you read the Bible online, here are instructions in how to highlight verses, mark verses as favorites, and add personal notes alongside your reading.


Bill Mounce: My Father Died Last Week

 

Bible scholar and author author Bill Mounce writes, "I am going to interrupt my normal biblical Greek blog posts to share some thoughts about my dad, funerals, and death. Dad passed away due to complications from two surgeries, broken hip, shoulder, and elbow, all from falling. He was 97. It is expected to be reflective in the face of death, and I am no exception."

 

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What You’ve Told Us

 

Our year-long 25th anniversary celebration ended with 2018 and now we're starting our next 25 years! We've enjoyed hearing what Bible Gateway means to you. Here's an example from a Bible Gateway enthusiast: “I’ve learned things from being exposed to the Scriptures on Bible Gateway that I would never have known otherwise.”


ENDS MARCH 3: Join the Taste and See Online Bible Study

 

Feast on God's Word! Sign up for the study now to get started right away! All 6 Taste and See companion study videos are available to you for FREE.

Read the Bible Gateway Blog posts, A Fresh Foodie Bible Study Adventure: An Interview with Margaret Feinberg and Is Your Definition of Joy Too Narrow?: An Interview with Margaret Feinberg.


Spotlight: New King James Version (NKJV)

 

This feature in Weekly Brief is intended to help you become aware of the plethora of Bible versions available for you to freely read on Bible Gateway. This week read:

 

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