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Moving From Fear to Faith

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Fear diminishes our quality of life, our ability to love, and keeps us from the freedom we gain in Christ. But how does fear affect faith? How can we move from fear to faith? Below is an excerpt from Max Lucado’s Encouraging Word Bible. Max gives you notes, short articles,…

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Historical

Gregory the Great FAQ

Wanting to learn more about Gregory the Great? Look no further! Below you’ll find helpful information we gathered from some fantastic resources. First, we’ll do a quick Q&A. Next, we’ll take it a bit more in-depth. Lastly, we’ll give you the ability to hear from Gregory himself. Even if you…

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Heretics & Christian Minds
New Testament

The Mind of Heretics & Christian Thinkers

The word “heretic” can be flippantly thrown around in Christian circles. Its definition is often reduced to “someone who believes differently than we do”. In its true sense, a heretic is someone who teaches outside of Christian orthodoxy (which is quite a large umbrella). But, as Jesus did, let us…

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Life Connections Study Bible
Look Inside

CSB Life Connections Study Bible

Have you ever heard of the Serendipity Study Bible? Over 40 years of planning and writing led to the creation of that study Bible, complete with thousands of questions for small groups and personal study. Now revised and updated, you can get the Serendipity Study Bible under a new name:…

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Eternal Christ
New Testament

The Greatness of the Eternal Christ

It takes intentionality to reflect on Christ during the busy seasons of our lives — especially the holiday season. Below, you’ll find an excerpt from the Preaching the Word Commentary on John. We’ve grabbed the section that covers John 1:1-3, a great section for meditating on the eternal Christ and…

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Key Word Commentary
Commentaries

Key Word Commentary

The Key Word Commentary is not your average commentary. In fact, it’s incredibly different than every other commentary we’ve used. It provides 10 key insights for every chapter of the Bible, all 1,189 of them. Let’s take a look inside! What’s Inside the Key Word Commentary? Using the commentary is…

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Commentary on Ezra 7
Old Testament

Hand of God: Commentary on Ezra 7

The Hand of God is a section of commentary on Ezra from the Holman Commentary. But it isn’t just commentary. The Holman Series goes more in-depth with background and application, in a very easy -to-follow way—more than most commentaries. So check out this excerpt to see what we’re talking about!…

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NET Bible on Olive Tree
Bibles

NET Bible – Everything You Need to Know

So, maybe you’ve never heard of the NET Bible. That’s okay, but it’s definitely time to learn! Impressively, the NET Bible existed online before any other free online Bible study website. It existed before Google, Facebook, eBay, and Amazon. In fact, there wasn’t a modern English translation online at all.…

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Old Testament

The Ten Commandments

The Bible Knowledge Commentary is a two-set collection covering the entirety of the Bible. Inside, we found a good amount of commentary on the ten commandments and decided to share the excerpt with you! Read about what Roy B. Zuck and John Walvoord have to share on Exodus 20. Article…

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Anger in the Bible
Topical

Anger in the Bible

We all get angry. We all know it can get ugly. So it’s no surprise that there are countless mentions of anger in the Bible! We’ve included seven verses on anger in the post, along with commentary from some of the major spiritual giants in Christianity. These quotes are gathered…

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