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Dictionaries

3 Uses: Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity

We loved the Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity so much, that we were the first to release it in digital format! This three-volume encyclopedia offers unparalleled, comprehensive coverage of the people, places and ideas of ancient Christianity. With our app, you can access eight centuries of the Christian church no matter where…

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Bible Study Tips

Titles to Help You Study the Bible

Reading and studying the Bible are important disciplines for all Christians. But the concept of Bible study can be more elusive. In Rick Warren’s Bible Study Methods, Warren starts out by saying; I have discovered that most Christians sincerely want to study their Bibles on their own, but they just…

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Bible Study Tips

How to Study the Bible This Year

It’s a new year. You’ve probably started your reading plan and are off to a great start studying the Bible this year. My early attempts at Bible study were sporadic and didn’t go that smoothly. I soon learned that I needed a more formalized approach to my Bible study. Here are…

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New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible

Dictionaries

How To: New Interpreter’s Dictionary

The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible (NIDB), complete 5-volume set, is the definitive starting point for research on any topic, place or person in the Bible, with emphasis on the crucial theological concepts. Based on the NRSV, the NIDB is a balanced and relevant Bible study resource for any…

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Historical

Who Was John Wesley?

John Wesley (June 17, 1703 – March 2, 1791) was a Christian theologian who is credited with the foundation of Methodism. His brother, Charles Wesley, and fellow cleric, George Whitefield are also credited. WESLEY’S ROLE IN METHODISM He helped to form and organize small Christian groups that developed personal accountability,…

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Bible Study Tips

Learning How to Study the Bible

Reading and studying the Bible are important disciplines for all Christians, but the concept of Bible study can be more elusive. In Rick Warren’s Bible Study Methods, Warren starts out by saying, “I have discovered that most Christians sincerely want to study their Bibles on their own, but they just don’t…

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Seasonal

Easter is Over. Now What?

The community outreach events are completed. The music hit home. The preaching connected. Lives were changed forever. Everything you’ve worked towards and focused on the last several weeks has come to fruition. Easter is over. Now what? A POST FOR OUR PASTOR FRIENDS You knew this moment would happen, but the hustle…

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Topical

What Does Hosanna Mean?

When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey he fulfilled prophecies that had been made hundreds of years before. His entrance was greeted with the laying down of palms and shouts of ‘Hosanna’. But what does hosanna mean? HOSANNA DURING THE TIME OF CHRIST Hosanna was a cry of hope…

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Topical

Jesus is the Key to the Bible

Jesus’ followers were convinced that He was the coming King—the Messiah of Israel who would rule the nations with a rod of iron. All His disciples were severely disappointed when the unthinkable happened: Jesus was crucified. The coming, conquering King had come and didn’t seem to have conquered. Maybe Jesus…

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New Testament

Jesus Washed Judas’ Feet

I’ve been reading through the Bible chronologically this year with one of the Olive Tree Bible App reading plans. Right now, I’m reading the Gospel accounts of the Last Supper. I’m struck again by Jesus. At the last meal they would have together before the cross, the Messiah, the King of…

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