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How to Talk About Jesus Without Being Awkward: An Interview with Sam Chan
When you try to tell your friends about Jesus, you may have encountered a negative response from them viewing it as being offensive, inappropriate, or insensitive. Studies confirm that the majority of Christians rarely evangelize, worried they might offend their family or lose their friends. How can you build confidence to share your faith. Bible Gateway interviewed Sam Chan about his book, How to Talk About Jesus (Without Being THAT Guy): Personal Evangelism in a Skeptical World (Zondervan, 2020).
Advent is a Time to Recognize the Wonder of God with Us: An Interview with Scott Erickson
Have you lost the sense of just how full of amazing wonder Christmas is? Maybe for you, the joy of the season is painfully dissonant with the hard edges of life. Or maybe you feel wearied by the way Christmas has become a polished, predictable routine. Or maybe this sacred divine story is too confusing and feels too far removed from our modern world. Bible Gateway interviewed Scott Erickson about his book, Honest Advent: Awakening to the Wonder of God-with-Us Then, Here, and Now (Zondervan, 2020).
BEGINS NOV. 9: Join Now the Free Overcomer Online Bible Study!
What would happen if you faced your challenges in the name of the Lord? What would happen if you fully embraced God's strategy for victory? That's what Dr. David Jeremiah, author of Overcomer: 8 Ways to Live a Life of Unstoppable Strength, Unmovable Faith, and Unbelievable Power will teach you in this Online Bible Study of Ephesians 6:10-18. In these 6 free lessons, you'll learn God's winning strategy for you to be a triumphant Overcomer. Dr. Jeremiah will discuss in a practical and effective way what it means to put on each piece of God's spiritually protective armor.
IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR YOU
2020 is the Year Of The Bible. Select the free Bible Reading Plan that's right for you.
October is Pastor Appreciation Month.
October 31 is Reformation Day.
How to Live the Bible — Seeking Purification
In this 127th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "What does God want of my life, and what does he want to do in my life? It's all there in a single word: 'This is the will of God: your sanctification' (1 Thess. 4:7)...." 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.
 
Zondervan Releases First-of-Its-Kind Journal Bible for the New American Standard Bible
The New American Standard Bible (NASB) is now available in a Comfort Print® format that allows you to record your thoughts in wide margins next to personally treasured verses while also cross-referencing other Scripture. The NASB Journal the Word™ Reference Bible, 1995 Text (Zondervan, 2020) offers the word-for-word approach of Bible translation. This print edition joins Journal the Word™ Reference Bibles in the NIV, NRSV, NKJV, and KJV translations....
Quiz: What Does the Bible Say About Thanksgiving?
The Bible tells us to be humble and show gratitude to God for his goodness and love. Following are only a few examples in Scripture of people giving thanks. And below that is a quiz to test your knowledge of thanksgiving details in the Bible....
Live in Grace, Walk in Love: A Daily Rhythm
Bob Goff, author of Live in Grace, Walk in Love: A 365-Day Journey (Thomas Nelson, 2019), says, "Jesus talks about taking up a challenge to live differently. It's sort of like riding a bike. He wants us to live in grace and walk in love, but at first it is a gangly, wobbly wreck. We might even get banged up a little. Then, after a while, you just know how to do it....
Appreciating God's Design: Parental Fears, Marital Love, and Respect
Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, author of Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires, the Respect He Desperately Needs (Thomas Nelson, 2004), says, "More times than not, the goodwilled, Christ-following husband and wife do not find themselves disputing over something or someone that is wrong, rather just different. And they should appreciate these differences as God's intentional designs and, with love and respect, navigate their way to a God-glorifying solution...."
Does Suffering Disprove the Existence of a Good God?
Mary Jo Sharp, author of Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist's Reckoning with the Bad Reputation Christians Give a Good God asks, "Doesn't suffering imply that there's a way things are supposed to be? If this world, as we experience it, is just the way things are, then there's no grounding for saying that we are not as we are 'supposed' to be...."
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