When You Never Feel Clean

by Evie Polsley, Bible Team Marketing Coordinator I feel like I am spending most of my life washing things. I’m constantly washing my hands, doing extra laundry, washing more dishes, cleaning counters, doorknobs, light switches. Even cleaning my groceries—heck, anything that comes into the house gets thoroughly scrubbed. And yet it still feels unclean. As […]

Where is God in Suffering? Day 6

“So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne […]

God’s Healing Hand Day 5

“As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. ‘Rabbi,’ his disciples asked him, ‘why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?’ ‘It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,’ Jesus answered. ‘This happened so the power of God could […]

Holy Week Reading Plan Day 1

Activity from the Hands-On Bible Read Matthew 21:1-11 As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. 2“Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt […]

Read Psalm 91 Day 6

Read Psalm 91 “Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.2This I declare about the Lord:He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;he is my God, and I trust him.3For he will rescue you from every trapand protect you from deadly disease.4He will cover […]

What Does the Bible Say about Fear?

Using the HelpFinder Bible we will discover what the Bible has to say about some questions about fear. Fears are real and natural, at times more real than that which we fear. Fears may leave us feeling unsettled and insecure, doubting our self-worth, having sleep problems or health problems, and worrying about how tomorrow will […]

The Right Paths of the Shepherd

Article from the Swindoll Study Bible If you could choose any shepherd for your life, who would you pick? Most of us wouldn’t want a shepherd at all. We want to choose our own path, call our own shots, choose our own life’s partner . . . and then expect God to come along and […]

The NLT’s use of “the LORD” for YHWH

by Mark Taylor, member of the NLT Bible Translation Committee and CEO of Tyndale House Publishers In the Old Testament, the God of the Hebrews identified himself by the Hebrew name YHWH (sometimes transliterated in English as Yahweh). The meaning of the Hebrew name can be translated literally as “I am who I am” or […]

Living In Truth

Article from the Christian Basics Bible “Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit. Some of the traveling teachers recently returned and made me very happy by telling me about your faithfulness and that you are living according to the […]

The Profound Meaning of Jesus as The Word

“In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines […]