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Look Inside: Courson’s Application Commentary

Commentaries may seem as if they are only for pastors, theologians, and seminary students. That’s not true! Any Christian who is looking for reliable information on the Bible can pick up a commentary and start reading. Those who write commentaries know that not all Christians are the same. So, they…

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biblical culture
Bible Study Tips

11 Principles for Studying Biblical Culture

Studying the culture of the Bible can lead you down many, many rabbit trails. But the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible likes to make everything concise. Here are their eleven principles for studying biblical culture. The Importance of Understanding Biblical Culture: Proverbs 2:1-2, 5-6 “My son, if you receive my words,And…

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Topical

Community Matters

IT’S TRUE—COMMUNITY MATTERS “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Hebrews 10:24-25 We, here at…

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New Testament

Life Lessons: Hebrews 8

Ready for a quick, short, applicable lesson from Hebrews 8? We’re pulling out some content from Max Lucado’s Life Lessons Study Bible. It’s full of easy-to-understand studies like this one. Check it out! SITUATION Hebrews 8: Jewish Christians struggled to understand the relationship between God’s free salvation and the Mosaic…

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Commentaries

Boice: By a Pastor, For a Pastor

When we listen to a sermon, we hope for two things: an explanation of the passage, and how it relates to us. These are the two goals the Boice Expositional Commentary Series accomplishes. It helps preachers, teachers and students of the Bible understand the Bible’s tough passages. Then, Boice makes his…

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App Tips

3 Highlights of the Android Update

Have you heard? We updated our Android app! This update wasn’t a little bug fix or adding one new feature. Hours and hours of hard work from our development team went into this update, and we couldn’t be more proud. Maybe you have already updated the app and seen the…

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Read and Study the Bible in new ways
Bible Study Tips

Read and Study the Bible in New Ways

The Bible is an ancient text. So, it isn’t surprising when we get a little bored while reading it—especially with our entertainment-saturated culture. The average person watches only 10-seconds of a video on Facebook! If our attention spans can only handle 10-seconds of a video, how can we possibly stay…

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Commentaries

Reading the Old & New Testament Commentary

Do you appreciate straightforwardness? Well, nothing is much more straightforward than a commentary set called Reading the Old Testament Commentary. They’ve made their point that if you’re reading the Old Testament, you should use this commentary. And what do you do if you’re reading the New Testament? They have a…

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best bible study books
Bible Study Tips

10 Books to Start Your Bible Education

So you want a Bible education without the classroom, tuition, and fees. No problem! We’ve got a list of 10 great books to kick off your personal, but in-depth, study. 1) The Moody Bible Commentary This single-volume commentary is perfect for the beginner Bible student. It is exclusively composed by…

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Historical

Church History & Why It Matters

MY OWN STORY A couple months ago I talked about how I learned to love church history. Around that time, I started work on another history project: my family tree. I don’t remember what motivated me, but I spent countless hours stitching together my family’s history on Ancestry.com. While working…

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