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At Desert Springs Church we will be walking through the bible together in 90 days. This is a great program and the very program that sparked my interest in studying the bible many moons ago when I worked at Hosanna. Here is the schedule for this month! You can get Hosanna’s NT Mp3 collection for [ READ MORE ]
Very helpful post from our friends at the, “Domain for Truth.” SESSION FOUR: THE AUTHORITY OF THE BIBLE: THE SELF-AUTHORIZING SCRIPTURE I. The Concept of Authority a. Definition i. “Authority itself means that right or power to command action or compliance, or to determine belief or custom, expecting obedience from those under authority, and in turn giving responsible account [ READ MORE ]
Some great wisdom from John Piper, (I need to remember this… often). Are apps a threat to God-focus? Yes. But it works both ways. Fight fire with fire. If you are reading your Bible on your computer or your smartphone or your iPad, the presence of the email app and the news apps and the Facebook [ READ MORE ]
My former employer, Hosanna Ministries, has an app that you will love, especially if you find yourself saying I wish I had more time to read the bible. You can listen to the entire bible, read the bible, set up a pre-packaged listening / reading schedule, and the best part is that it’s free. (click [ READ MORE ]
See the resurgence list here. Of course this make’s me happy because there is a Bahnsen appearance[ READ MORE ]
Here Piper teaches on the Inspiration, Inerrancy, and Authority of the Bible. This is from Piper’s website here. Notes for this seminar can be viewed here. Why We Believe the Bible: Part 1 MP3 | Part 2 MP3 | Part 3 MP3 | Part 4 MP3 | Part 5 [ READ MORE ]
I have many Bibles sitting on my shelf. I should not take this for granted: Tyndale (1494-1536) was a linguistic genius whose expertise in seven languages dazzled the scholarly world of this day. Educated at Oxford University and eventually ordained as a priest, he rather quickly came to see translating the Bible into English as [ READ MORE ]
For the entire month of October, enjoy browsing the entire book of Genesis for FREE on Scribd. Genesis – Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary I browsed this a bit and it looks great! A great free resource for a short period of time!! HT: Koinonia[ READ MORE ]
Yes it’s true Zondervan blog writes: This is a very special day for Zondervan. We announced earlier today that Zondervan is partnering with Biblica and the Committee on Bible Translation (CBT) to bring you an updated NIV in 2010. I am excited about launching this updated translation and wanted to share this news with everyone as [ READ MORE ]
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Matt quotes B.B. (Not King) on this sobering thought: “And this suspicion will inevitably form itself — and harden into a conviction — if the functions of the minister come to be conceived lowly: if the minister comes to be thought of, for example, fundamentally as merely the head of a social organization from whom [ READ MORE ]
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Al Mohler writes: How should a study Bible be used?1. Read the text of the Bible first. Meditate upon the text and read it with care. Apply your own knowledge of the Bible in order to understand the particular text within its context and place in the biblical story-line. Consider and note other texts that [ READ MORE ]
Yup, you heard it right Ligonier Ministries is giving out ESV Reformation Study bibles for any donation – oh and did I mention that they are leather bound!!! Sweet! CLICK HERE to get yours! Happy Reformation Day![ READ MORE ]
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