Are you familiar with the classic devotional Morning and Evening? It was penned by the great preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, and has devotional entries for—yup, you guessed it—every morning and every evening throughout the year. You can read each entry online for free at the Blue Letter Bible “devotionals” page. It is updated daily. Here’s […]
The King James Version: A Brief History
As I’ve noted before, this year makes the 400th anniversary of the King James Version Bible. Here is a helpful, and brief, history of the KJV from St. Helen’s Church, Bishopsgate in London. In the video, the narrator answers the following questions: Was it the first translation in English? Was it King James’ idea? Who […]
Shallow Small Groups
This is funny. Is your bible study group like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIVyfHTN2hM EDIT 7/14/2021: Unfortunately, this video is no longer available.
Faithful to the End: Peter
This post is part of an ongoing series, highlighting the martyrdom of the apostles, deacons, and missionaries of the first century church. “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so […]
We Are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
(video clip is from a BBC One documentary) Oh, what a Maker we have! For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from […]
The Preacher's Urban Legends
Trevin Wax writes as a bible teacher, exposing a few of the “urban legends that get repeated in sermons.” He writes: Those of us who are entrusted with the task of expositing the Scriptures in a local church must take care to verify our sources, illustrations, and stories. No matter how helpful an illustration may […]
BLB Bible App featured as "Christian App of the Month"
The Blue Letter Bible iPhone/iPad app was recently featured as last month’s Christian App of the Month by the Southern Baptist Convention’s Baptist Press. Click here to read the article. Congratulations to Bible.is (Faith Comes by Hearing) and CompassionNet for also making the list!
The heavens declare…
[footage is from the intro of the movie Contact] The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above1 proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice2 goes out through all the […]
Faithful to the End: Jude, Bartholemew, Thomas
This post is part of an ongoing series, highlighting the martyrdom of the apostles, deacons, and missionaries of the first century church. “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so […]
Live a Resurrection-life
Horatius Bonar: “It was henceforth with a risen Master that the disciples had to do. It was a risen Christ who was their companion on the way to Emmaus; it was a risen Christ who entered the upper chamber with ‘Peace be to you’ on His lips; it was a risen Christ who appeared to […]