(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 […]
National Day of Prayer (U.S.)
Today is the National Day of Prayer here in the U.S. If you live in the U.S., would you join us in praying for our elected officials, our military, and our nation as a whole? Pray for a generation to rise up that fears the LORD and loves Him through Christ (Psalm 85:6-7). If you […]
A mother’s holy prayer
With Mother’s Day around the corner, we wanted to share this little snippet with you: Oh! what power is lodged in a mother’s hand—what eloquence in her prayer, and what pathos in her tear! She can lead her child to the very gate of Paradis—and pour into the golden censer waved by the Angel before […]
How Should Christians Respond to the Death of Osama bin Laden?
We ought to rejoice in justice (Psalm 58:10) but not in death (Ezekiel 24:11). Here are a few articles of cultural commentary, that I have found helpful in wrestling with the issues. What about you? What do you think? The Death of Osama in Laden: What Kind of Justice Has Been Done? Understandably, news of […]
Blue Letter Bible Institute
Did you know that Blue Letter Bible has a learning institute? Many BLB users are unaware that thousands of people take classes through The Blue Letter Bible Institute (BLBi) to learn about biblical studies, apologetics, and doctrines of the Christian faith. There are a number of courses available, including Christology, The Attributes of God, […]