by Staff | Feb 1, 2015 | Updates
Pastor and writer Brad C. Shockley is one of our favorite newer Christian bloggers. His new
blog hasn’t been active very long, but he is already putting up some fine material.
We especially like a couple of Brad’s latest posts and he has kindly given permission for us to reproduce them on our sites. Today we have uploaded “The six word memoir of Jesus Christ” which he published on January 28, and we are also running another of Brad’s posts on our sister site today at
LivingWithFaith.org. We think you will like them.
by Staff | Jan 27, 2015 | Bible Study, The Life of Jesus, Updates
Do you particularly enjoy the parables of Jesus – or do you wish you understood them better? Either way our new book is for you!
This new book is a practical but carefully researched commentary on all the parables. It gives many insights into the stories and their meanings through historical facts and other information that can enrich and transform your understanding of them. But this book is not just a commentary – it focuses on the living lessons of the parables themselves.
The City on a Hill is available on our sister-site in different formats (including PDF so you can read it on any electronic device).
The book is written from a nondenominational perspective, is completely free and free of advertising. You do not need to give an email address or any other information to download the book (just click on the download link on the LivingWithFaith.org “Downloads” page and enjoy). And if you enjoy the book and find it profitable, please feel free to make a copy of the file and pass it, or the URL, along to your friends and others you know who may find the book helpful.
The City on A Hill: Lessons from the Parables of Jesus is the first of a series of free e-Books we hope to produce this year – enjoy this one and look out for new titles as we go through 2015!
by Staff | Jan 25, 2015 | Growth
From: Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear by Max Lucado, Thomas Nelson, 2009.
“Seek first the kingdom of wealth, and you’ll worry over every dollar. Seek first the kingdom of health, and you’ll sweat every blemish and bump. Seek first the kingdom of popularity, and you’ll relive every conflict. Seek first the kingdom of safety, and you’ll jump at every crack of the twig. But seek first his kingdom, and you will find it.” ~ Max Lucado
What do I seek first? Do any of the points Max Lucado mentions in this paragraph resonate especially for me? It’s good to have goals in all areas of life, but what is my primary goal – and how do my other goals fit into it? Do any of the other goals conflict, and how can I make my secondary goals support what I seek first?
by Staff | Dec 28, 2014 | Updates
by Staff | Dec 27, 2014 | Updates
BibleGateway.com – the world’s most visited Bible translation site – has published the top ten verses for which people searched on their site during 2014. The results were based on no fewer than 1.5 billion pageviews by 150 million visitors.
1. John 3:16
2. Jeremiah 29:11
3. Philippians 4:13
4. Romans 8:28
5. Psalm 23:4
6. Philippians 4:6
7. 1 Corinthians 13:4
8. Proverbs 3:5
9. 1 Corinthians 13:7
10. Romans 12:2
Noticeable is the fact that seven of the top ten scriptures are from the New Testament, and in an article titled “150 Million Bible Readers Were Searching for Love Most in 2014,” Christianity Today points out that the most popular scriptures are all encouraging ones, and that BibleGateway visitors searched for love more than any other term. The report shows which books, chapters and verses of the Bible are most viewed and many other interesting facts about BibleGateway use. You can read their report here.
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