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Living Out the Word Made Flesh “Sixty years ago I found myself distracted,” Eugene Peterson wrote. “A chasm had developed between the way I was preaching from the pulpit and my deepest convictions on what it meant to be a pastor.” And so began Peterson’s journey to live and teach...

Wine is both a gift and a blessing from God. It is also the most talked about food in the Bible. But have we neglected this important and fragrant gift from God? In this six-session video Bible study, Gisela Kreglinger and Randy Frazee invite us into an exploration of wine's place in the Bible...

Social media was made to bring us together. But few things have driven us further apart. Sadly, many Christians are fueling online incivility. So, how should Christians behave in this digital age? Is there a better way? Daniel Darling believes we need an approach that applies biblical wisdom to our engagement with social media, an approach that neither retreats from modern technology nor ignores the harmful ways in which Christians often engage publicly. In short, he believes that we can and should use our online conversations for good.

Enjoy both with Gayle Rogers Foster—daughter of the late and renowned pastor and preacher Adrian Rogers—as she guides you through this encouraging and insightful 90-day devotional. Prepare to be encouraged as each day’s entry starts with a Scripture passage to ponder, includes a moving reflection from Gayle, and offers a final and insightful quote from the famous Adrian Rogers.

The heaviness of life is causing many of us to become more overwhelmed and anxious than ever before. We often forget that Jesus promises us his peace and his presence no matter what we are going through. We sometimes wonder if the words in the Bible really have the power to help us live differently, peacefully, bravely, lightheartedly. Susie Crosby has written this refreshing combination of a promise book with a daily devotional to remind us that they do.

From the translator of The Message, thirty-one ruminations drawn from the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Eugene Peterson was quite concerned about the language we use between Sundays. He strived for a continuity of language between the words we use in Bible studies and the words we...

Those familiar with any part of the Bible will recognize John 3:16, but find a mind-altering difference. The words are fresh, new, and sound like the 21st century. That's because it is from The Message, a presentation of the Word of God crafted for a modern age. Unlike other audio Bibles, The Message was fashioned by Eugene Peterson to be read aloud, not as a study Bible.

Jehoshaphat: Worldliness looks at the life of this Old Testament king of Judah and encourages us to examine ourselves in the light of his mistakes. When a Christian enters into connection with the world, he lays himself open to be "persuaded" by the world - to enter upon an unchristian course of action.