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LIVE DIFFERENTLY

August 10, 2020

By Mike Farmer
Director of Missions, McMinn-Meigs Baptist Association, Athens

In a world that is changing almost by the hour, most of us are longing for something stable and sure. How does a person without faith in a living God face the chaos of the world today? Even if you have faith, these days can be difficult.

How do we find stability? We find it in the Bible. We find it in having a relationship with the God who created us. We find it by surrendering our lives to Him.

Most of the world does not understand this concept. It sounds crazy to them. We have to remember that the god of this age (Satan) has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot know the light of truth (II Corinthians 4:4). The evidence of this is displayed around us almost every day. [Read more…]

CHURCHGOERS CONFIDENT IN THE BIBLE, BUT SOMETIMES FIND IT CHALLENGING

July 31, 2020

By Aaron Earls
Baptist Press

NASHVILLE — Most churchgoers say they can address doubts others have about the Bible, but half admit they have problems understanding Scripture on their own.

Despite repeatedly affirming confidence in their own abilities to explain and understand the Bible, a recent LifeWay Research study in partnership with Explore the Bible curriculum found 57 percent of Protestant churchgoers say they find it challenging to make sense of the Bible when they read it on their own.

One in 5 (19 percent) strongly agree, while 38 percent somewhat agree. Around 2 in 5 (41 percent) say they don’t find it challenging, including 16 percent who strongly disagree. [Read more…]

HOW TO KNOW YOUR BIBLE AND EXPERIENCE GOD

August 27, 2019

By Johnnie C. Godwin
Contributing columnist, B&R

“Turn to Hezekiah 1:1 in your Bible for the text of today’s sermon.” In my high school days, the pastor of our large church would sometimes begin his sermon this way. Sure enough, you could hear some Bible pages begin to flip.

Newbies or other folks would be searching for the book of Hezekiah. Then the pastor would chuckle and announce his real biblical text. He would add that he had just been testing how well we knew our Bible and that, of course, there was no Bible book named Hezekiah. [Read more…]

READING YOUR BIBLE DAILY? STUDY GIVES CLOSER LOOK

July 5, 2019

By Aaron Earls
Baptist Press

NASHVILLE — Christians say the Bible is God’s Word, but even among Protestant churchgoers only a third spend time reading it every day, according to a study released Tuesday (July 2).

The 2019 Discipleship Pathway Assessment study from LifeWay Research, conducted Jan. 14–29, found those who regularly attend Protestant churches are inconsistent in their reading and thinking about Scripture. [Read more…]

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