How to Motivate Your Students to Study
Students’ lack of study is one of the top complaints among Bible class teachers. It’s a real problem, but one with a simple solution. The key is to examine the symptoms in order to diagnose the cause...
View Article7 Ways You Can Prepare to Teach Better
I heard of a preacher who surveyed his congregation. He listed everything from visiting the sick and counseling to Bible studies and sermon preparation, and asked them to assign how many hours per week...
View Article4 Manuscript Materials That Verify the New Testament
Libraries around the world hold copies of New Testament manuscripts, dating from the 2nd century to the 16th century. So many copies provide great evidence for what the original manuscripts said....
View ArticleHow to Throw Rocks, Break Things, and Be Famous for It
Prior to 1945, the Wadi Qumran canyon was not well-known for its tourism. In fact, if anyone ever needed to go, they needed a good reason thrust upon them. Such was the case when a shepherd boy was...
View Article3 Principles to Better Control Your Class Time
You can easily control your class time because you have a full hour, right? After all, the sign in front of the church building says something like 9:00-10:00 a.m., right? Oh, but first you have a...
View Article4 Elements Every Bible Study Needs
There are many ways you can study your Bible. We typically think of these as methods or strategies. That’s why we say we can study the Bible topically, chronologically, biographically, or even verse by...
View ArticleWhy You’ll Have an Affair—Even As a Christian
(How to Avoid An Extramarital Affair) It’s very rare that I get uncontrollably excited about a book. Even among the books I really enjoy, I just don’t go off blabbering about them to my friends…much...
View ArticleA (Somewhat) Predictable Thanksgiving Blog Post
So I realize there will be a bunch of blog posts this week about Thanksgiving…just as there have been already. There’s no problem with that. I just want to give you something a little less...
View ArticleAt the Fork of the Road
Keeping with last week’s theme, I’ve gone and found another gem among some of the other books that were given to me by my great-grandpa. Like the book from last week, I forgot I had this one. This one...
View ArticleYour Personal Bible Selection Guide
Maybe it’s time you replaced your really old Bible. Maybe you’re looking for your very first one. Or maybe, with the holidays coming up, you’re looking to give one as a gift. No matter the case, you’re...
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