The NRSV Notetaker’s Bible

My favorite study Bibles are those that give you the room to create your own notes. The NRSV Notetaker’s Bible is just that. The NRSV Notetaker’s Bible with the Apocrypha from Oxford University Press is a Bible with a single column of text and a column of ruled lines for taking notes, making it an excellent study or devotional Bible. (more…)

The LORD Appeared to Abraham

While in the plains of Mamre, Abraham got a visit from three men. When Abraham saw them, he ran out to meet them. Abraham ran up to them and identified one of them as Lord. Some have used this passage to teach the trinity. Others have used this passage to teach tritheism. Was this an appearance of God? If so, how? Who were the three men that Abraham saw? (more…)

NLT Bible Giveaway

Joel is giving away another Bible. This time it’s the NLT Study Bible.

You can enter the drawing here:

July Giveaway 2 – New Living Translation (Study) Bible

Guide to Christian Fasting

Leroy Daley has posted an excellent article on fasting:

How to do a Christian Fast

Leroy has posted other articles in this series; all are must-reads.

Ten Traits of a Successful Saint

Martyn Ballestero has posted an excellent article on what distinguishes a successful saint. You can read the article here:

Ten Traits Of A Successful Saint

June Book Giveaway Winner

And the winner of David Bernard’s Essential Series (by random number generator) is:

Joel Watts!

Congratulations Joel! Your books will ship ASAP.

The Essential Series includes:

• Essential Doctrines of the Bible
• Essentials of Holiness
• Essentials of Oneness Theology
• Essentials of the New Birth

Oneness PowerPoint Video

Ryan Gustason has made an excellent video from his PowerPoint teaching series. You can see the video here:

Oneness PowerPoint Video

BibleWorks 8 part 2 – Favorite Features

BibleWorks 8 is a vast program that heightens the quality of your Bible study through word analysis, parallel comparisons with other Bible versions, commentaries, and more. I’ve been using my free review copy for a few weeks now and I wanted to write a follow-up review and cover some of my favorite features that I’ve used so far. There are many excellent features in BibleWorks 8, so this is nowhere near an exhaustive list, but this will show how I’ve been using BibleWorks 8 and what I’ve found to be most useful so far. (more…)

BibleWorks 8 Part 1- First Impressions

The kind folks over at BibleWorks have graciously given me a review copy of BibleWorks 8. This review is my first impressions of the software. After I’ve used the software for a while I will write a follow-up review to give some more depth of this vast Bible study program. (more…)

The Fruitful Life by Jerry Bridges

The Fruitful Life by Jerry Bridges is a study on the fruit of the Spirit. This book goes much further than that. It not only covers what the fruit of the Spirit are, but also covers why you need the fruit and how you get the fruit. It also shows how to keep the fruit in your life. (more…)

Intelligent Design Uncensored by William A. Dembski and Jonathan Witt

Intelligent Design Uncensored, An Easy-to-Understand Guide to the Controversy by William A. Dembski and Jonathan Witt describes what intelligent design really is. The purpose of the book is to define intelligent design and debunk any misconceptions using scientific research. (more…)

Homemade KJV Looseleaf Bible

The looseleaf Bible is one of the best Bibles for study because of the amount of room for writing and the ability to insert pages for notes, maps, etc. Jonathan Ammon of Bible Reading Project has demonstrated how to make your very own KJV looseleaf Bible:

Homemade KJV Looseleaf

Jonathan also gives many helpful tips on Bible study and marking. Even if you’re not interested in making your own looseleaf Bible, his article is worth reading for the tips alone.