The NRSV Notetaker’s Bible

Posted by on Jul 27, 2010 in Bibles, Reviews

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.

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The LORD Appeared to Abraham

Posted by on Jul 17, 2010 in Godhead

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?

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BibleWorks 8 part 2 – Favorite Features

Posted by on Jun 27, 2010 in Bible Buying Guide, Bibles, Reviews, Software

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.

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The Fruitful Life by Jerry Bridges

Posted by on Jun 16, 2010 in Holiness, Reviews

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.

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