The 8 people God calls by name … twice
The Bible is brimming with strange, intriguing, and sometimes LOL-worthy tidbits like this. God calls plenty of people in the Bible, but I've only found eight times he calls out to individuals by name twice in a row … Abraham! Abraham! God gives Abraham one last test...
Reasons to study the Bible: Blessing
Psalm 119 is the Bible-study anthem. I'm working through this psalm focusing on three things: Reasons to read and study the Word (today) Ways to respond to the Word How the gospel of Jesus makes this Psalm even better Today we're in the Aleph section (Ps 119:1–8)....
How to remember what Haggai’s all about
Next time someone asks you what the book of Haggai is all about, just make this face and say, "ZERUBBABEL, Y U NO FINISH TEMPLE?" And if they want a fuller (and more serious) answer, you can read and share this overview of Haggai. I write Bible-study material and tips...
The 8 Types of Psalms in the Bible
You know there are 150 psalms, but did you know there are 8 different kinds of psalms in the great songbook? You'll find them mentioned in those little bits of text at the beginning of most Psalms—the same area that tells us who wrote the psalm. (By the way, you can...
Free: Bible icons for all 66 books
A Christian college professor recently emailed me with an idea: what if there were a set of Bible icons for all 66 books of the Bible? It’s a great idea, but the “what-if”s are off. It’s happening. We’re all in this Bible-study boat together. This website began as a...
Word counts for every book of the Bible (free download)
Have you ever wondered what the longest and shortest books of the Bible are? The Bible is more than 600,000 words long in its original languages—but how are those words distributed across the 66 books of the Bible? I've put together word counts for every book of the...
How I got word counts for every book of the Bible (with Logos Word Lists)
One of my most popular posts looks at just how long the Bible is. You can see the whole infographic here, but I want to share a little more with you, specifically: How I got those numbers How much easier it is for you to get them (hint: I'm giving you access to all...
Links on links: videos and other cool things
Lots of cool stuff to share this week, folks. Enjoy! The Bible Project So there's another group of Bible geeks out there making it easier for you to wrap your mind around the Bible's general story. It's the Bible Project: a movement to create free, high-end video...
The least popular book of the Bible (it’s not Leviticus)
I recently took a look at the 10 most popular books of the Bible—another super hat tip to Jonathan at BibleGateway.com for that data. That gave me something else to think about: what's the least popular book of the Bible? (For the purposes of this post, "least...
Links on links: free books, the Swedish Chef, and Bible art
I spent the majority of this past week entertaining stellar house guests and beginning work on a child theme (both for this site and something special I'm cooking up for you in 2015). But I also found a few really cool things to share with you: Free book: 300...
