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Even Better Than Eden by Nancie Guthrie: This book talks about different topics in the Bible with a full picture considering Genesis - Revelation. 

Revelation For The Rest Of Us: This episode of Back Porch Theology features Dr. Scot McKnight and is a great overview of engaging Revelation as a whole. He has also written a book by the same name.

The Overcomers by Matt Chandler: This new book is about the book of Revelation as a whole and it’s application in our everyday lives. The podcast interviews about this book have been helpful in my framework of understanding Revelation.

Here are some of the every day resources I use to dive deeper into the Bible:

A Study Bible: My study Bible is this New Living Translation, which has been helpful for me the last ten years in learning to read the Bible.

Youversion Bible: This app is a quick, easy way to read a section in different translations. Sometimes I read a verse in NLT, NIV, ESV, AMP, and The Message to see it from a few different angles and try to understand what is being communicated.

Blue Letter Bible: This website/app is free and full of commentaries, cross references, definitions of root words, and more - it's a great resource for exploring a section of Scripture more in depth.

My recommendation is to read a passage without resources at first, praying and talking to God about help to understand. After that, there are a lot of resources out there!

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Here are some of the every day resources I use to dive deeper into the Bible:

A Study Bible: My study Bible is this New Living Translation, which has been helpful for me the last ten years in learning to read the Bible.

Youversion Bible: This app is a quick, easy way to read a section in different translations. Sometimes I read a verse in NLT, NIV, ESV, AMP, and The Message to see it from a few different angles and try to understand what is being communicated.

Blue Letter Bible: This website/app is free and full of commentaries, cross references, definitions of root words, and more - it's a great resource for exploring a section of Scripture more in depth.

My recommendation is to read a passage without resources at first, praying and talking to God about help to understand. After that, there are a lot of resources out there!

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Other Scripture mentioned: Isaiah 55, Revelation 22:17

Here are some of the every day resources I use to dive deeper into the Bible:

A Study Bible: My study Bible is this New Living Translation, which has been helpful for me the last ten years in learning to read the Bible.

Youversion Bible: This app is a quick, easy way to read a section in different translations. Sometimes I read a verse in NLT, NIV, ESV, AMP, and The Message to see it from a few different angles and try to understand what is being communicated.

Blue Letter Bible: This website/app is free and full of commentaries, cross references, definitions of root words, and more - it's a great resource for exploring a section of Scripture more in depth.

My recommendation is to read a passage without resources at first, praying and talking to God about help to understand. After that, there are a lot of resources out there!

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James is a book in the New Testament with five chapters, considered wisdom literature by some. One way to read the Bible is try a reading plan going through the book of James - you can read a chapter a day on weekdays, for example!

Here are some of the every day resources I use to dive deeper into the Bible:

A Study Bible: My study Bible is this New Living Translation, which has been helpful for me the last ten years in learning to read the Bible.

Youversion Bible: This app is a quick, easy way to read a section in different translations. Sometimes I read a verse in NLT, NIV, ESV, AMP, and The Message to see it from a few different angles and try to understand what is being communicated.

Blue Letter Bible: This website/app is free and full of commentaries, cross references, definitions of root words, and more - it's a great resource for exploring a section of Scripture more in depth.

My recommendation is to read a passage without resources at first, praying and talking to God about help to understand. After that, there are a lot of resources out there!

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A practice that can be helpful is reading parts of the Bible that you “already know”, especially verses that you heard often growing up. The Ten Commandments is one of the examples of something you may have heard about without taking time to read it for yourself.

Here are some of the every day resources I use to dive deeper into the Bible:

A Study Bible: My study Bible is this New Living Translation, which has been helpful for me the last ten years in learning to read the Bible.

Youversion Bible: This app is a quick, easy way to read a section in different translations. Sometimes I read a verse in NLT, NIV, ESV, AMP, and The Message to see it from a few different angles and try to understand what is being communicated.

Blue Letter Bible: This website/app is free and full of commentaries, cross references, definitions of root words, and more - it's a great resource for exploring a section of Scripture more in depth.

My recommendation is to read a passage without resources at first, praying and talking to God about help to understand. After that, there are a lot of resources out there!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here are some of the every day resources I use to dive deeper into the Bible:

A Study Bible: My study Bible is this New Living Translation, which has been helpful for me the last ten years in learning to read the Bible.

Youversion Bible: This app is a quick, easy way to read a section in different translations. Sometimes I read a verse in NLT, NIV, ESV, AMP, and The Message to see it from a few different angles and try to understand what is being communicated.

Blue Letter Bible: This website/app is free and full of commentaries, cross references, definitions of root words, and more - it's a great resource for exploring a section of Scripture more in depth.

My recommendation is to read a passage without resources at first, praying and talking to God about help to understand. After that, there are a lot of resources out there!

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You can find other accounts of this event in Luke 8 and Matthew 9.

Here are some of the every day resources I use to dive deeper into the Bible:

A Study Bible: My study Bible is this New Living Translation, which has been helpful for me the last ten years in learning to read the Bible.

Youversion Bible: This app is a quick, easy way to read a section in different translations. Sometimes I read a verse in NLT, NIV, ESV, AMP, and The Message to see it from a few different angles and try to understand what is being communicated.

Blue Letter Bible: This website/app is free and full of commentaries, cross references, definitions of root words, and more - it's a great resource for exploring a section of Scripture more in depth.

My recommendation is to read a passage without resources at first, praying and talking to God about help to understand. After that, there are a lot of resources out there!

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If you are just as confused as I am about keeping up with the timeline, this timeline from Blue Letter Bible was a helpful visual for me. If you want to read about Paul's conversation, the full story starts in Acts 9.

Here are some of the every day resources I use to dive deeper into the Bible:

A Study Bible: My translation is this New Living Translation, which has been helpful for me the last ten years in learning to read the Bible.

Youversion Bible: This app is a quick, easy way to read a section in different translations. Sometimes I read a verse in NLT, NIV, ESV, AMP, and The Message to see it from a few different angles and try to understand what is being communicated.

Blue Letter Bible: This website/app is free and full of commentaries, cross references, definitions of root words, and more - it's a great resource for exploring a section of Scripture more in depth.

My recommendation is to read a passage without resources at first, praying and talking to God about help to understand. After that, there are a lot of resources out there!

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Looking for more perspective on reading the Bible through a different cultural lens? One book you can start with is Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes.

Here are some of the every day resources I use to dive deeper into the Bible:

A Study Bible: My translation is this New Living Translation, which has been helpful for me the last ten years in learning to read the Bible.

Youversion Bible: This app is a quick, easy way to read a section in different translations. Sometimes I read a verse in NLT, NIV, ESV, AMP, and The Message to see it from a few different angles and try to understand what is being communicated.

Blue Letter Bible: This website/app is free and full of commentaries, cross references, definitions of root words, and more - it's a great resource for exploring a section of Scripture more in depth.

My recommendation is to read a passage without resources at first, praying and talking to God about help to understand. After that, there are a lot of resources out there!

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You'll notice that this story reminds us of Jesus in the New Testament - some of the places you can read about Jesus feeding multitudes include Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13; Matthew 14:13-21.

Here are some of the everyday resources I use to dive deeper into the Bible:

A Study Bible: My translation is this New Living Translation, which has been helpful for me the last ten years in learning to read the Bible.

Youversion Bible: This app is a quick, easy way to read a section in different translations. Sometimes I read a verse in NLT, NIV, ESV, AMP, and The Message to see it from a few different angles and try to understand what is being communicated.

Blue Letter Bible: This website/app is free and full of commentaries, cross references, definitions of root words, and more - it's a great resource for exploring a section of Scripture more in depth.

My recommendation is to read a passage without resources at first, praying and talking to God about help to understand. After that, there are a lot of resources out there!

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If you liked this topic, I recommend listening to the Knowing Faith podcast. They recently wrapped up a series on Exodus, and Episode #230 is about Exodus 40 specifically - this is the podcast I reference early on in today's episode.

Here are some of the every day resources I use to dive deeper into the Bible:

A Study Bible: My translation is this New Living Translation, which has been helpful for me the last ten years in learning to read the Bible.

Youversion Bible: This app is a quick, easy way to read a section in different translations. Sometimes I read a verse in NLT, NIV, ESV, AMP, and The Message to see it from a few different angles and try to understand what is being communicated.

Blue Letter Bible: This website/app is free and full of commentaries, cross references, definitions of root words, and more - it's a great resource for exploring a section of Scripture more in depth.

My recommendation is to read a passage without resources at first, praying and talking to God about help to understand. After that, there are a lot of resources out there!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here are some of the every day resources I use to dive deeper into the Bible:

A Study Bible: My translation is a New Living Translation, which has been helpful for me the last ten years in learning to read the Bible.

Youversion Bible: This app is a quick, easy way to read a section in different translations. Sometimes I read a verse in NLT, NIV, ESV, AMP, and The Message to see it from a few different angles and try to understand what is being communicated.

Blue Letter Bible: This website/app is free and full of commentaries, cross references, definitions of root words, and more - it's a great resource for exploring a section of Scripture more in depth.

My recommendation is to read a passage without resources at first, praying and talking to God about help to understand. After that, there are a lot of resources out there!

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