by Jean Wilund | Jun 11, 2018 | Blog, Welcome to the Bible
John, Chapter 3, Verse 16 I bet you can quote John 3:16. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. You may know that verse, but do you know who to thank for giving it an...
by Jean Wilund | Apr 26, 2018 | Blog, Help! I Want to Study the Bible
I sort of freaked the other day. I couldn’t find one of my Bibles. The one in the photo above. I bought a new study Bible a few months ago that I’ve been using lately and couldn’t remember where I’d placed the other one. My heart ached at the...
by Jean Wilund | Apr 11, 2018 | Blog, Welcome to the Bible
Confused Yet? If you were brand new to the Bible and started in the New Testament, it might confuse you at first. My friend Ray received a New Testament and started at the beginning — like most people do with any book. He loved the story of Jesus in Matthew and...
by Jean Wilund | Apr 3, 2018 | Blog, Welcome to the Bible
How Are the Books of the Old Testament Organized? Are you like me? Did you assume the Old Testament is in chronological order? It starts out like that in Genesis. “In the beginning . . . Day one . . . Day two. . . Then . . .Then . . .” It continues like...
by Jean Wilund | Mar 20, 2018 | Blog, Welcome to the Bible
Sixty-Six Books, 1,189 Chapters, and 31,173 Verses The Bible has 66 books, 1,189 chapters, and 31,173 Verses. Oh, my! At least in the New American Standard Bible (NASB) translation, it does. There are many different translations of the Bible. If there...