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George Floyd and the Way Forward   Bryan Loritts, author of Insider Outsider: My Journey as a Stranger in White Evangelicalism and My Hope for Us All (Zondervan, 2018), says, "In the Bible, God creates three institutions that exist for human flourishing: Family. Government. Church. These three institutions must work in tandem if we are going to pronounce the eulogy of racism in all of its forms...." Read More

Free Email Devotions for Men   These free email devotionals will help you be a Christian role model. Inspirational insights are taken from the NIV Dad's Devotional Bible (Zondervan, 2015) and Men of the Bible: A One-Year Devotional Study of Men in Scripture (Zondervan, 2010). Learn More & Sign Up

Trending Searches Over the Past Two Weeks   People often turn to the Bible for insights into current events, with aggregated anonymous searches on Bible Gateway statistics reflecting major trends. The chart in this Bible Gateway Blog post lists the major topics people have been searching for in the Bible from May 26 through June 9, 2020, graphing the percentage increase over the average for the week of May 17, 2020. The peaks reflect increased interest in specific topics and themes, with most searches peaking on June 2. See the Chart

Let Justice Run Down Like Water   "Wrongdoing" includes any form of injustice, including personal bias and discrimination. Those are the things that trigger God's hatred—and should trigger ours. Appeals to God's justice have resonated for centuries in the pages of God's Word.... Read More

How to Live The Bible — Restoring Dignity   In this 105th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "Almost everybody is trying to understand the mystery that life sometimes seems so good, and at other times so bad. Is there some good that can emerge from all these contradictions?...." If you want to know how to live the Bible every day, read this installment of his series on our Blog and encourage your friends and followers to receive it by email. Read This Week’s Lesson Browse the Christian Living section in the Bible Gateway Store.

A Devotion About Race and Ethnicity   Fearfully and Wonderfully Made is the free 2-week email devotional that will walk you through a series of Bible readings (from the Old and New Testaments) that speak to the challenge of confronting prejudice. From the call of Abraham to the Samaritan woman at the well, you'll find out how the God of Israel has shown himself to be the God of all tribes and nations. Learn More & Sign Up

Seeing Black History Through Another Lens   Cara Meredith, author of The Color of Life: A Journey Toward Love and Racial Justice (Zondervan, 2019), says, "We were created to experience a myriad of feelings, including deep pain. So we are also to be people of lament, to voice holy complaints and protests and griefs aloud, to enter the brokenness of injustice and pain...." Read More

How a Small Town Can Teach Love and Faith: An Interview with Eric L. Motley   Welcome to Madison Park, a small community in Alabama founded by freed slaves in 1880. And meet Eric Motley, a native son who came of age in this remarkable place where constant lessons in self-determination, hope, and faith taught him everything he needed for his journey to the White House. Bible Gateway interviewed Eric L. Motley about his book, Madison Park: A Place of Hope (Zondervan, 2017). Read This Interview

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How Should Christians Engage with Culture?   Philip Yancey, author of Vanishing Grace: Bringing Good News to a Deeply Divided World (Zondervan, 2018), says, "When the church accepts as its main goal the reform of the broader culture, we risk obscuring the gospel of grace and becoming one more power broker. That is how many in the secular world view us now, as a right-wing conspiracy intent on passing laws against them. In the process, they miss the good news of the gospel, that Christ died to save sinners, to free us from guilt and shame so that we can thrive in the way God intended...." Read More

The Bible and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.   In his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., included several biblical references.... Watch & Read More

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