By Marissa Postell Sullivan BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- Prayer is a gift—an invitation to talk with God. But prayer can also be a challenge. How do believers experience the joy and fullness of prayer when it is so often accompanied by questions and mysteries? This spring, Lifeway Women is releasing the Bible study “When You Pray: A Study of Six Prayers in the Bible” to … [Read more...]
She Reads Truth™ celebrates 10th birthday
She Reads Truth™ marks 10 years on June 1, 2022. What began with a simple tweet and the #shereadstruth hashtag has now grown into a worldwide movement and community of “women in the Word of God every day.” Ten years later, She Reads Truth™ now serves a global community of more than a million women, men and children with daily Bible reading plans and resources, including … [Read more...]
Southern Baptist leaders welcome “Bible tax” reprieve
By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Southern Baptist leaders welcomed indications from the U.S. Trade Ambassador on Tuesday that a so-called “Bible tax” will be avoided. Bibles and religious literature currently are no longer subject to the upcoming 10% tariff hike set to be imposed on goods imported from China beginning September 1. Previously, Bibles were among … [Read more...]
‘Word Matters’ podcast celebrates 50th episode
By Aaron Wilson NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) — Bible readers may be tempted to skip challenging passages like 1 Corinthians 15:29, which speaks of people being baptized for the dead, or Genesis 6:4, which references the Nephilim—a mysterious people the King James Version calls giants. But puzzling passages like these are worth extra attention for Brandon Smith and Trevin Wax. … [Read more...]
Lifeway to provide free Bibles to spur evangelism
By Aaron Wilson NASHVILLE, Tenn.—This summer, thousands of Bibles will ring up for free at the registers of Lifeway Christian Stores. It’s an effort by Lifeway to help local churches take the Word of God into their communities through an initiative called “Share the Word. Together.” Churches of any denomination within 15 miles of a Lifeway store can sign up for a … [Read more...]