It is becoming a tradition here at Reading For The Glory to share books and other resources that we think will make good Christmas gift ideas as we approach the holiday season (See Part One and Part Two of this series, published in 2022). One perennial tradition is to give someone a copy of the … Continue reading Bibles Make Excellent Christmas Gifts (Part Three)
Reading the Bible is a challenge for many people, especially when one embarks to read through it in one year. Many believers set the goal of reading through the Bible each year. Such a task, although not required for discipleship, is a noble task. What is most important for discipleship is to read, study, and … Continue reading A Guide For Daily Bible Reading
There are two equal but opposite errors we tend to make when we come to the book of Revelation. One is being obsessed with it. This is the doomsday prophet approach. You eagerly watch the news and try to decode the events of today according to all the prophetic images. Of course, in this scenario, … Continue reading Experiencing the Promise of the Book of Revelation
Men are likely to not attend church gathering nor be engaged in other religious activities. There are a variety of reasons for this trend. One reason for this phenomenon may be a lack of biblical literacy. That is not to say that men can’t read, but that they don’t read the Bible and have little … Continue reading ESV Men’s Study Bible
Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. – Psalm 24:7, ESV If you have ever visited Washington D.C. you will quickly realize that there are a lot of security measures all throughout the city. The reason is to protect the seat … Continue reading The King of Glory (Psalm 24)
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! – Psalm 8:1, ESV Having been read and sung by millions for over 3000* years, certainly various Psalms have been found to be more favored than others. According to many sources, Psalm 8 classifies as one of the most beloved in the … Continue reading The Majestic Name of the Lord (Psalm 8)
“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?” Psalm 2:1 (ESV) Do you remember the lie that serpent told to Eve in the garden of Eden? Adam and Eve had everything they needed in the lush haven of the garden. They walked with God in intimate fellowship, and had no need to … Continue reading A Tale of Two Kingdoms (Psalm 2)
“Blessed is the man…[whose] delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night” (Psalm 1:1-2, ESV). We often think that there many types of people in the world. Yet the Bible is clear that there are only two types of people: the righteous and the unrighteous. That’s … Continue reading Blessed is the Man (Psalm 1)
It would not be going too far out on a limb in speculating that the book of Psalms has been read by God’s people more than any other Old Testament book since the compiling of the biblical cannon at the Council of Laodicea in AD 363. And it could easily be argued that Psalms is … Continue reading Ancient Songs: An Introduction
In the midst of a culture that is increasingly hostile to orthodox Christian beliefs, it is vital that young people in the faith have deep roots from which to grow and flourish. There is much research that discusses the fact that upon graduating high school many young people stray from the Christian faith of which … Continue reading Reformation Study Bible: Student Edition
The Old Testament is boring, or so some Christians think unless they are reading Genesis, Psalms, Proverbs, and perhaps Jonah. This view, however, could not be further from the truth, and author Tim Chester proves this with his latest book, 1 Samuel For You (2014). In this entry from The Good Book Company’s God’s Word … Continue reading Applying God’s Word For You
Biblical literacy is crucial in Christian discipleship. It is important for all followers of Christ to have a working knowledge of the biblical storyline and history of redemption. It is ideal to be taught these truths from a young age, although this is not always possible for every believer. For this reason it is important … Continue reading The Biggest Story Bible Storybook
