Not a Hallmark Holiday: The Ancient History of St Valentine’s Day

Many consider St Valentine’s Day to be a creation of greetings card companies, little more than an excuse for shops to push paper hearts and saccharine, sentimentality laden cards. It would seem however, that there is far more to St Valentine’s Day than meets the eye. [...]

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Jesus and Nazareth – Has His Hometown Finally Been Discovered?

Did the town of Nazareth, in the Holy Land, actually exist during the 1st century? Some have claimed the biblical account is mere legend and that Nazareth didn’t actually come into being until long after the death of Jesus Christ. In fact, others have even suggested that Jesus was not a real person, only a myth. But now a recent archaeological discovery provides evidence to the contrary. [...]

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So You Think You Know the Bible?

Book by Diane Mills -- Questions related to the Bible designed to help one gain a better knowledge of the Bible [...]
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Bible Trivia Questions and Answers, Ark of the Covenant, Pillar of Salt, and More

Use these Bible Trivia questions and answers to promote conversation in your next Bible Study Class. Print the questions and hand them out in class. As a group, how many correct answers can you get? [...]

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Nelson’s Student Bible Dictionary: A Complete Guide to Understanding the World of the Bible

Nelson”s Student Bible Dictionary presents nearly 2,000 definitions, representing the best in biblical scholarship, in a convenient and colorful package. Photographs, illustrations, charts, maps, and topical entries invite browsing and make Bible study fun [...]

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Early Christians’ views on war, power, and politics

How does Western Christianity today match up with the vision of the earliest known Christians? In this article, author Aaron D. Taylor reveals a shocking truth that the earliest Christians were far more radical than many of us realize. [...]

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Note to missionary critics. The persecution of Christians in Mauritania is a human rights issue

Mauritania is a land of striking beauty. With sand dunes lined against the sky, Bedouins riding camels in the countryside, and flying beetles that look like they come straight from the abyss of the Apocalypse; Mauritania is a land of extremes—extreme beauty, extreme hospitality, and lately, extreme religion. [...]

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