Intentional Prayer
Step #5 of The Loved Bible Project process is “Invest and Invite.” A common question we get is “How do I know who I should be investing in?” Our desire is to help guide you through a process to help you have eyes to the…
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Creating a Loved Bible for a Shower or Wedding
A Loved Bible is full of notes, prayers, highlights, and more! It is meant to be a great tool to help make disciples. Getting married is a giant life change. Creating a Loved Bible to give to the new bride, groom, or couple is an…
Creating a Legacy Loved Bible
Legacy: the long-lasting impact of particular events, actions, etc. that took place in the past, or of a person’s life. A Loved Bible is full of notes, prayers, highlights, etc. and is used as a tool to help make disciples. A Legacy Loved Bible might be…
5 Devotionals We Love
“We never outgrow our need for the gospel! Sinners need the gospel for salvation; rescue from death. Saints need the gospel to grow in understanding of Christ and knowing how to live. And until Jesus returns, we continually need the gospel to sustain us, carrying us…
Attributes: Remember These Truths About God
Attributes are words that tell us what someone or something is like. When we read the Bible, we can learn the attributes of God. It’s there where God tells us who He is and what He is like. Every story, person, place, and event in the…
Loving a Bible for Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Sadly, 1-in-4 pregnancies ends in a stillbirth or miscarriage. As a result, most of us know someone who has experience this heartbreaking loss. Caring for a friend who has experienced infant loss can feel difficult at times. We fear doing or saying the wrong thing. Yet…
Ways to Live on Mission this Fall
Last night, I noticed it was starting to get darker earlier in the evening. Summer fun has come to a close, yet fall offers us a new set of opportunities to be missional with those around us. I LOVE fall! The cooler weather with no…
Loving a Bible for a Child
A Loved Bible is full of notes, prayers, highlights, etc. and is used as a tool to help make disciples. A legacy Loved Bible might be for your child, grandchild, someone you mentor, a teen you have discipled, etc. A parent, grandparent or mentor would create…
How to Create a Loved Bible with Your Child
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk…
Basic Supply List
Are you getting ready to create a Loved Bible for the first time? Gathering as a group? Participating in our Foundations Challenge? This checklist provides you with a list of basic supplies to get started. Note: Most items you probably already have at home –…
Books to Read Every Year
Love Your Church: This book was just published last year! Yet, I have it on my list to read again this year. It is a valuable read to learn what church is, why being part of it is exciting, and why it’s worthy of our…
Bible Translations: What do I need to know?
“Personal Bible study is the Christian’s lifeline. It is never optional; it is always essential.” Howard Hendricks Have you ever been sitting in a church service following along as the pastor reads the Bible and noticed the words you are reading do not match what…
What is a commentary? 3 Recommendations
Have you ever been reading a passage and got frustrated because you could not understand it? A Bible commentary can be a great tool to gain further insight into passages of Scripture. “Good commentaries can protect us from heretical interpretations, correct our personal biases, and help…
5 Tips for Helping Others Navigate the Bible
I distinctly remember one of my first Bible studies. Although I had a Bible and was a Christian, there were so many basics I didn’t know and was never taught. As I looked around the group, I felt like everyone had a worn in Bible…
Ways to Live on Mission this Summer
Summer is here! Here are a few ways to intentionally spend time with neighbors, co-workers, and your community this summer.