• Summer Reading; For Real

    Remember in January when everyone was talking about Bible Reading Plans? How is that coming? 

    As we move soon into week 6 of our calendar, perhaps you have kept up flawlessly. Maybe you haven't. Regardless of where you stand, consider all of the children in your neighborhood that have gone home from school for the summer with a summer reading list in hand. Shakespeare, Harper Lee, Poe: all whose titles are worth reading. Consider the extra daylight summer awards all of us, even those who don't get a "summer break." 
    While high schoolers dive deep into the pages of Homer's "Odyssey," maybe we should devote some of our summer sunlight to Paul's letters. Even if you have a summer reading list and you are a student even now, consider devoting an extra half hour to some life-giving summer reading. January isn't the only time to begin a bible reading plan. If you start now, by the time you go on vacation in 2011 you could have read through the entire Bible. Maybe you'll be in the Gospels just in time for Christmas! Let's all get on board with this summer reading thing, for real.

     

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  • Good Children's Bibles Are Hard to Find

     

    The Bible is sometimes a scary place. There is war and disease, life and death. There is nothing more frightening though than a children's bible that ignores the facts of Scripture. There are two common pitfalls consumers can fall into when buying a children's Bible, each

    errors of virtue. The first is to try to buy a children's bible because it is cute. The pages are beautifully illustrated and you know that your children won't be bored looking at the pictures. This is not necessarily a bad thing. A children's bible should be illustrated well! The other pitfall is trying to find a children's bible that is theologically accurate, but is inaccessible to children. This is not a bad thing either. After all, the truth of Scripture is of supreme importance. What if there were a children's bible that exalted the truth of Scripture in a way that was visually appealing all at the same time? 
    That is what we have strived to do with our HCSB Illustrated Children's Bibles. In the challenging quest for a good children's bible, take a look at what we have to offer for kids of different ages.

     

  • Apologetics Study Bible: Revisited

    Students all over the country are graduating from High School as speak. They are being sent to colleges that will challenge their beliefs to their core, only now it will be outside the context of home and their family. Perhaps for the first time students will ask themselves, "Why do I believe what I believe?"
    This is a great question. All of us, at times, need to be confronted with the apologetic questions of the faith. We have developed a tool specifically tailored for students called the "Apologetics Study Bible for Students" to help answer these questions. General Editor Sean McDowell has put together articles from various popular youth leaders from around the country to speak directly to students about personal testimonies, evangelism, and difficult portions of Scriptures. We believe this is an effective tool to put in the hands of students of all ages, but especially timely for those preparing to leave for college this summer. 

     

  • HCSB Minister's Bible Awarded

    Lifeway, in partnership with the six Southern Baptist seminaries, awards one student every year from each school who is recognized for outstanding academic achievement and promise in pastoral ministry. This year Tyler Wittman (pictured above) received the award at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Wittman, who is a member Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, graduated with his Masters of Divinity from the School of Theology and is now considering further studies. He graduated Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Colorado State. His father Calvin Wittman pastors Applewood Baptist Church in Denver Colorado. 

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