Welcome To The Bible

Combining a variety of features--a reading plan, passage-by-passage summaries, explanations of confusing ideas, and more--here is a powerful aid whatever your level of biblical experience.

New Episcopalians may be nervous about opening the Bible; others simply don't know how to begin. An often-overlooked gift of the Episcopal Church is that the texts and doctrines of the Bible are embedded in its prayers, liturgies, and creeds. Making that knowledge explicit and placing it in context can open the way for further and more in-depth study.

Examine principles from Scripture that will help your church family communicate to people outside the church, "We're glad you're here."

This seek and find activity book will help kids get to know the Bible in a fun and engaging way. You've heard of Disney World; now welcome to Bible World! This seek and find book visualizes various Bible genres as a series of "lands" in a theme park with detailed, fun and colorful Where's Wally-style illustrations. As children explore these Bible lands, they'll discover for themselves the way Scripture has been collected and organized--from Genesis to Revelation. They will also see the main theme that runs throughout the Bible--God's promise of a rescuing King and its fulfilment in Jesus Christ. Explanations of the different Bible genres are included, as well as specific Bible heroes and events for children to spot. It's a fun and engaging way for kids to learn more about the Bible.

Reading the Bible can feel overwhelming. This simple one-year study offers an appealing and motivating approach to diving into God's Word in a way that is straightforward, approachable, and impactful. It has helped more than 300,000 individuals simplify their journey through the Word while relating and retaining the Scripture like never before. Covering both the Old and New Testaments, this engaging resource also features: DAILY & WEEKLY GUIDANCE: To give you a clear framework for studying God's Word each week along with daily breakdowns to help you simplify it for yourself, grow you as a Christian, and transform your heart and mind in the process THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTIONS: To help you understand what the daily readings mean to you and apply them in your daily life, strengthening your relationship with God, yourself, and others. COLORFUL & ENGAGING PAGES: To draw you in, create excitement, and propel you forward on this one-year journey of studying the Bible and connecting deeper with God.

New Episcopalians may be nervous about opening the Bible; others simply don't know how to begin. An often-overlooked gift of the Episcopal Church is that the texts and doctrines of the Bible are embedded in its prayers, liturgies, and creeds. Making that knowledge explicit and placing it in context can open the way for further and more in-depth study.

The Bible is not easy to figure out! Churches are filled with adults who are too embarrassed to admit their sketchy knowledge, and jumbled impressions, of biblical material. Even seminary-trained pastors struggle to get a handle on the flow of the Scriptures from beginning to end. No wonder so many people give up on the Bible—and even the church. This book claims that what gives the Bible its overarching integrity and lasting value is a narrative, a storyline. Readers who approach the Bible with narrative in mind will discover from Genesis to Revelation a story that begins at a certain point, establishes a theme; develops, continues, and adapts that theme; and reaches a resolution (of sorts!). Rather than a book-by-book treatment of the Bible, this book identifies and traces a Story that stretches across the corpus of the canon, a Story in which divine promise and human response constantly define each episode. Text boxes, reflection questions, chapter questions, and activities encourage the reader to engage with content at more than one level all along the way. Engaging with the Bible can become exhilarating and gratifying!