ESV Family Devotional Bible and Giveaway

ESV Family Devotional Bible is a brand new family devotional Bible by Crossway. This devotional contains beautiful cartoon illustrations throughout the Bible in order to showcase a scene from scripture. The devotional shares a story describing an overview of a passage. It includes questions for you to answer together as a family. There is also a helpful key verse to remember and this would make a great activity for your family to do together. The Bible had very nice maps in the back of the book showing the Biblical locations where readers can easily understand the areas better. 

I would recommend this awesome Bible to anyone who is seeking a new family Bible. This Bible's translation is very easy to understand and it will help introduce young readers to the teachings of Jesus. I liked how the devotional were written to help children and your family in diving deeper into the passages. I liked how the questions were written in order to start a discussion among family members. I loved all of the colorful illustrations and I especially enjoyed the ones for "The Fiery Furnace" and "Jesus Calms the Storm". Kids will really enjoy and benefit from having an image to relate to the scriptures. If you’re looking for a new devotional Bible, then get this one! 

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About the Bible:

The ESV FAMILY DEVOTIONAL BIBLE is a hardbound colorful Bible.  It retells 130 key stories from the Bible with full color illustrations for each story, as well as placed within the Bible text where it is found.  The stories are simplified and easy for children of all ages to understand.  

The ESV Family Devotional Bible is designed to help families read and apply God’s Word together. This full-color edition features the complete ESV text interspersed with engaging illustrations and gospel-centered devotions related to key Bible stories—guiding families through the entirety of God’s Word over the course of a year. Each devotion also includes discussion questions and suggestions for additional reading, helping families develop a habit of reading the Bible together and applying its truth to all of life. 

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ESV Men’s Devotional Bible (English Standard Version) Book Review

ESV Men’s Devotional Bible is a brand new devotional and Bible written with men in mind. This Bible contains special introductions to the different chapters. It also includes helpful articles in the back of the Bible on topics such as singleness, marriage, fathering, doubt, leadership, a man’s work, and many more. The Bible has a dictionary of key terms to help readers to comprehend meanings of important words. The Bible also had a huge index list of all of the devotionals where it is easier to discover devotionals on a topic that you are having an interest in.

I would recommend this amazing Bible to every single men. The Bible was very easy to read and this was a new translation of the Bible I haven’t read before. I was impressed as how well the ESV version was easy to understand. I loved how the devotionals were written with men in mind. I truly believe this will assist in getting men interested in reading their Bible’s again and digging deeper into the Living Word of God. One of my favorite devotionals was entitled, “Does God Want to Answer Prayer?” based off of James 5:13-20. Greg Gilbert was retelling a story about how he was with a group of his friends and one of his friend’s young son asked for a cookie. The boy’s father willing told his son that he could have a cookie. Greg shared that he objected and he was reminded how much his father wanted to give his son what he wanted. In the Book of James, one of the main idea is the importance of praying for the suffering, the sick, forgiveness of sins, and anything else we need to pray about. We are reminded that God hears our prayers and He listens to our yearnings. 

About the ESV Men's Devotional Bible:

Our world presents daily distractions that can easily displace Christ as the center of a man's heart and life.  The goal of the ESV Men's Devotional Bible is to strengthen and encourage men through the life-giving Word of God and sound devotional content aimed at nurturing godliness.  With 365 theologically rich and gospel-centered devotions drawn directly from the Bible, this all-new resource was created under the editorial oversight of Dr. Sam Storms with contributions from over fifty Christian leaders.  Introductions orient men to each book of the Bible, exploring its unique contribution to a man's walk with God.  Thoughtful and instructive articles address the importance of sound doctrine, life in the local church, leadership, the heart, calling, and a host of other relevant issues for today.  The Men's Devotional Bible will strengthen men in their walk with Christ, helping them apply the gospel and the truths of God's Word in their homes, churches, and workplaces. 

Features:

- 365 brand-new devotions

- Brand new book introductions

- 14 brand-new articles

- Dictionary of key terms

- Ribbon marker

- Smyth-sewn binding

- Lifetime guarantee on TruTone edition

- Packaging: slipcase (TruTone), L-card (HC), permanent slipcase (Cloth over Board) 

Retail Price: $34.99

About Crossway:

The purpose of Crossway has been, from its founding as a not-for-profit ministry in 1938, to publish gospel-centered, Bible-centered content that will honor our Savior and serve his Church.   They seek to help people understand the massive implications of the gospel and the truth of God's Word, for all of life, for all eternity, and for the glory of God. 

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HCSB Apologetics Study Bible for Students Bible Review

 

The HCSB Apologetics Study Bible for Students is a dramatic new resource written to assist high school students transiting into college. The Bible has nice introductions for each chapter. There is a couple paragraphs where the author shares briefly the overall message the author is writing about. It contains who the author is, the date it was written, and what was occurring during the time frame the chapter was written. This Bible also included “Bones and Dirt” throughout the different chapter and this section gave history about a city in the Bible such as, Corinth. There are special articles written by different authors placed throughout the Bible in order to answer common questions Christian college students have. The articles are backed up with tons of scriptures references. Some of the questions are: “What Is Heaven Like”, “Why Should I Wait Until Marriage to Have Sex”, “If God Made Everything Good, Why Shouldn’t I Smoke Pot”, “Is Homosexuality Natural”, “Should Abortion Be Allowed for Rape or Incest”, “Why Does God Allow Evil”, and much more.

I would recommend this awesome Bible to every single high school student and college aged student. I liked how the Bible enclosed helpful introductions to provide an overview of each Book of the Bible. I also enjoyed the many diverse questions that high school and college students have about the written Word of God. I liked how this Bible isn’t afraid to discuss the difficult topics and questions such as abortion, rape, slavery, evil, doubts, and homosexuality. They could have easily chosen not to write about some of them but they were bold in trying to be relevant to my age group. I loved their take on waiting until they are married for sexual intercourse and how they included scripture to reinforce God’s word. It also gave encouragement to people who have already lost their virginity before marriage and how they can still remain pure. I strongly believe they did an outstanding job at discussing the many questions we have when we are just figuring out our faith apart from our parents. This book will greatly benefit high school and college students in seeking a deeper relationship with our Creator and Designer.

A Few Features of The Apologetics Study Bible for Students HCSB:

- Book Introductions for each of the sixty-six books of the Bible.

- Study Notes provide evidence of the reliability and truthfulness of Scripture.

- 120 Articles written by today's leading Christian thinkers dealing with life's ultimate questions.

- 60 Twisted Scriptures address ways that various religious movements distort Scripture to support doctrine contrary to historic Christian teaching.

Also, this summer, the gift of Confident Faith is being celebrated with 16 brand new, but energetic and brief videos featuring Sean McDowell, free resources like Bible studies and articles as well as wonderful specials on apps and Bibles.  There are new resources every week - a full 16 weeks of resources when it is all done.  AND, if that weren't enough, a Confident Faith Sweepstakes is being offered to give away Bibles, free mini libraries of B&H's best apologetics resources and even a trip for two to the National Conference on Christian Apologetics (NCCA) being held October 16-17, 2015 in Charlotte, NC where some of the world's leading thinkers will offer insights and teaching. 

I also viewed a few of these videos on the website. One of the ones I viewed was “Should Abortion Be Allowed for Rape or Incest”. This one discussed a personal story from Sean McDowell about one of his sisters that was adopted and how she searched for her birth mother. His sister discovered she was conceived by rape when her mother was 14. He shared the important message about how we still have value as a human being. He also shared with others that this sin isn’t an unforgiveable sin, God can still forgive. I thought he did an excellent job at teaching high school and college aged students the truth about the topic of abortion and rape. 

Another favorite was, “What’s God’s Will for My Life” because Sean McDowell shared one of God’s will is for you to be saved and to receive Him as your Lord and Savior. Another critical aspect is also receiving the Holy Spirit into our lives. I thought his take on God’s will was unique because he believed students needed to be more focused on becoming the person God has created and designed us to be.

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