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Taking the Name in Vain

God commanded his people not to take his name in vain. But what does that actually mean? It’s rightly believed that this prohibits speech that defames God’s name, but is that all there is to it? In his commentary on Exodus in the Story of God Bible Commentary, Christopher Wright…

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Story of God Bible Commentary Philippians 1
New Testament

When Defeat Turns Into Victory

Want to shake up your daily Bible reading? In this post, we’ve included an excerpt from the Story of God Bible Commentary on Philippians 1:12-18. We love this series because of its commitment to revealing the narrative of Scripture. Then, it always shows how it applies to our lives. We…

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Team-Oriented Ministry
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Team-Oriented Ministry

Ministry is not something that we do alone! Learn about team-oriented ministry from 1 Thessalonians. The content in this blog is taken directly from the Story of God Bible Commentary. Paul’s Team-Oriented Ministry Paul’s opening in his letter to the Thessalonians demonstrates something important about ministry. It is never done…

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Proverbs in Context
Old Testament

Reading Proverbs In the Context of the OT & NT

This article on reading Proverbs is originally from the Zondervan Academic blog. Reading Proverbs One of my seminary professors used to cheekily refer to common Christian devotional practices as our “daily bread crumb”. Meaning: we often take a verse or even part of a verse and spin out a comforting…

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