The NIV watchword is ‘balance’. The most widely used of any modern Bible version, the NIV marries meaning-for-meaning principles with word-for-word renderings. It is an all-round translation, suitable ...

Thankfully, there are encouraging Bible verses to grant you Godly wisdom to inspire ... Then he went on his journey. Matthew 25: 14-15 (NIV) Children are much like the gold bags that a master gave to ...

How many children did Adam and Eve have? The Bible explicitly mentions their three sons and suggests they had other kids.

Acts is the second volume of the two-volume work, Luke-Acts. Written by Luke the beloved physician (Col 4:14), Luke-Acts seamlessly connects the life of Jesus to the lives of the early Apostles ...

Thecla's story is one of many in the Apocryphal Acts which portray women giving up riches and sexual activity to follow the Apostles. She is an aristocratic woman who, despite great opposition ...

Contractual phrases referring to acts of God are known as force majeure clauses and are often used by insurance companies. These clauses typically limit or remove liability for injuries ...

Acts 9: 3-6 NIV 3 As he neared Damascus on his journey ... If what you think aligns with what was said in the Bible, then it was God that you heard, for His word is a lamp to our feet.

Last spring, the National Council of Churches commissioned the Society of Biblical Literature to lead a review and update of the New Revised Standard Version translation of the Bible. The new NRSV ...

We’re so accustomed to researching, planning and curating every millisecond of our lives that we rarely stop to consider the mental cost. By Melissa Kirsch This summer, for the first time in my ...

In his posthumous memoir, compiled with help from his widow, Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny faced the fact that Vladimir Putin might succeed in silencing him. The book will keep “his legacy alive ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...