What’s the difference between New International Version Bible (NIV) and the King James Bible (KJV)? Why are there so many different translations? How do you go about finding out how the top 20 English Bible translations compare? Click here to find out more. This week’s FREE Bible Translation Comparison eChart compares four of the more … Continue Reading
Category Archives: Christian Living
Many Christians Don’t Know What They Believe and Why
It’s shocking that so many Christians cannot explain the 14 key beliefs of Christianity. Volunteers, lay leaders, Bible studies, and even Sunday school teachers occasionally make major mistakes when teaching children, youth, and even adults about the core of Christianity. Click here to find out more now. What do Christians believe about these key topics … Continue Reading
Making Sense of Suffering – New! From Joni Eareckson Tada
Rose Publishing is proud to introduce Joni Eareckson Tada to a new generation of Christians. It is hard to be grateful when your life is being ripped apart by mind-blowing pain. Chronic illness, a heart attack, a terrible car accident, betrayal, and loneliness: tough times like these make us want to throw in the towel. … Continue Reading
Spiritual Gifts Self-Quiz
What’s your spiritual gift? Everyone who believes in Christ and follows him has been given spiritual gifts to help other believers and the church. People often wonder: what gift do I have? Is there a way of evaluating whether I have a certain spiritual gift? And what are the spiritual gifts? What if I don’t … Continue Reading
8 Signs of a Healthy Prayer Life
I would rather teach one man to pray than ten men to preach.” — Charles Spurgeon Have you ever experienced the discouragement of an unanswered prayer? Have you found yourself questioning God, wondering “Why didn’t he answer my prayer?” and “Why is he silent now when I need him the most?” As you sit there, … Continue Reading
How to Forgive and Move On in Life
It’s easy to hang onto a grudge for years, letting it chew away at us over and over. Just when we think it’s all in the past, a thought or an image triggers the pain, and we realize we have not forgiven at all. The bitterness affects our attitude, and makes us unhappy. Why is … Continue Reading
Are We Living by the Wrong Values?
God knows what to do with broken hearts and damaged lives. Now is the time to admit that we can no more control every aspect of life any more than we can control earthquakes, volcanoes, and tornadoes. We bring the devastation done by others and by ourselves and lay them at the feet of Jesus. From there we surrender. … Continue Reading
6 Lessons from Persecuted Christians
I remember the old man shuffling across the stage toward the microphone. He was barely able to walk because of being tortured and imprisoned so many years. He was a pastor who had the audacity to stand for Jesus during the communist regime. I couldn’t imagine the terror of being arrested and beaten over and … Continue Reading
The Story of Joseph: Where is God When Life Isn’t Fair?
The great biblical story of Joseph has been told for nearly 4000 years. It asks: Where is God When Life Isn’t Fair? Look at Joseph’s life at age 17: Favored excessively by his father Hated by his 10 older brothers, who had a history of violence and treachery. Thrown into a pit in the wilderness … Continue Reading
Have I Found Real Love?
“Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” — Robert Heinlein “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of … Continue Reading
