Big Idea: Check out the classic book What the Bible is All About by the amazing Henrietta Mears. Amazing Bible Influencer Imagine being in charge of Christian education in your church and growing the program to 4200 people in two years’ time! This was Henrietta Mears’ story. Henrietta Mears (1890-1963) was a super duper Scripture Spy. Not only did she dig into the Bible passionately, she wanted everyone to become passionate about it too! Big names she influenced Here is a starting list of those she impacted: 1. Bill Bright who wrote the well known Four Spiritual Laws tract and s ..read more

  Big Idea: Resource books about everyday life in Bible times helps us better determine the timeless truths of the Bible so we can apply them to our own daily life. Jesus in Real Life “I like to make God and the Bible real to people,” I told a twenty-something woman servicing our house. My Easter village in our basement (from our nativity set) depicted Jerusalem at the time of Jesus' crucifixion. As a former missionary in West Africa where village culture was similar to Bible times I’ve become driven to understand the everyday life of Bible characters. It provides fresh insight to t ..read more

Big Idea: Helpful resources for Christians to explore what Biblical key words mean in their original language. We can learn a lot about God and His desire for our life by reading and studying the Bible. The Bible was originally written in the ancient languages of Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament).  The Holy Spirit helps us understand the Bible no matter what language it is in. God's Word is living, active and relevant! For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow ..read more

Big Idea: A Bible Concordance is valuable to find the location of a specific verse, trace Bible characters , do a topical study or a word study. How Can a Bible Concordance Help Me? “Where’s that verse that says ‘Turn the other cheek?’” When it comes to the Bible, fortunately, we can easily look this up. The best tool for that is a concordance. Think of it like a Bible contact list. Four things a Bible Concordance can do 1. Locate where a specific verse is found in the Bible. When you want to look up the “Turn the other cheek” verse, look it up by one word, rather than the phrase. But i ..read more

Big Idea: Use a Bible Atlas to understand better the history and culture of the Bible and the realities people faced then in order to better interpret and apply the Bible today. Where in the World is Ur of the Chaldees? This is not a trivia quiz. This is not a geography game. This is about where Abraham of the Bible, the Patriarch, was born. Now Terah took his son Abram, and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and they departed together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they went as far as Haran and settled the ..read more

Big Idea: Explore the many helpful colorful Bible tools from Rose Publishing. My Favorite Bible Tools Come From Rose Publishing “I like books with pictures,” I told my Bible study class. I was using a pamphlet on the Tabernacle for a study of the book of Exodus. More information was in a big book I showed them from Rose Publishing. Different people learn using different parts of the brain. I am definitely a visual learner! This is why I love Rose Publishing so much! About 10 years ago a Bible study I led thanked me with a $20 gift certificate to a local Bible Bookstore. As I wandered ar ..read more

Big Idea: Helpful Bible Dictionary SERIES available from several excellent publishers. This series is about Bible study tools. There are many types of Bibles and helpful resources like a concordance or Bible dictionary. Information about their book and their electronic version are included. Cost and “how to use” will be addressed. Soup to Nuts II Bible Dictionaries are very helpful tools for those who want to better understand the Bible. Several well known Christian Publishers have put together a series of them. Most are affordable as a single book and you can buy one or two or the whole ..read more

Big Idea: Explore Bible Dictionaries available by topics which are in particular for people, places, cultures and Biblical words. This series is about Bible study tools. There are many types of Bibles and helpful resources like a concordance or Bible dictionary. Information about their book and their electronic version are included. Cost and “how to use” will be addressed. Soup to Nuts Working as a nurse in New York City, a snack shop near the hospital was called “Soup to Nuts.” The phrase originated referring to a classy full-course meal starting with soup and ending with fruit, cheese ..read more

Big Idea: Navigate your way through the Bible making use of Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias which define and explain what’s in the Bible. This series is about Bible study tools. There are many types of Bibles and helpful resources like a concordance or Bible dictionary. Information about their book and their electronic version are included. Cost and “how to use” will be addressed. "A" is for Aaron My mom taught me the ABC song. I remember a book of mine that began, “A is for apple, B is for bear…” Then I learned to use a dictionary for word definitions. My father sold World Book Enc ..read more

Big Idea: The Classic Halley’s Bible Handbook is a powerful tool to help you navigate the Bible. This series is about Bible study tools. There are many types of Bibles and helpful resources like a concordance or Bible dictionary. Information about their book and their electronic version are included. Cost and “how to use” will be addressed. The Classic Halley’s Bible Handbook On our bookshelf rests a classic that is dog-eared from use. This 5”x7” book is amazing. Over 5 million copies have been sold, and it has been translated into many languages. I was given one when I was a teen and ..read more