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NIV Life Application Study Bible, 3rd edition

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When I unboxed this bible for review, my heart leapt a little.  It is so much like the one.my husband had before our home burned down last year. It was just a little extra blessing the familiar leather and weight. This is a completely updated version from the one he owned and preached out of. It has all the features we have come to expect from  Life Application bibles. This has a beautiful lay flat binding with double ribbon markers. Words of Messiah are in red for easy identification. There are bios on individuals that include their strengths and weaknesses,  accomplishments,  and lessons we can learn from them. The harmony of the gospels is also laid out beautifully in a chart for reference. Features: (Enhanced, updated, and with new content added throughout) Now more than 10,000  Life Application®  notes and features Over 100  Life Application®  profiles of key Bible people Introductions and overviews for each book of the Bible More th

Quest Study Bible [NIV]

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The Quest Study Bible, Q & A format  Zondervan 2019 Have you ever wished that you had a way to communicate to a new believer clearly, concisely, and effectively some of the basic truths that a lifetime of study has revealed? The original Quest Study Bible has recently been restructured and reborn as a more effective Bible study tool. This is a great resource. If you have found daily reading of scripture to be daunting and have felt like attending a bible study is out of your comfort zone because you just do not know what they are discussing or how the story of Nineveh could even remotely be applied to your life...then this Bible was compiled for you. "Why did the kings go to war in the spring?" "How much was a shekel worth?" "Why would the son of a godly king murder his brothers?" "Are some rulers beyond accountability?" "What gives contentment?" Personally why I like this Bible: Culturally, asking ques

Paradise

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So to keep my children safe on the internet, I have always written that we lived in NorCal. No one knew where Paradise, Ca was anyways. Trying to explain our distance from LA or SF or "do you know where Sacramento is??" were just headaches. However, since the fire swept through our hometown in November 2018, Paradise is on the map. And more so than Aaron Rodgers or Amber Sauer. People now react when they ask where you are from and they hear Paradise, Ca. Yes, we lost our home. 5 friends died that day. My husband's churches are still standing...both of them. We want to rebuild, but they are making it so impossible. Most of our children have now left California and we are here in temporary quarters, waiting on direction. It is beautiful, it is devastating to drive 10 mins from the house and go through the chaos and constant changes to every street. All our trees are being removed. It is not the same. But we have hope. And we know who holds the ridge in His hands