Guides to reading the Bible when you didn't grow up with it
How to start reading the Bible, which translation to pick, how to pray, what the gospel is, whether the Bible is reliable. Plain, honest, no jargon.
GuideWhich Bible translation should you read?
KJV, NIV, ESV, NLT, The Message and the rest, explained fairly on one page, with a table, so you can pick a Bible you'll actually read.
GuideWhat the gospel actually is, in plain words
The word gospel means good news. Here is the story the New Testament tells, the earliest summary of it, and what it asks of you, without pressure.
GuideWhat the Bible actually is (a 10-minute explanation)
66 books, two testaments, three languages, a thousand years and eight kinds of writing. A plain explanation of what the Bible is and how it came to exist.
GuideWhat the Bible says about mental health
The Bible has no word for mental health, but it is full of people in despair. What it actually says, and why faith and therapy are not rivals.
GuideShort Bible verses for tattoos and bios (that mean what you think)
Thirty Bible verses under twelve words, grouped by theme, with one line each on what they mean in context, plus the famous ones that don't say what you think.
GuideParaphrase vs translation: what a 'Gen Z Bible' actually is
A paraphrase is a reading aid, not scripture. What the app actually does, where paraphrases came from, the risks, and three tests a good one passes.
GuideIs the Bible reliable? An honest answer
What we actually have, what 'reliable' can and cannot mean, the known textual problems stated plainly, and what a reasonable person can conclude.
GuideHow to study a Bible passage (a method that takes 15 minutes)
Five steps in plain words: read it twice, ask what it says, what it meant to them, what it means now, then write one sentence. Worked through on Mark 2.
GuideHow to start reading the Bible (when you've never read it)
Where to start, how much to read, and what to do when it gets boring or disturbing. A plain plan for reading the Bible for the first time.
GuideHow to read the Bible in a year without quitting in February
Why most Bible-in-a-year plans die in Leviticus, the real math (about fifteen minutes a day), catch-up rules, and which reading order to choose.
GuideHow to pray when you don't know what to say
Praying feels awkward when you're new to it or out of practice. Here's a structure from Jesus, permission from the Psalms, and ten one-line prayers.
GuideBible verses to memorize first (and how to actually remember them)
Twelve Bible verses worth memorizing first, why each one earns its place, and a memory method that works on a brain trained by a phone.