Ministry Matters: Common English Bible

ARTICLE: Life Gear for Your Spiritual Walk

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:05:00 GMT

By Common English Bible

We all strive to live better lives as followers of Christ, the reading of holy scripture, participating in a worshipping community, learning with our minds, and growing from our experiences with diverse people strengthen and sustain us for the endeavor.

Dealing with the ins and outs of college, the spiritual walk, and the really difficult stuff are sometimes hard to talk about with your friends or adults.

Check out the excerpt attached as a pdf below to see a sample from the booklet included with the new Life Gear for Grads Bible. This new Bible is divided into three sections:

dealing with the ins and outs of college
the spiritual walk,
and the really difficult stuff (suicide, alcohol, relationships, and helpful tips for social media).

Note: the pdf sample below shows two pages, for a longer sample click here

excerpt from Life Gear for Grads ©Common English Bible

ARTICLE: Devotions for Mothers

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:46:00 GMT

By Common English Bible

Motherhood: A Rigorous Training Ground by Rebecca Laird

Read Matthew 14:8

What an awesome responsibility mothers have to their children. Cultural stereotypes promote the idea that giving birth miraculously endows a woman with kindness, compassion, and goodness. But we all know better. Many of us can witness that we are made more aware of our weaknesses and impatience after becoming mothers than we were before. Godliness and genorosity are not prerequisites of giving birth; they are characteristics that God hones and whittles into our characters over time. Motherhood provides a rigorous training ground where we can daily practice and model the disciplines of love, honesty, and compassion before our children.

Dear God, help me to teach my child what it means to be a Christian by my daily example. Amen.

Letting Your Light Shine by Leanne Ciampa Hadley

Read Matthew 5:14-16

My children will not go to bed unless their night-light is on. It doesn't put out much light, but in my children's eyes, that night-light makes a very dark, frightening room a cozy, safe place to sleep. That night-light has changed the way I see my role as a Christian. I used to hear Christ's words about "letting my light shine" and feel really overwhelmed, thinking I would have to be a really outstanding Christian to even be seen in this dark world of ours. But now I realize that although I may not be the best Christian in the world, my light may be all someone needs to feel safe and cozy in this scary, dark world. So I'll keep on shining!

God, let your light shine through me, bringing comfort and hope to others.

excerpt from the Mother's Bible ©Common English Bible

VIDEO: Live on Common Ground

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:51:16 GMT

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VIDEO: Who Does God Love?

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:57:17 GMT

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ARTICLE: Free Easter PowerPoint

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:02:26 GMT

By Common English Bible

Augment your worship during Lent with the free CEB PowerPoint^® presentation downloadable below. Each beautiful slide consists of vivid color photography of nature scenes combined with Scripture verses from the new bestselling Bible translation, Common English Bible.

It’s flexible enough to display only portions from it or all the slides, and to present them prior to or during church services, embed in blogs and other websites using Slideshare, or email to friends. Verses are selected from the Revised Common Lectionary (Year B).

ARTICLE: Free Lent PowerPoint (Good Friday)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:58:52 GMT

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ARTICLE: Free Lent PowerPoint (Palm Sunday)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:55:14 GMT

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ARTICLE: Free Lent PowerPoint (week 5)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:53:06 GMT

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ARTICLE: Free Lent PowerPoint (week 4)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:50:39 GMT

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ARTICLE: Free Lent PowerPoint (week 3)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:49:17 GMT

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ARTICLE: Free Lent PowerPoint (week 2)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:47:20 GMT

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ARTICLE: Free Lent PowerPoint (week 1)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:33:42 GMT

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AUDIO: Ephesians 4:1b-6

Fri, 06 May 2011 18:26:00 GMT

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The Common English Bible is not simply a revision or update of an existing translation. It is a bold new translation designed to meet the needs of Christians as they work to build a strong and meaningful relationship with God through Jesus Christ.