The Great Bible

Its name refers to its size—huge. It was a pulpit Bible, not an everyday household Bible, and it never became popular with the people as did the later Geneva Bible (see 189).

This 1539 version, authorized by King Henry VIII, had a picture of the king on its title page, plus the inscription “This is appointed to be read in churches.”

Indeed, it was the first time in English history that a Bible in the people’s own language was available in churches.

Most people had never heard the Bible in their own tongue, and they flocked to the churches to read it (or, if they were illiterate, to hear someone read it aloud).

Many adults learned to read just so they could have access to the Word of God.

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The Voice of the Shepherd

Charles Stanley

Have you ever seen a child who cannot find his mother in a crowd? Although she may be out of sight, the little tyke may still hear her voice. It is almost as though his inner radar scans the sounds around him, looking for that one familiar tone.

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Where the Real Power Resides

Charles R. Swindoll

The great apostle Paul was just like you and me. He had a love for God blended with feet of clay. Great passion . . . and great weakness. The longer I thought about this blend, the more evidence emerged from Scripture to support it.

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Shut Up and Get Moving

Steven Furtick

When we’re looking for God to do something big. When we’re waiting to see God bring something new and greater into our lives. Be still. Let the Lord fight the battle for you. Let go and let God.

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Some Positive Thing We Can Look at or Talk

Joyce Meyer

I once read a book that was based entirely on the word. He taught the reader to take each problem in his life, look at it honestly and then say “however,” and find something compensating positive in the individual's life that would put the problem into perspective.

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Learning the Love Languages

Gary Chapman

Many couples earnestly love each other but do not communicate their love in an effective way. If you don’t speak your spouse’s primary love language, he or she may not feel loved, even when you are showing love in other ways.