{"id":11953392211,"title":"The 30 Second Bible","handle":"the-30-second-bible","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/PNG_large.png?v=1494960044\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"100\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Steve Elzinga\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781946671011\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 112\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eWhat is the 30 Second Bible \u003c\/b\u003eand why should you bother reading it? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe #1 criticism of the Bible by those who do not read it on a daily basis is that the Bible is boring and irrelevant. Well, it can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003eThe Bible was written in three different ancient languages, thousands of years ago by and for people who were from wildly different cultures than our own. Without a basic understanding of the life and times of Biblical events, most people struggle to get something out of it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eBut, although some of the Bible may be difficult to understand, much of the Bible is very understandable and surprisingly relevant to our lives and time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003eThe 30 Second Bible presents the Word of God in small, clear, understandable verses. Then, to help apply these verses to your life, the 30 Second Bible adds a few guiding thoughts, capped off with a question that will help you reflect throughout your day on what you have read. All of this in 30 seconds.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eYou’ll be surprised at how often the verses you read each day fit exactly with what you are facing and experiencing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eThere are at least four different ways \u003c\/b\u003eto engage the 30 Second Bible:\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003e1. T\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eopically.\u003c\/b\u003e Find the topic that interests you in the table of contents and read the 7 entries on that topic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003e2. Daily.\u003c\/b\u003e There are 365 entries in the 30 Second Bible­—one per day. You can start reading any time during the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003e3. Sequentially.\u003c\/b\u003e Start reading the first verse, thought, and question, and read as much or little of the others as you have time for—just like any book you might read. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003e4. Randomly.\u003c\/b\u003e Turn to any page in the 30 Second Bible and read whichever verse or verses you want. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I admit. I bought the 30-second Bible because I just don't have time to read the Bible. But once I got into the 30-Second Bible I couldn't put it down. If you have had trouble reading the Bible in the past, I recommend you give the 30-Second Bible a try.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Cousins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The 30-Second Bible is what we give every visitor to our church. It is just right for people new to Church and the Bible.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWally De La Fuante\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Elzinga is the Senior Pastor of Pathway Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the founder of Onyourgates - a ministry that provides personalized, Bible-based evangelism products so that churches and Christian organizations can reach out in a personalized way to their own communities. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-08-14T11:54:00-04:00","created_at":"2017-08-03T16:01:15-04:00","vendor":"JPL Books","type":"Book","tags":["Bible","outreach","Steve Elzinga"],"price":500,"price_min":500,"price_max":500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":799,"compare_at_price_min":799,"compare_at_price_max":799,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":48030120147,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781946671011","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The 30 Second Bible","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":500,"weight":136,"compare_at_price":799,"inventory_quantity":65,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781946671011","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/products\/The_30_Second_Bible_FrontCover.jpg?v=1501860076"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/products\/The_30_Second_Bible_FrontCover.jpg?v=1501860076","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":545347272766,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1650,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/products\/The_30_Second_Bible_FrontCover.jpg?v=1501860076"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/products\/The_30_Second_Bible_FrontCover.jpg?v=1501860076","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/PNG_large.png?v=1494960044\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"100\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Steve Elzinga\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781946671011\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 112\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eWhat is the 30 Second Bible \u003c\/b\u003eand why should you bother reading it? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe #1 criticism of the Bible by those who do not read it on a daily basis is that the Bible is boring and irrelevant. Well, it can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003eThe Bible was written in three different ancient languages, thousands of years ago by and for people who were from wildly different cultures than our own. Without a basic understanding of the life and times of Biblical events, most people struggle to get something out of it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eBut, although some of the Bible may be difficult to understand, much of the Bible is very understandable and surprisingly relevant to our lives and time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003eThe 30 Second Bible presents the Word of God in small, clear, understandable verses. Then, to help apply these verses to your life, the 30 Second Bible adds a few guiding thoughts, capped off with a question that will help you reflect throughout your day on what you have read. All of this in 30 seconds.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eYou’ll be surprised at how often the verses you read each day fit exactly with what you are facing and experiencing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eThere are at least four different ways \u003c\/b\u003eto engage the 30 Second Bible:\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003e1. T\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eopically.\u003c\/b\u003e Find the topic that interests you in the table of contents and read the 7 entries on that topic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003e2. Daily.\u003c\/b\u003e There are 365 entries in the 30 Second Bible­—one per day. You can start reading any time during the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003e3. Sequentially.\u003c\/b\u003e Start reading the first verse, thought, and question, and read as much or little of the others as you have time for—just like any book you might read. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003e4. Randomly.\u003c\/b\u003e Turn to any page in the 30 Second Bible and read whichever verse or verses you want. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I admit. I bought the 30-second Bible because I just don't have time to read the Bible. But once I got into the 30-Second Bible I couldn't put it down. If you have had trouble reading the Bible in the past, I recommend you give the 30-Second Bible a try.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Cousins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The 30-Second Bible is what we give every visitor to our church. It is just right for people new to Church and the Bible.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWally De La Fuante\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Elzinga is the Senior Pastor of Pathway Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the founder of Onyourgates - a ministry that provides personalized, Bible-based evangelism products so that churches and Christian organizations can reach out in a personalized way to their own communities. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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It is relatively small. At 1\/4 of the full Bible, it only would take the average person 25 hours to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. It is understandable. Care was exercised in choosing the main events for the Sampler Bible, and notes on the side help explain what might be difficult to figure out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. It is surprisingly relevant. Again, because the Sampler Bible is only the highlights of the full Bible, it contains events and issues of the Bible that are easy to relate to with your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. It is interesting. Not only does the Sampler Bible give you the most interesting samples of each book of the Bible, it also gives you samples of the most popular versions (translations) of the Bible (19 different versions were used in the Sampler Bible).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. It is straightforward. Since the Sampler Bible is only the highlights of the full Bible, you can just start reading it from the beginning - just like any book you might read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. It could be life-changing. The words found in the Sampler Bible have influenced so much: architecture, philosophy, art, history, science, literature, and most importantly, lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Have you ever tried to read the Bible cover to cover? Not easy. I know. I have failed many times...Then I read the Sampler Bible. I made it - from front to back. The Sampler Bibles has all 66 books of the Bible in it - but just the highlights. It is like reading the 'best of' the Bible.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Ricks, Church Planter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I gave the Sampler Bible to a friend who wanted to know what the Bibles was all about. He actually read it. I was amazed. We have had so many good talks because of it. The notes on the side of each page were really helpful!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry Reyenga, President of Christian Leaders Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Elzinga is the Senior Pastor of Pathway Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the founder of Onyourgates - a ministry that provides personalized, Bible-based evangelism products so that churches and Christian organizations can reach out in a personalized way to their own communities. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-08-14T11:55:00-04:00","created_at":"2017-08-03T16:00:40-04:00","vendor":"JPL Books","type":"Book","tags":["Bible","outreach","Steve Elzinga"],"price":500,"price_min":500,"price_max":500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":799,"compare_at_price_min":799,"compare_at_price_max":799,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":48030085587,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781946671028","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Sampler Bible","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":500,"weight":231,"compare_at_price":799,"inventory_quantity":105,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781946671028","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/products\/The_Sampler_Bible_FrontCover.jpg?v=1501860247"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/products\/The_Sampler_Bible_FrontCover.jpg?v=1501860247","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":545347534910,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1650,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/products\/The_Sampler_Bible_FrontCover.jpg?v=1501860247"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/products\/The_Sampler_Bible_FrontCover.jpg?v=1501860247","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/PNG_compact.png?v=1494960044\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"100\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Steve Elzinga\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781946671028\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 400\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the Sampler Bible\u003c\/strong\u003e and why should you bother reading it?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAlthough the Bible has been the best-selling book every year in a row since the invention of the printing press (a 500 year run), it often sits on shelves...unread.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo how can the Sampler Bible help you overcome some of these stumbling blocks?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. It is relatively small. At 1\/4 of the full Bible, it only would take the average person 25 hours to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. It is understandable. Care was exercised in choosing the main events for the Sampler Bible, and notes on the side help explain what might be difficult to figure out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. It is surprisingly relevant. Again, because the Sampler Bible is only the highlights of the full Bible, it contains events and issues of the Bible that are easy to relate to with your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. It is interesting. Not only does the Sampler Bible give you the most interesting samples of each book of the Bible, it also gives you samples of the most popular versions (translations) of the Bible (19 different versions were used in the Sampler Bible).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. It is straightforward. Since the Sampler Bible is only the highlights of the full Bible, you can just start reading it from the beginning - just like any book you might read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. It could be life-changing. The words found in the Sampler Bible have influenced so much: architecture, philosophy, art, history, science, literature, and most importantly, lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Have you ever tried to read the Bible cover to cover? Not easy. I know. I have failed many times...Then I read the Sampler Bible. I made it - from front to back. The Sampler Bibles has all 66 books of the Bible in it - but just the highlights. It is like reading the 'best of' the Bible.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Ricks, Church Planter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I gave the Sampler Bible to a friend who wanted to know what the Bibles was all about. He actually read it. I was amazed. We have had so many good talks because of it. The notes on the side of each page were really helpful!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry Reyenga, President of Christian Leaders Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Elzinga is the Senior Pastor of Pathway Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the founder of Onyourgates - a ministry that provides personalized, Bible-based evangelism products so that churches and Christian organizations can reach out in a personalized way to their own communities. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}