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When is it appropriate to ask God for help, and if we do, what kind of response should we expect? What is our role in solving our own problems, and what kind of role should we expect God to play?

A three-part devotional series on Delve Into Jesus explores these topics by looking at the New Testament letters as well as how Jesus responded to those in need during His ministry. The first devotional explores the necessity of asking God to help us. Part 2 looks at the role God expects us to play in solving our own problems. Finally, part 3 examines the role anxiety plays in letting us know that something is not quite right in the way we’re dealing with our problems.

Back to the Bible has a brand new website!

All of Back to the Bible’s classic content—including the Bible Minute daily devotional and the Back to the Bible radio broadcast—are still there, but are now easier to find and use. You can take a tour of the new site (PDF) to get a quick look at their many different devotionals, radio programs, Bible studies, and more.

If you’re not familiar with the broadcast ministry of Back to the Bible, now’s a great time to get to know them! Start with their website tour, or for a bit of holiday spirit, check out their special Thanksgiving message.

Christians rarely have trouble remember that Jesus was God—after all, that’s pretty key to our understanding of the Gospel story. But in focusing on his divine nature, is it possible that we overlook and minimize the fact that he was also fully human?

Jesus’ dual nature as both God and man is a difficult concept to wrap our minds around, but it’s a important part of Christian belief. Delve Into Jesus offers us some help in understanding this paradox with a new devotional essay, Human God.

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Looking to give your day a spiritual boost? Even a minute or two spent with a good devotional can change your outlook on the day’s events. If you’re looking for a devotional to get your day started off on the right foot, you’re in luck: there are a lot of great ones to pick from here at Gospel.com.

We’ve picked out some of the best ones—a mix of new devotionals and timeless classics—for you to take a look at.

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The name “God” carries with it a lot of preconceptions. When you think of God, do you think of a loving Creator? An angry judge sitting on his throne in faraway heaven? What does that title mean to you?

There’s much more to God can be encompassed in a single name or title–so you might be surprised at the huge variety of names that are applied to God throughout the Bible. In an article at StudentSoul.org, Scott Harris introduces us to several of the unique names for God used in the Bible–names like Pater, Yahweh, El Shaddai, and Kyrios–and explains what each name teaches us about God. If you’ve only ever thought of the Divine Being as “God,” take a few minutes to learn some of his other names!

Looking for an extra bit of daily inspiration? Take a look at Dare to Believe, a daily devotional by Literature Ministries International. It’s written by Ed Powell, a World War II veteran with an amazing testimony and a unique perspective on the spiritual life. Dare to Believe is available both online and via email.

While you’re looking around the Literature Ministries International website, be sure to check out Insight for Leaders, a long-running daily devotional message excerpted from the writings of the famous pastor and evangelist A.W. Tozer.

Uplook Ministries regularly publishes a 32-page magazine (appropriate named Uplook) filled with devotional pieces, short articles, and essays on all manner of faith-related topics. And the magazine is available for free download in PDF format–take a look at the Uplook magazine site, where you can read the latest issue; if you find it interesting, the Uplook archives have back issues of the magazine going all the way back to 1998. Most of the content in the older issues is perfectly relevant today–it’s a nice source of reading material if you’re looking for short and practical articles about Christian living.

Several new devotionals have arrived in recent months from around the Gospelcom Alliance. If you’re looking for some good regular devotional reading, give these a try:

• Today in the Word: “A daily devotional guide provided by Moody Bible Institute as a ministry to help you grow in your walk with Christ,” available both online and via email.
• Peggie’s Place has a brand new daily devotional as well–it’s called Bible Bytes ‘n’ Chocolate Chews, and it offers a daily Bible reading and a mini-devotional in Peggie’s signature style! Also worth checking out while you’re there is another new special feature on aging, A Celebration of Life for Seniors.
• The Proverbs 31 Ministry is now publishing its devotions and radio show pieces on the Proverbs 31 Ministries Daily Devotions blog. Makes a nice and uplifting addition to your list of daily reads (or your RSS reader)!

Devotions remain the most popular items around the Gospelcom Alliance, and as more are added we’ll be sure to note them here.

It takes 21 days, research says, to form a habit. So why not devote three weeks to forming a good habit? That’s the gist of Back to the Bible’s new 21-Day Bible Reading Challenge, which encourages you to walk through the Gospel of John in a series of short daily devotional readings. You can start anytime, but now’s a particularly good time to begin, since BttB’s radio broadcast is coordinating with the Challenge this month. At the Challenge page, you can sign up to receive the daily devotional emails, as well as participate in community forums about the Challenge.

Next week marks the beginning of Lent, a season of reflection that culminates with the Crucifixion and the celebration of Easter. As Lent progresses, we’ll be featuring a number of Easter-related resources and articles from around the Gospelcom Alliance, but it seems fit to begin by noting a series of Lent devotionals at Scripture Union.

Scripture Union’s Journey to the Cross is a series of short devotionals emailed daily over the six weeks leading up to Easter. Each email includes (among other things) a Scripture passage, a prayer suggestion, and a reflection designed to help you focus on the message of Lent. You can sign up to receive the emails (which begin on February 26), or download the entire series (in PDF format) to work through it yourself.