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What Is the New City Catechism? 52 Questions for Families, Kids, and Churches
The New City Catechism is a modern Protestant catechism of 52 questions and answers, first released in 2012 (in print since 2017) and adapted largely from Reformation-era catechisms such as...
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What Is the Baptist Faith and Message 2000? A Plain Guide to the Southern Baptist Statement of Faith
The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 is the confession of faith of the Southern Baptist Convention, adopted on June 14, 2000. In 18 articles, it summarizes what Southern Baptists generally...
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Bible Stands: Tabletop, Altar, and Missal Stands Explained
A Bible stand is a small angled rest that holds a Bible or liturgical book open at a comfortable reading angle, on a table, an altar, or a home display....
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The Wedding Lasso (El Lazo): Meaning, Tradition, and How It Is Used
The wedding lasso, or *el lazo*, is a large loop of rosary beads, cord, or flowers that sponsors place around the shoulders of the bride and groom after the vows,...
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How to Make Your Own Rosary: A Simple DIY Rosary Guide (Plus Mini Rosaries)
Yes, you can make your own rosary. You need 59 beads (53 small Hail Mary beads and 6 larger Our Father beads), a crucifix, a centerpiece, and cord, arranged as...
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Bibles for Women and Bibles for Men: How to Choose
Women’s and men’s Bibles contain the complete, unchanged Bible text, plus notes, devotions, articles, and profiles written with that reader’s life in mind. Choose one by translation first, then by...
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Spanish-English Bibles: How Bilingual and Parallel Bibles Work
A Spanish-English Bible prints two translations side by side, usually in two columns on each page, such as the Reina-Valera 1960 beside the ESV or the NVI beside the NIV....
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How to Read the Bible in a Year: One Year Bibles, Chronological Bibles, and Simple Plans
To read the Bible in a year, read about 3 to 4 chapters a day (the 66-book Bible has 1,189 chapters), which takes roughly 15 to 20 minutes, or use...
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What Is a Reference Bible? Center-Column vs Verse-by-Verse Explained
A reference Bible is a Bible with a cross-reference system that points from individual verses to related passages elsewhere in Scripture, often with extras such as a concordance and maps....
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What Is a Reader's Bible? Reading Scripture Without Verse Numbers
A reader’s Bible is a complete Bible printed without verse numbers, with chapter numbers removed from the text or kept very small, and without footnotes, cross-references, or section headings. Usually...
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