How to Study Cross-References
What is a cross-reference? Why should we learn them? How can we use cross-references in our study of the Bible? Charles Spurgeon once said, “Scripture is the best interpreter of Scripture. The locks of Scripture are only to be opened with the keys of Scripture…”...
How to Study Themes in Scripture
In Psalm 119:160, the psalmist writes this meditation about God’s word: “The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever”. This verse gives us a beautiful foundation for understanding the divinity of Scripture. The...
Meet the 2026 Alumni Service Team: Emma, Philip, and Timothy
Meet Emma Fernandez, Philip Minica, and Timothy Reed, members of your 2026 Alumni Service Team! They make up the Contest Team portion of the AST, which means they are in charge of creating the AST Practice Tests and other areas of the competition aspect of NBBC. Here...
Rooted and Thriving: A Devotional on Psalm 1
The picture of a flourishing plant is used multiple times throughout Scripture as an illustration of what it means for God’s people to thrive. The book of Psalms opens with this imagery—Psalm 1:3 says that the righteous “shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of...
Meet the 2026 Alumni Service Team: Evan, Maret, and Nadia
Meet Evan Jiang, Maret Haab, and Nadia Astudillo, members of your 2026 Alumni Service Team! They make up the Social Team portion of the AST, which means they are in charge of moderating the National Bible Bee’s social community and the Community Quests during the...
Eternal Impact: What do alumni say about the Summer Study?
The National Bible Bee has impacted and inspired students all across the nation to study the Word of God. This begins with the Summer Study! Students learn how to memorize and study the Bible during this eight week study. The Summer Study has had a lasting effect on...
Three lessons from Joseph about how to thrive
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of...
