“Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.’” -Genesis 2:18 From the very beginning of creation, God created us to be with people, not to be alone. The first time God said something was not good in his...
How to Use Blue Letter Bible to Study Scripture
As you work through your Discovery Journal this summer, you will be asked to use several different websites and external sources to find certain information. One of those sources is the Blue Letter Bible website, used mainly to study Hebrew and/or Greek words, and to...
How to Use the Discovery Journal
The Discovery Journal is a major part of the National Bible Bee’s Summer Study, and in this post I will explain how to use it. Over this summer, those participating in the Summer Study will receive either a digital or physical copy of the Discovery Journal, which is a...
God at Work: A Devotional on Ruth
A tragedy. A big decision. A romance. A storybook ending. These are some of the things we see in movies or read in books, but this is what really happened many years ago, in the book of Ruth. The Tragedy In ancient Israel, there was a seemingly happy family in the...
Five Things to Remember in the Summer Study
I still remember the day I got my first Discovery Journal in the mail. Excitement welled up inside me as I opened the package then started flipping through the book’s colored pages filled with information - and lots of it. As excited as I was, I was also overwhelmed....
Wrestling with Disappointment: A Participant Testimony
The Lord has used the National Bible Bee (NBB) to enhance my spiritual life in so many ways, even though I've only participated for the past two years so far. The things that I have learned during the NBB Summer Study tend to trickle down into experiences during the...
What Does it Mean to be Redeemed?
According to Noah Webster’s 1828 dictionary, 'redeemed' means the following: "Ransomed; delivered from bondage, distress, penalty, liability, or from the possession of another, by paying an equivalent." A few other meanings from the more modern Merriam-Webster's...