Not Just Bibles
A Guide to Christian Resources on the Internet


v. 1.92
Part 2 of 20
October 10, 1997
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2. Electronic Newsletters & Journals: B-BN

BALM IN GILEAD NEWSLETTER
See description in Mail-Based Services.

BAPTIST BIBLE TRIBUNE [new 4/96]
http://www.bbfi.org/tribune/tribune.html
A publication of the Baptist Bible Fellowship International. Articles in the issue surveyed include: The January 1996 Tribune is History, by BBT staff; The BBFI Mission Office -- A World Mission Service Center, by Bob Baird; A Brief History of the BBFI, by Mike Randall; The Purpose of the BBFI, by BBT editor; The Name -- Baptist Bible Fellowship, by Noel Smith; What We Believe, by G.B. Vick; Why the BBFI Works, by W.E. Dowell; The Tribune Still Gets the Word Out, by Tom Harper; Applying the Challenge of Moses, by Sam Davison; A Brief History of Baptist Bible College, by the editor; Alumni Association Looking For You, by Ray Branson; BBC East: Preparing Students for Lives of Ministry, by Harry Boyle; Our Graduate School is Vital, by Parker Dailey; and, Teens on the Mission Field and its TIME (Teens in Mission Evangelism International), by Ed Holland. (A paper copy is also available by a modestly priced paid subscription.)

BAPTIST PRESS NEWS ARCHIVE [new 3/96]
http://www.goshen.net/BaptistPress/
News service of the Southern Baptist Convention. Archive begins 1995, and is searchable.

BBS-FYI
https://christian.net/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-home.html
The networking newsletter, from the Christian Research Institute.

BE4ORE [new 5/97]
http://www.rockrageous.lwcc.org/be4ore/be4ore.htm
A daily pick-me-up from the RockRageous youth ministry headed by Steve Mundes, this devotional/ daily instruction is based on the BIBLE (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth). The message is the Be4oRe prioritiy principle: Before school, Before work, Before starting your day, Before anything in your day... get in touch with God.
Issues Archive: http://www.rockrageous.lwcc.org/be4ore/be4orebk.htm
RockRageous Youth Ministry: http://www.rockrageous.lwcc.org/

THE BELIEVER
http://www.islandnet.com/~believer
Established to help spread the Good News of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to facilitate communication and unity amongst Christians. Features include editorials, Believers' News, Mission News, Book Reviews, Of Interest, All in the Family.

THE BELIEVER'S WEEKLY [new 4/97]
http://www.worldvillage.com/wv/square/chapel/believe.htm
The Believer's Weekly brings you a new link to a great Christian resource on the web every Sunday, as selected by editor William T. Yates. Suggestions for entries in Believer's Weekly may be submitted by interested visitors from the web page. One may subscribe to Believer's Weekly e-mail distribution list by signing up on site. Distinctives for Believer's Weekly include an on site review and the supportive approach that Mr. Yates lends to the reviews by way of his writing style. Writing is refereshing. Sites that are eventually reviewed are worthy sites. Highly recommended and worth the visit.
WorldVillage Chapel: http://www.worldvillage.com/wv/square/chapel/
WorldVillage: http://www.worldvillage.com/

THE BEREAN EXPOSITOR
http://www.afn.org/~leo/be.html
A bimonthly publication of The Berean Publishing Trust, London, England. The two basic principles guiding the publishers are found in 2 Timothy 2:15 and 3:16.

BEVERLY LA HAYE LIVE (AUDIO FILES) [new 11/96]
http://www.icrn.com/cw/cw_current.html
Now you can enjoy Beverly La Haye Live, a broadcast of Concerned Women for America, in RealAudio, provided by the Involved Christian Radio Network. RealAudio software is necessary, and provided from IRCN's main page, referenced below.
ICRN Main Page: http://www.icrn.com/
Concerned Women for America: http://www.cwfa.org/

BIBLE EXPLORATIONS ONLINE [new 3/96]
http://www.primenet.com/~adamb/Bible_Explorations/
Articles include Divine Summons, by J. Heltzinger; How One Became Two, by J. Heltzinger; The Star of Bethlehem, by L. Ayer, and The Mystery Periods, by B. Bagby.
Archive: http://www.primenet.com/~adamb/Bible_Explorations/back_issues.html

BIBLE HELPS BOOKLETS [new 10/97]
http://www.anabaptists.org/tracts.html
Available from Mark Roth's Anabaptist web site, the following titles were available at the time of our survey: Five Pointers for Discipling Children; A Call to Thought Purity; The Benefits of Sickness; The Christian Woman's Veiling; The Divine Plan of Salvation; and, The Incarnation of Jesus Christ.
Anabaptist Web Site: http://www.anabaptists.org/

BIBLE PATHWAY COMMENTARY DEVOTIONAL [new 3/96]
http://www.goshen.net/BiblePathway/clock-pg.htm

BIBLE READING PLAN [new 10/96]
http://www.bible.org.au/rplan.htm
A very useful and very well designed Bible study tool provided to the networking community by the Bible Society in Australia. In addition to a nicely designed chart that includes the reading schedule are supporting documents, including: A Reading Plan for You, and How to Read Your Bible.
Bible Society in Australia: http://www.bible.org.au/

BIBLE SOFTWARE FAQ [new 12/96]
http://www.storm.ca/~sabigail/softfaq.txt
This is another most useful FAQ being compiled by Shawn Abigail. The FAQ is designed under the following general organization; there are numerous subsections not listed in this brief digest: Are the NIV, NKJV or NASB translations available on The Internet?; Why would I use an electronic Bible instead of a paper Bible?; What programs are available for IBM PC's and compatibles?; What programs are available for the Mac?; What programs are available for UNIX?; What Bible software is available for the Amiga?; What cross-platform/other platform Bible software is available?; What fonts are available for Biblical languages?; What tools are available for Biblical language study?; Where can I get more information about Bible software?; What sets of icons are available for MS-Windows?; What tools exist for scholarly study?; What stand-alone tools exist to study Bible geography?; and, Other Products of Interest. As with Shawn Abigail's Bible Study FAQ, this FAQ is very well organized and clearly written. Highly recommended.
Alternate Location: https://christian.net/pub/resources/software/bsf.txt
aFTP Access: ftp://iclnet93.iclnet.org/pub/resources/software/bsf.txt

BIBLE STUDY FAQ [new 12/96]
http://www.storm.ca/~sabigail/studyfaq.htm
The most extensive FAQ of this type on the internet, the Bible Study FAQ, by Shawn Abigail addresses the following questions: What Bible study tools are essential?; What translation should I study from?; What translations should I own?; What about a Study Bible?; What Study Bibles are available?; What is a Concordance?; How can I use a Concordance?; What are Strong's Numbers?; Are there different types of concordances?; Are there disadvantages to using a concordance?; What is Vine's Expository Dictionary?; What about Topical Bibles?; How valuable are cross references?; Where can I get more information on using these tools?; What other books exist on Bible Study?; Should I use a Bible commentary?; What commentaries should I consider buying?; Why should I read the Bible?; How can I read the Bible?; What principles will help me interpret the Bible?; What other principles of interpretation exist?; Do special principles exist for interpreting prophecy?; What books exist on Bible Interpretation?; What types of Bible studies exist?; How do I handle Bible contradictions?; Where can I learn more about resolving contradictions?; What about the Holy Spirit and Bible Study?; How do I apply my Bible study?; Can computers help me study the Bible?; What videotapes can teach me about Bible study?; What about Christian correspondence courses?; Do I need to learn all of the big words in the Bible?; What is the best way to learn about the big words?; How can I apply the Bible to my life?; What books exist on Bible application?; What is a Bible Handbook?; and, How many different types of study Bibles are there? Highly Recommended.
Alternate Location: https://christian.net/pub/resources/text/bstudy-faq.txt
aFTP access: ftp://iclnet93.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/bstudy-faq.txt

BIBLE STUDY GUIDE [new 7/96]
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2813/study.html
A Bible study guide containing comments and notes on different portions of the Bible each week. Provided by the worship community at Faith Lutheran Church, Moorpark, California.
Faith Lutheran Church: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2813/

BIBLE-A-MONTH CLUB NEWSLETTER [new 10/96]
http://www.bible.org.au/newslttr.htm
A monthly outreach of the Bible Society in Australia. The issue reviewed at the time of our survey included country specific information. Articles reported are: The Gun or the Bible; Bible Impact Days; Word for the Day; Prayer Points; and, Takin it to the Streets
Bible Society in Australia: http://www.bible.org.au/

THE BIBLICAL EXAMINER [new 6/97]
http://www/tctc.com/~tbe/
An Examination of Biblical Precepts Involved in Issues at Hand - Luke 3:9. A publishing Ministry of the Linden Baptist Church, Linden, Indiana, USA, Pastor Ovid Need, Jr. Archives from within The Biblical Examiner site are included under headings, The Biblical Examiner, The Home Schooler (another magazine, reported in elsewhere in this section of this guide), Unpublished Material (files not published in The Biblical Examiner or The Home Schooler), and Book Reviews. Additional indexes include Available Material (how to get books and booklets that are not on line), and Documents. An appreciable archive for The Biblical Examiner holds files back to 1991. A sampling of articles available at the time of our survey includes: Safety in the Land; Sinful Enquiry - A Choice, Life or Death; Against a Powerless Faith - Soveriegn Grace - Women and Wives; and, Export/Import - Unconditional Love or Covenant Relationship (Exo 19:5, 6) - Occult ABC (About UFOs). Unpublished files include: Bondage vs Freedom - Responsibility vs Irresponsibility; Computers and the year 2000 - Babylon destroyed?; The Inheritance (Lev 25:14-55); Sinful Enquiry - A Choice, Life or Death; Competent to Minister: The Biblical Care of Souls; God's Providence - Leviticus 25:18-22; Grace (What we mean by "Sovereign Grace".); Safety (Why are German and Soviet troops on American Soil?) A sampling of other documents includes: A Critique of "'Chosen People' Inside the Mind of ChristianIdentity"; Why Do God's People Perish? (Prov 29:18); Roe V. Wade; The Gathering of the Nations (Zephaniah); Spirit of Fear (88 Reasons); Proper Response - Christians and Wicked Civil Government; Education, Its Influence Within the Church; Christians' Responsibility to Choose Godly Government - Hosea 8; The New Pharisees - Holiness and Inward Purity; Panama - The Noriega Situation (1990); A Short Thought - Losing Your First Love; Will His Word Return Void?; Are We Traditional or Biblical Christians? - Habakkuk; Sodomy and the Law. Information on e-mail distribution of The Biblical Examiner may be found in the Mail-based Services section of this guide.

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS [new 9/96]
http://www.sil.org/htbin/silbiblio
This massive undertaking of the Summer Institute of Linguistics appears in its ninth edition. The paper copy contains 21,000 entries and the online version now has close to 11,000 entries. Divided into two sections, the bibliography consists of vernacular works and technical works. The online version has contents guides for country, language, subject and entry type. A search utility is provided as well.
SIL home page: http://www.sil.org/

BIBLIOTHECA SACRA THEOLOGICAL JOURNAL [new 3/96 ]
http://www.bible.org/bibsac/bibsac.htm
Provided on the internet by the Biblical Studies Foundation.

BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION PRAYER LETTER [new 12/96]
http://www.graham-assn.org/bgea/bgeacurr/currlet.htm
Provided by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: http://www.graham-assn.org/bgea/bgeacurr/currlet.htm

BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION PRESS RELEASE [new 12/96]
http://www.graham-assn.org/bgea/bgeacurr/currprss.htm
Provided by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: http://www.graham-assn.org/bgea/bgeacurr/currlet.htm

THE BLAST [new 11/96]
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~sunt/blast.html
A Magazine Produced for the Youth of NT by Scripture Union Northern Territory (Australia). And, it is fun and instructive. Articles included the issue we surveyed include: Grow, or Just Flow?, by Doulos and Donka; ExclusiveInterview with Russel Abram; Top Ten Things to Do With The Blast (You may need the paper copy if you want to fully enjoy these suggestions!), The Blast RATS (Riots at the Shed) Camp Profile. What Happened?!; and, Dear Gronow Girls. Hey, you don't have to be living in Northern Territory, Australia to enjoy this magazine. Highly recommended. Available in text, intermediate and advanced html formats.
Scripture Union NT: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~sunt/


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