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from Yvon Prehn to help you know, trust, and apply the Bible

On this site you’ll find Bible podcasts, videos, blogs, printables, and more of Basic Bible Teaching that will help make difficult subjects in the Bible easy to understand and apply. For FREE teaching resources based on the content of this site, go to www.Bible805Academy.com.

Yvon Prehn's Bible Blog

This blog consists of blogs about the philosophy of Bible805 as a ministry, many of which I also record on the Ministry Miscellany Podcast--though the podcast also has a lot of practical ministry tips, advice, and resources.

This blog is also where I post Bible-related commentary by me, Yvon Prehn, as founder and primary content creator for Bible805.

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Clean Monday, a challenge to recommit to Lent and a focus on becoming like Jesus

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Clean Monday is a time to recommit to Lenten practices“Clean Monday” is an intriguing label isn’t it?

I thought so when it came across my internet feeds. I like the idea of starting the week, clean and right before God and people. That’s a useful thought anytime but I was ignorant that today is Clean Monday, the first day of Great Lent, as Eastern Catholics and Eastern Orthodox refer to the Lenten season. For those of you who have been observing Lent in various ways in the Western church, you are a little over halfway through your Lenten observation this year–following is some encouragement to get you through it. [Read more…]

FREE, downloadable Lenten Journal with short inspiring quotes, verses, and a place for you to record your thoughts and prayers

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Cover image of Lenten Journal
Download the free PDF by clicking on the image.

To go along with the series of daily, less than 60-second videos that I’m posting on TikTok, YouTube, the Bible 805 Facebook page (and possibly some other places), here is a free, PDF that has the quotes and verses shared, plus a place for you to record your thoughts and prayers.

Lent is a great time to reset our lives, to focus our prayers and life on becoming more and more what the Lord wants us to be.

My prayer is that it will be a life-changing and growing time for us all. Please use this PDF to make the most of it in your time with the Lord.

Download the free PDF by clicking on the image.

Paul’s Prison Letters, Pity party or extraordinary focused witness? Lesson on Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon

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Paul’s Prison Letters Pity party or extraordinary focused witness?How do we act when bad things happen to us?

We always have a choice—we can retaliate; we can throw a pity party; we can blame others. Or we can trust God no matter what and try to respond in a way He wants us to.

In what are called the “Prison Epistles,” Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon, we’ll look at how the Apostle Paul responded in a very difficult situation. This lesson about them is much more than a history lesson about Paul because what we do, how we respond to challenging situations is the clearest evidence possible of what we truly believe and WHO we truly believe in. [Read more…]

The book of Romans, saved by grace alone; challenged to walk worthy 

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Romans is one of the most significant books in the Bible because it is a complete and systematic explanation of the Christian faith.

It is different than the other letters of the New Testament that were written to address specific problems in specific churches.

The focus in this book was to clarify the Christian faith and our salvation—to show from start to finish that it is by grace alone through faith alone, not adherence to Jewish laws, or human effort, that salvation is possible.

At the same time, it also clarifies God’s continuing expectations for those who have accepted His gift of salvation and challenges them to walk worthy. [Read more…]

What if the answer to exhaustion is not self-care? a challenge as we begin the New Year

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All eternity to celebrate what we do now for the Lord
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I recently read an overview of books entitled “How Christians are prioritizing faith and rest.” On the first reading, on the surface, it was a well-written, thoughtful article on the need for rest and reflection amid the currently busy and overburdened, frantic, and frustrating lives many of us live.

Who can argue with a need for that? [Read more…]

The cost of focus if we truly want to mature or accomplish anything of spiritual significance in our Christian lives

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Distraction of a cookie
A cookie can solve any problem when we’re a child; as we mature we need to learn to say no to the distracting equivalent of cookies in our lives.

Children are easily distracted.

A cookie can solve the most heartfelt tragedy; a toy can detract from a pinched finger; a hug can calm night terrors.

One of the characteristics of maturity is the ability to set aside distractions and focus on work that needs to be done. However, the reality for many of us is that as we get older, we don’t learn to focus better, we swap distractions.

The new distractions aren’t necessarily evil. They may include hobbies, vacations, time with family and friends, downtime, me-time, and many things done in the name of a “balanced life.”

But what if we want a significant life? What if we want to grow as Christians and truly pursue becoming like Jesus? What if we want to create a book, blog, video, or podcast that will enrich the kingdom of God? [Read more…]