(Drum Roll Please!)
According to our random drawing, the lucky winner is…Gail Denlinger! (Comment posted on March 15, 2012 at 6:40 am.)
Gail, if you would please email me at [email protected] with your mailing address, we will get this Bible in your hands as soon as possible. Congratulations, Sister! Y’all check back next week for another fun giveaway. Have a wonderful weekend!
Update: Comments are now closed. Ladies, y’all are SO incredibly fun. And might I add serious about your Bibles and Bible translations. Praise the Lord! Check back tomorrow morning for the fun announcement of our lucky winner! And while I have your attention, our Siesta Mama actually gets up to speak at the conference for the first time in about 2 1/2 hours (It’s already Friday there). Your prayers would be so appreciated! See you in the morning!
Good Wednesday afternoon, Siestas!
By now you may have seen on twitter (if you’re a twitter user) that Beth and Amanda made it safely to Sydney! Jet lag is no joke there because in case you were wondering, Australia is 16 hours ahead of us. I kept joking that they were flying into the future. Whoa! You honestly would not waste a prayer on them as Beth and the team prepares to minister to the folks attending the Colour Conference. They are so pumped, but it doesn’t come without sacrifice and a lot of work. If you’ve not already been praying, start praying now because since they’re almost a day ahead of us, the conference begins sooner than later!
Anyway, we didn’t want the blog to suffer while our Siesta Mama was gone, so I’m here to do our first fun giveaway! (Yes, we’re doing another one next week. I know you’re pumped!)
I don’t know about you, but I love getting a new Bible.
In fact, just this past Sunday at church I was thinking it was time to put my old one aside and start searching for a new one. True story. I don’t know how much longer it will actually survive as it is literally falling apart (I don’t say that because I’m so spiritual, but more so to prove to you how old it is) and I don’t feel like digging out the duct tape to repair this one. (You know you’ve done it before, too!) Since I’m a creature of habit, I tend to stick with the same study Bible time after time, but I’m feeling kind of rogue and might venture out this time into the land of the unknown.
As much as I love getting a new Bible, there is a certain degree of separation that is hard to part from my old Bible. We’ve been through a lot. And I love looking back at all I’ve underlined and marked up. But I suppose a new season calls for a new Bible.
Anyway, I know you’re probably wondering why I’m going on and on about my Bible, and maybe I’ve convinced you that you need a new one to, to which I’ll say you’ve landed in the right place!
We have a really fun giveaway that I think you’ll like.
Recently our sweet Beth received a Life Essentials Study Bible (“The First Multi-Media Study Bible”) with her name engraved on the front. For those who are curious, the translation is the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB). Here’s the deal, if our Siesta Mama hadn’t just purchased a new Bible for herself just prior to receiving this one, she would have kept it for herself. It was such a kind gesture from the publisher, but she really wanted to gift it to one our Siestas!
Besides this being a study Bible, it has some other really neat tools that I’ve personally been playing with to make myself familiar with it the past few days.
With our technology changing and updating as quickly as newborn babies change outfits everyday, it’s no shock to me that this Bible has a new addition to it that can be used with your smart phone.
If you look at the front cover (pictured above), and inside the Bible (there’s a little peek below), you’ll see a bar code looking symbol. That nifty little symbol we refer to as a QR code. If you own a smart phone, you can download a free QR Reader app, and then all you do is use that application to scan the bar code to find out more information about that particular item. All throughout this Bible are hundreds of QR codes that take you to a website to find out more information about that particular scripture. How fun is that? You certainly don’t need a smart phone to win this Bible, but that’s just a little bonus for those of you that do own one.
So, who is interested? Listen, if it weren’t for you, Siestas, I would have already claimed it for myself.
Here’s how it will work:
1) Leave a comment with your first and last name. If you don’t leave both, you won’t be eligible for the drawing!
2) For fun, if you’re into this kind of thing, go ahead and tell us in brief your favorite Bible. Shout out to all the Precious Moment’s Bible owners out there! I’m pretty sure I still have that one stowed away somewhere safe. What joy!
Ready? Set? Sound off in the comments! We’ll leave the comments open until 3:30 on Thursday afternoon (CST) and then we’ll do a random drawing and post the winner at the top of this post later that day. That means you will have a little over 24 hours to enter, so be on the lookout to see if your name appears!
Although I don’t want to assume everyone is on spring break, I would imagine most of you are, so if that’s the case, we so hope you’re enjoying every minute of it. And if you don’t get that luxury, I’m praying the Lord delights you where you’re at and gives you an extra dose of rest.
We love y’all!
I love the Bible I was given in third grade by my church and the tiny pink one I got as an infant at Babtisim.
I liked the Quest Study Bible!
my favorite bible is….. well this one!!!
Sharon Lee ~ My favorite Bible that I own belonged to my daddy (a preacher in the past)…. it was so loved!, it’s falling apart, the pages crackle when they turn, to try to picture him sweetly underlining the passages that are underlined is a precious wonder, and the list in the back filled with names and dates of re-birth of those my daddy baptized is a testimony of his service to the Lord! What a priceless treasure… in more ways than one!
Amanda Moffitt ~ My favorite Bible is the one I received when I was 12, a pink NASB. I used it until after I was married. So, other than the great pink color, I had many notes in it and verses underlined from when my relationship with God really became personal, intimate. It’s when I was reading this particular Bible that I really started waking up to what the Lord had done for me and who I was in Him!
NIV Study Bible — but am interested in another version
Shannon Hutchens
I love that bible! I would be honored to use it.
My favorite and most-oft used bible is the Women’s Devotional Bible that my husband gave me on our wedding day. 🙂 Second favorite is the New King James my dad gave me when I accepted Jesus as my savior at the age of 7. It’s well-worn and shows its age, the best kind.
Precious Moments?! WHAT?!?! I HAVE a pink one still sitting on my book shelf and I’m 26 years old with a family.
I still use a Zonderman NIV Study Bible. Its nothing fancy, but was a going away gift when I was leaving for college. He personalized it for me and everything.
-Meghann Chapman
Perfect timing. I’ve been thinking of getting a new Bible since I’m currently reading only the one in my kindle.
Deborah Harbin
Love that this Bible has a smartphone connection!
Amy Rogers — my favorite Bible is my NIV Study Bible. It’s compact, so it’s a great size to carry around and use at home. I’ve had it a while… It’s marked and has dates throughout . You can tell which of Beth’s studies I’ve used it with. Genesis, exodus, Esther and Luke are especially marked up. What a great give away!!!!
Jessica Woodworth
I have used and loved the NIV Study bible since I graduated from high school!
Sarah Denhart
My favorite Bible is my maroon NIV pocket Bible. I have had it for so very long.
My favorite Bible right now is the Zondervan NIV Study Bible, mainly because it’s the one I’ve been using since God has greatly increased my appetite for His Word.
The ESV Study Bible is my favorite for study. The standard King James goes to church on Sundays, but the Youversion app on my phone is always readily at hand.
I use the Life in the Spirit Study Bible and love it! I have other translations as I like to compare ~ I would love the Bible that you are so graciously giving away!! Thank you, Colleen
Andrea Dyben
My favorite Bible has been the Life Application Bible. Lately, I’ve been using my logos smartphone app for Bible reading (I’m doing the James study right now) but I’d like to get a new traditional Bible…nothing like turning real pages!
My favorite is my NASB New Inductive Study Bible, I love doing Precept bible studies!!
Kristi Clenney
A NIV Life Application Study Bible I’ve had since 1991. I paid more to have it rebound than a new one would have cost because I couldn’t bear to part with all my notes and underlining.
Helen Washington
My favorite Bible is the Amplified Version because that is the Bible I am using this year.
Denise Haskins–I love the KJV on my Kindle!
My name is Emeta Kraemer and my favorite Bible is my mom’s KJV. It has a brown cover that is embossed with a picture of Jesus standing at the door knocking. As a little girl, I would sit in the pew on Sundays and flip through and look at the pictures (you know the ones…the 17th century paintings…no Precious Moments pics in my day, ha!). It is mine now. Mom is home with the Lord.
Hallie Stapp
My favorite Bible is one that my sweet best friend gave me during my Freshman year of college. She knows I love to take notes and write in a journal, so she gave me a “Notetaker’s Bible” with extra margin space for note taking! I love it. 🙂
Mary Margaret Collingsworth –
My current favorite bible is my ESV study bible – it’s so helpful!
Jennifer Elflein – my favorite Bible today is The Life Recovery Bible
New Living Translation
Hi- my fave study bible is the thompson chain reference… just because back in the 80’s when i first got saved this was my bread and butter bible. i used and used that poor thing. in fact i dont even know where it is now. i may hv given it away. cindy
I love my NIV study bible. People always make fun of me at church because it is so big…I think they’re just jealous! 🙂
Brenda Veinotte
My favorite Bible is the ESV but I do need a Holman one for school that I haven’t bought yet.
My favorite Bible is the Life Application Study Bible. I love this idea!
My favorite is the NIV Bible that belonged to my grandmother. It is over 90 years old now. I love holding it knowing her hands once held it as she prayed and loved the Lord.
Cindy Wood
My King James Study Bible that I used and cried over raising my girls is my fav but not what I use now. I know use my esv a lot.
This Bible sounds great! My favorite Bible is my NIV Study Bible.
Lisa Revord
My name is Stephanie Funderburk. I use my Open Bible. My mom gave it to me when I was 14. I am now 34 and still using it. It’s my favorite because it came from her!
Bobbie Lutz
My favorite Bible is my Life Application NIV Study Bible.
Lots of notes and dates!
I love my NIV study Bible.
Thanks
Susan Gray Saranac Lake, NY. I love my plain old NIV!
I adore a leather-bound Bible with cut-in index markers! I’m steady with King James but have started seeing Amplified on the side. :p
Jayne Patterson
My favorite Bible is The New Inductive Study Bible by Precept Ministries. It is the NASB version.
Heather Berry
My favorite Bible is the one I am currently using! A parrell bible with KJV on one side and Amplified on the other! Congrats to the one who wins!! I know God will put it in the hands of a one who needs it most!! Praying for the precious one!
Bridgette Jencks
I have 2 favorites:
1. My childhood “Seaside” Bible. It is absolutely falling apart, so is stored safely in our China cabinet where I can look at it every day.
2. My Life Application NIV is my daily Bible. Love it!
In 1982 a bible study leader of mine gave me The Open Bible NASB. It was my senior year of high school and I loved that Bible & learned so much through it!
My favorite Bible is the Life Application Bible, NKJV. I “cut my spiritual teeth” through the Ryrie Study Bible- NASB. I’m excited to see who wins this new Bible!
My favorite bible is the NIV bible that my husband gave me on our 6th anniversary…we celebrated our 39 anniversary last month!!
Suzy Yates. My first bible as an adult was The Quest study bible, as such, it has a special place in my heart. I absolutely love the Life Application bible, too!
Maribeth Gibson
My favorite bible is my Life Application Bible NIV that I actually bought for the first Beth Moore study that I did years ago. So yes it is getting old but I am too attached to let go yet but maybe this will help me! By the way it was Jesus the One and Only. Thanks for all the years of studies!
Cindy Haas – My favorite Bible was the very first one I bought. I was 13 yrs old and went to the book store and came out with a Revised Standard Version. Didn’t know anything about “bible versions” at the time, so just bought the first one that I saw. I love that Bible because I have so much written in it, many valuable quotes and memories. I recently had it re-bound and it looks terrific
Chris Warner. I’m not sure what my favorite bible is, I’ve only had one- it’s a NIV given to
Me by a lady who witnessed to me and Bless God led to my salvation
My favorite is an OLD Living Bible Paraphrase. Its what I used when I very first started exploring my relationship with Jesus and it was so conversational. There are some passages I memorized in those days that still come back to me and mean so much out if that Bible even though I use it so much less now.
Life application NIV
Kerry Cotten
My Favorite Bible version is HCSB Study Bible. Most my Bible reading is now done on my iPad or the computer in Logos! It’s so much simpler to study this way, though I LOVE ALL my hard copy Bibles!