(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 haven’t gotten a new Bible in 12 years and my daughter has been wanting mine. She loves all of the notes I’ve made over the years. Here is hoping! Diane Bailey
Lisa Moore
I currently have a standard New King James Version Bible. I love it but would love a study bible to help too!
I’m Gayle Dowell. My husband bought me a Ryrie Study Bible on my 21st birthday. I’m now…uhm…49…
The Message!
Cheryl furman. I like my niv/message version.
My favorite bible is my Lutheran Study Bible. It has great introductions to each book with a lot if neat stuff that helps you understand the books better.
Hi sisters!!!! My favorite is the NIV Study Bible my grandparents gave to me. My grandmother taught me how to look up scripture and shared with me how important it was to read it daily. She passed away on Christmas morning 8 years ago. She is loved and missed.
Malory Holmes and I LOVE the Life Application Study Bible: NKJV 🙂
Makaela Suitt- I love my NIV and love studying from my Life Application Study Bible.
My favorite bible is the one i was given when i became a christian at the age of 9 yrs old, i am now 48 but i can’t bring myself to get rid of it. I havn’t used it in years it is packed away. I currently have a bible that has The message and the NIV side by side. I do have to admit i don’t read it as often as i should 🙁
Julie Mateyoke
My favorite bible is my pink leather NIV bible that my parents got me at age 13.
My favorite bible is the NIV version. My son actually left mine on the bumper of my car after my youngest was baptisted. I replaced it but, somehow it has never been the same. All the precious things I wrote in it and highlighted, I guess that’s what made it so special to me.
Ryrie NASB
Eleanor Dixon
Much as I like to collect Bibles of all translations, and sizes and colors, I always go back to my old standby – the Life Application Bible – NIV. Perhaps I’ll break in a new “go to” if I win this giveaway 🙂
My favorite is my hot pink NIV Quest Bible.
My favorite bible is my New Living Translation.
Judy Madison. — my favorite is NASV
My favorite Bible is my Ryrie NAS Study Bible. I’ve carried it for many years, and it is full of joys, sorrows, pain, victories and lessons. Every Beth Moore study I have done has been with that Bible.
Vicki Osier – NIV Study Bible 1984 version – well-worn, well-loved
Lorie Harris my favorite study Bible is the NIV study Bible.
Dana Ackland – my favorite Bible is my little travel Bible . It fits in every purse, the diaper bag or stroller. It’s perfect!
Theresa Clark – My favorite is my NIV Study Bible. Definitely falling apart and taped back together in many, many places. So many precious notations in it from the several blessed times I have been able to hear Beth teach me and some Siestas and friends as well as lessons from many other wise Bible teachers (including my own pastor). It is marked in blue, red, black and marker highlights to show my journey of faith so far….what a path Jesus has led me on so far!
Would love this bible. Could really use a new study bible! Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite Bible is my grandmother’s first Bible that was given to her which she then gave to me. It’s a Scofield Reference Bible. I don’t use it but have it out in my living room (it’s to worn to use).
My favorite bible is the Charles Stanley life principles bible.
Lisa Kashef-my NIV study Bible given to me by a dear friend.
I love my leather NIV bible that I bought a few years ago. It’s been with me through several significant events in my life. It’s marked up so I can find just what I need. It’s also so soft that I love holding it!
My favorite Bible is the one I just recently acquired – the e-version of the HCSB Study Bible on my Nook.
Mandy Eley
NIV Study Bible
I’m Liz Hunter and I love the NIV/The Message parallel bible. It’s so interesting seeing the two versions side by side.
Life Application Study Bible, New Living Translation
I love the NIT life application version. Thanks for the opportunity for a new bible!
My all time favorite bible to date is ESV, John MacArthur Study Bible!! Brenda Raetz
I love my parallel Bible. It has four translations which makes it so fun to read!!! Praying for Beth and Amanda — and that I win the Bible! Haha! 🙂
I’m hoping to see that I have a last name AND a face for Holly Stewart!!
I love my NIV but, Lindsee, I still have my Precious Moments Bible too! Both with my maiden name on them.
Christy Shackelford- My favorite Bible is the Life Application Bible I received from my husband on our wedding day. He had my new name engraved on it as well.
The New Inductive Study Bible (NASB): Discovering The Truth For Yourself
It was put together by Precepts Ministries. It has lots of study helps and notes.
Donna Dillahunty
My name is Debbie Oliver and I have a few different versions. I have the KJV, ESV, NIV, and NLT versions. My favorites are my Quest NIV Study Bible…it is amazing with all of the blue notes and answers to questions for students studying for degrees in ministry as I am. I also like my ESV version because it is a journaling Bible and allows for me to make notes and remarks on the lines for further study in the future. This is so wonderful of Beth to do…someone will receive such a blessing by being the winner of that bible! Good luck everyone!
My favorite Bible is the NIV Life Application Bible. I had never heard of the Life Essentials Bible until now and would love to have one.
Oops. How can I win if I don’t leave my last name? Parallel Bible girl is Holly Stewart!!
Hannah Simon
Right now I am really loving just my standard NIV study Bible.
I’ve just started with the NLT Parallel Study Bible, and really like the Life Application part included. – Jenny Lauder
Brandy Tomlin
I love my NIV but am growing so fond of The Message, too!
I love my Life Applications NIV study Bible but like yours mine is coming apart so I can use it only at home as the pages are falling out. I use a NLT that I picked up very cheap at Lifeway for church. I love using different translations after being introduced to them through siesta scripture memory.
Praying for Beth, Amanda and Priscilla and their sessions in Australia.
Anne Lewis
Definitely my Spirit Filled Life Bible from 4th grade. Still remember bumping into Jack Hayford at a conference and asking him to sign it. He seemed so tall!
My favorite is my Key Word Study Bible! It’s chalk full of words translated into the original Greek and Hebrew. It’s a wonderful study tool and my constant source of strength!
My main Bible is the NIV but my new love is my Bible App on the iPhone so I can look up every verse in several versions!!
Liz Beavers
Although I did have to precious moments bible and loved it dearly, I have two favorite Bibles. One is the NIV bible that my momma gave me before I went to college. My momma lives in heaven now…so it is priceless. The second bible that I love love love is the NLT version and was given to me by my precious mother in love Becky Beavers!. She has written such special things and underlined verses that speak to my life!! These two bibles are special to gifts to me by two women who have and continue to have shaped my heart.
Gigi Brosh~My favorite Bible is the one my grandfather gave me before he passed away. It is a Catholic Bible, he had markers in it for his favorite verses. I photocopied the markers and have it taped to the inside of my NLT Bible that I use now…very special to see his handwriting and think of him everyday when I open my Bible!