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Every morning during the week we highlight a devotional from some of our favorite online devotionals. 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These free Easter devotionals will be delivered via email to help you gain a greater understanding of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.</p> <p><strong>As our gift to you, when you sign up for FaithGateway’s free Easter devotionals, you will receive a free download of BLESSINGS OF THE CROSS</strong> devotional eBook (PDF) by Billy Graham, Max Lucado, Anne Graham Lotz, Stormie Omartian – the entire 48-page devotional eBook!</p> <p>More than a simple retelling of the Easter story, this Easter devotional eBook will walk your through the Gospel accounts on the life of Jesus, and the difficult road he walked during the final weeks before his crucifixion.</p> <p><a href="http://www.faithgateway.com/free-easter-devotionals"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-6115 size-medium" src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/blessings-of-cross-3D-download-300x427-210x300.jpg" alt="blessings-of-cross-3D-download-300x427" width="210" height="300" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.faithgateway.com/free-easter-devotionals"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-6102 size-full" src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/yellowfreeaccess.jpg" alt="yellowfreeaccess" width="204" height="85" /></a></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="post"> <h2><a href="/blog/index.php/2014/01/27/10-answers-to-questions-about-heaven-by-billy-graham/">10 Answers to Questions about Heaven by Billy Graham</a></h2> <small>January 27th, 2014</small> <div class="entry"> <p><a href="http://www.faithgateway.com/10-answers-to-questions-about-heaven/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-6101" style="margin-left: 4px;margin-right: 4px" alt="heavenfreemium" src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/heavenfreemium.png" width="190" height="239" /></a></p> <p>Gain immediate access to our new FREE eBook,<strong>10 Answers to your Questions about Heaven</strong> by Billy Graham. This resource is full of deep, insightful, and Biblical answers to the most common questions asked about Heaven written by one of Christianity’s most beloved evangelists, Billy Graham!</p> <p>God’s Word says Heaven awaits all the saints of His kingdom, but how many of us really know what Heaven will be like?</p> <h3>Billy Graham answers your most common questions about heaven, such as:</h3> <ul> <li>What is Heaven?</li> <li>What does the resurrection of Jesus have to do with Heaven?</li> <li>Will we recognize and be reunited with our loved ones?</li> <li>Is anything about Heaven imperfect or incomplete?</li> <li>Will we be judged in Heaven or receive rewards in Heaven?</li> <li>Will there be animals in Heaven?</li> <li>And more!</li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.faithgateway.com/10-answers-to-questions-about-heaven/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6102" alt="yellowfreeaccess" src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/yellowfreeaccess.jpg" width="204" height="85" /></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post"> <h2><a href="/blog/index.php/2013/12/06/free-christmas-advent-ebook/">Free Christmas Advent eBook</a></h2> <small>December 6th, 2013</small> <div class="entry"> <h2>Download your FREE Christmas eBook!</h2> <div><a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/files.faithgateway.com/christmas/advent.html"><img class="wp-image-6107 aligncenter" alt="promise-of-christmas" src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/promise-of-christmas-238x300.png" width="200" height="252" srcset="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/promise-of-christmas-238x300.png 238w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/promise-of-christmas.png 476w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a>Get the <strong>free download</strong> of THE PROMISE OF CHRISTMAS IS JESUS by Jack Countryman – the entire 80-page devotional eBook!This one-of-a-kind Christmas booklet will take readers on a voyage as they explore God’s promises for Christmas—from Genesis throughout eternity—that the Savior, Jesus, would come and that He will be with us forever.</p> <p>More than a simple retelling of the Christmas story, this Advent devotional reveals the broad and miraculous scope of Christ’s birth in a manger.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/files.faithgateway.com/christmas/advent.html"><img class="size-full wp-image-6102 aligncenter" alt="yellowfreeaccess" src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/yellowfreeaccess.jpg" width="204" height="85" /></a></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;padding-bottom:1em;"> <a style="font-size: 16px;" href="/blog/">Read More at the Blog...</a> </div> <div id="recent-comments"> <h1>Latest Comments</h1> <div style="background-image: url(/assets/images/chrome/headerfeature_h1underline.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; height: 2px; margin-bottom: 20px;"></div> <p><a href="/bookmarks/Barabbas-Bible-Christian-perspective/11543/">Barabbas in the Bible - a Christian perspective</a><br /><em>Chris says:</em> We're only told that that's what he was called. It seems plausible that he had another name given how many biblical characters have alternate names, but I'm not sure. Any Hebrew scholars have an insight into this one?</p> <p><a href="/bookmarks/Barabbas-Bible-Christian-perspective/11543/">Barabbas in the Bible - a Christian perspective</a><br /><em>John Wright says:</em> Since Bar-abbas means son-father which means impostor, was Barabbas a common hebrew name or was his Barabbass name an alias?</p> <p><a href="/bookmarks/Table-Christian-perspective/10617/">Table - a Christian perspective</a><br /><em>Patricia Adair Doyle says:</em> I love this one: Psalm 23:5 (KJV) Thank you.</p> <p><a href="/bookmarks/latest-comments">More comments »</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar"> <p> <strong>What is Gospel.com?</strong> </p> <p> Gospel.com is a community of Christian organizations all committed to doing ministry online. 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