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title: "Blog, page 6 | Bible Nudge"
description: "Longer pieces on the passages people reach for when life is hard, and what they say in context."
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# Reading the Bible when life is hard

Longer pieces on the passages people reach for when they are worn out, grieving, anxious or afraid, and on what those passages actually say in context.

- [Read: Can Christians Eat Pork? Leviticus 11 in Its Setting, What Jesus and the Early Church Said About Food, How Churches Differ, and John 14 for an Uneasy Meal](https://biblenudge.com/blog/can-christians-eat-pork): Eating pork and now unsure? Leviticus 11 in its setting, what Jesus and the early church said about food, how churches differ, and John 14:27 for the meal.
- [Read: Can Christians Do Yoga? Where Yoga Comes From, How Churches and Hindu Voices Describe It, Corinthians in Its Setting, and John 14 for the Peace People Look For](https://biblenudge.com/blog/can-christians-do-yoga): No one is condemned for a yoga class or for staying away. Where yoga comes from, how churches and Hindu voices describe it, 1 Corinthians in its setting, and John 14:27 for peace.
- [Read: Is It a Sin to Smoke Weed? What the Bible Says and Does Not Name, How Churches Read It, Cannabis and Anxiety, and Matthew 11 for the Burden](https://biblenudge.com/blog/is-it-a-sin-to-smoke-weed): You are not condemned for asking. What the Bible names, how churches read cannabis, what health sources say about anxiety, Matthew 11:28-30 for the burden, and where to find help.
- [Read: Bible Verses to Read Before Bed: An Evening Order for the Last Ten Minutes, Simeon's Song, and a Blessing for the House](https://biblenudge.com/blog/bible-verses-to-read-before-bed): Ten minutes before sleep: set the day down, read Psalm 63:6-7, close with Simeon's words, and bless the house.
- [Read: Is Gambling a Sin? Casting Lots, Lotteries and Church Bingo, How Churches Differ, Help If It Has Gotten Heavy, and Matthew 11 for the Burden](https://biblenudge.com/blog/is-gambling-a-sin): A lottery ticket, a raffle, a night out, or a loss you are carrying? Churches answer differently, and gambling harm has free help. Matthew 11:28-30 for the burden.
- [Read: Is It a Sin to Cuss? What Taking the Lord's Name in Vain Meant, How Churches Read Swearing, and Psalm 103 for the Regret Afterward](https://biblenudge.com/blog/is-it-a-sin-to-cuss): Swore, or said Oh my God without thinking? You are not condemned here. Psalm 103 for the regret, the third commandment in its setting, and how churches read it.
- [Read: Bible Verses for Chronic Pain: Sorrow Every Day, Psalms of the Body, and People in Scripture Who Stayed Hurt](https://biblenudge.com/blog/bible-verses-for-chronic-pain): Pain every day, or a flare tonight? Psalm 13, psalms that name the body, Job's nights, and prayers short enough for a flare.
- [Read: Bible Verses for Worry: For the Person You Keep Turning Over, the Worried Parents of Scripture, and Prayers to Say by Name](https://biblenudge.com/blog/bible-verses-for-worry): Worried about someone you love? Matthew 11:28-30 for the daytime, the worried parents of Scripture, Psalm 55, and prayers to say with a name in them.
- [Read: What to Say to a Caregiver: Offers They Can Say Yes To, Words for a Card, and the Two Who Held Up Moses' Hands](https://biblenudge.com/blog/what-to-say-to-a-caregiver): Offers a tired caregiver can accept, Isaiah 40:11 for a card, kinder lines, words for a distant sibling, and help by country.