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Bible News Roundup – Week of June 6, 2021

Read this week’s Bible Gateway Weekly Brief newsletter ⇨ Bible Gateway Weekly Brief ⇨ Newsletter signup ▼ Support Bible Gateway—Find the Resources You Need At: ⇨ FaithGateway Store ⇨ Christianbook.com Order Resources in Bulk At: ⇨ ChurchSource ▼ Illinois School Reverses Decision to Ban 2nd Grade Girl From Bringing Her Bible to School ⇨ CBN […]

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D-Day June 6, 1944: The Bible and Prayer of WWII

During World War II, troops were given a pocket Bible in which was included a letter from US President Franklin Roosevelt encouraging them to read it. The letter reads: To the Armed Forces: As Commander-in-Chief, I take pleasure in commending the reading of the Bible to all who serve in the armed forces of the […]

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USA Cities Most Committed to Weekly Bible-Reading

According to Barna Group data collected between 2005 and 2021, about three in 10 USA adults reads the Bible at least once a week. [Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, 2016: What Are America’s Most Bible-Minded Cities?] City data taken from Barna’s annual tracking research reveals the top-ranked city for Bible-reading—Monroe, Louisiana—roughly doubles the national […]

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A Bible and Bible Study to Help in Addiction Recovery: An Interview with John Raymond

Research indicates more than 200 million people the world over intractably misuse alcohol, drugs, gambling, tobacco, and other activities despite the ruinous consequences they cause personally and for the people surrounding them. Bible Gateway interviewed John Raymond, vice president and publisher for HarperChristian Resources, about the NIV Celebrate Recovery Study Bible (Zondervan, 2021) and the […]

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Bible News Roundup – Week of May 30, 2021

Read this week’s Bible Gateway Weekly Brief newsletter ⇨ Bible Gateway Weekly Brief ⇨ Newsletter signup ▼ Support Bible Gateway—Find the Resources You Need At: ⇨ FaithGateway Store ⇨ Christianbook.com Order Resources in Bulk At: ⇨ ChurchSource ▼ USA Cities Most Committed to Weekly Bible-Reading ⇨ Bible Gateway Blog ⇨ Read the Bible Gateway Blog […]

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Trinity Sunday: Considering One of Christianity’s Greatest Mysteries

Trinity Sunday is the day set aside to reflect on one of Christianity’s most interesting and difficult-to-understand doctrines: the Trinity. The doctrine of the Trinity posits that God is one God who is also three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Unlike other tenets of the Christian faith, the doctrine of the […]

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How to Protect Yourself from Satan’s Whispering Lies: An Interview with Louie Giglio

Satan is constantly seeking to fill our minds with destructive thoughts—whether of fear, worry, insecurity, anxiety, temptation, envy, and more. It’s all too easy for him to manipulate his way into a seat at the table intended for only you and Jesus, and to try to make himself at home in your mind. What are […]

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Consider Giving Away Bibles

Jesus said the second greatest commandment is to love people (Matthew 22:36-40). You’d think the greatest way to obey that command is to tell people as often as possible how to establish a relationship with God that results in the forgiveness of the person’s sins and prevents them from an eternity in hell (John 3:16).

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Video: Take Comfort Knowing That God Knows

One of God’s unique attributes is omniscience—the ability to comprehend every detail of the past, present, and future with perfect wisdom and knowledge. Scripture says he calls every star in the universe by name and knew each of us before we were born. God is not only aware of our deepest sorrows and fears, he […]

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Bible News Roundup – Week of May 23, 2021

Read this week’s Bible Gateway Weekly Brief newsletter ⇨ Bible Gateway Weekly Brief ⇨ Newsletter signup ▼ Support Bible Gateway—Find the Resources You Need At: ⇨ FaithGateway Store ⇨ Christianbook.com Order Resources in Bulk At: ⇨ ChurchSource ▼ More Millennials Follow Horoscopes Than Believe in an All-Knowing God, Survey Finds ⇨ The News & Observer […]

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