Weekly Brief is your 1-minute smart and fast report to keep you informed of important Bible-related trends, statistics, articles, and pivotal happenings on the Web and at Bible Gateway. Forward to your friends and share with your followers to encourage them to subscribe.
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Why is the Bible—the most popular and culture-shaping text in the world—still the least understood book of all time? What are the life-changing themes woven through the mosaic of the Bible's various stories? How can the Bible's collection of history, poetry, genealogy lists, and mystifying prophecies best be seen? Bible Gateway interviewed Steve Green about his book, This Beautiful Book: An Exploration of the Bible's Incredible Story Line and Why It Matters Today (Zondervan, 2019).
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American television personality, musician, puppeteer, writer, producer, and Presbyterian minister Fred Rogers died in 2003 but his influence seems to be growing stronger each year. He was known as the creator, composer, producer, head writer, showrunner, and host of the preschool PBS television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001), known for its slow pace and calm manner. What is the spiritual legacy Mr. Rogers left for all of us? Bible Gateway interviewed Amy Hollingsworth, author of The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers: Spiritual Insights from the World's Most Beloved Neighbor (Thomas Nelson, 2007).
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Our fourth episode of the Bible Connection Podcast focuses on how the Bible promises an abundant life through Christ and yet also warns that suffering will be a part of life. Pastor Chad Veach talks about his own experience of suffering when his daughter received a devastating diagnosis, and what it taught him about hope, empathy, and trusting in the goodness of God.
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IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR YOU
November 24th is International Day of the Bible. Browse the Bible section in the Bible Gateway Store.
November 28 is Thanksgiving in the USA. Browse the Thanksgiving section of resources in the Bible Gateway Store.
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Sign up to discover the historical evidence of the true Christmas story! The Case for Christmas is a 4-week video Bible study (ending January 5) you can do on your own, with our online community, or with friends, family, and neighbors! Countdown to Christmas learning from Lee Strobel, author of The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus (Zondervan, 2016).
Use The Case for Christmas Study Guide to enhance your experience in the FREE Online Bible Study. Also see The Case for Christmas/The Case for Easter Study Guides with DVD.
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Luke Lezon, author of Your Mess Matters: Trusting the God Who Creates from Dust and Redeems by Blood (Zondervan, 2019), says, "Comfort cannot be present where pain has been absent. Where there is suffering, there can be soothing. Where there is soothing, there is a Savior...."
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The Bible tells us to be humble and show gratitude to God for his goodness and love. Here are only a few of the examples in Scripture of people giving thanks. And below that is a quiz to test your knowledge of thanksgiving details in the Bible.
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Use this 7-day Bible reading plan to help you focus on thanksgiving and the attitude of being grateful in all circumstances.
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Looking for Bible verses about thanksgiving and gratitude? Here are 23 verses that teach us something important about thankfulness.
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In this 82nd lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "The Lord’s Prayer starts by asserting the central truth that God exists, which remains, to this day, an answer to atheism...." If you want to know how to live the Bible every day, read this installment of his series on our Blog and encourage your friends and followers to receive it by email.
Browse the Christian Living section in the Bible Gateway Store.
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Beginning December 1, Looking for Light free email devotional. Sign up and, once a week for 4 weeks, we'll send you a free Bible study featuring Scripture passages traditionally read by Christians around the world during Advent. Each study includes links that take you to a host of Scripture passages and resources on Bible Gateway. You'll discover side-by-side translations, commentary notes, and other features to help you grow in your understanding of God’s Word.
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Do you see the Pilgrims as folksy people in funny hats? The true story of the Pilgrims' great journey to America was one of courageous faith, daring escape, and tenuous survival. Theirs is the story of refugees who fled intense religious persecution. Bible Gateway interviewed Jay Milbrandt about his book, They Came for Freedom: The Forgotten, Epic Adventure of the Pilgrims (Thomas Nelson, 2017).
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What practices of the Puritans, who lived centuries ago, can inform modern Christians in their spiritual lives of reading the Bible, praying, and meditating? What have we forgotten from the past that we need to reclaim for the health of our spiritual formation? Bible Gateway interviewed Joanne J. Jung about her book, The Lost Discipline of Conversation: Surprising Lessons in Spiritual Formation Drawn from the English Puritans (Zondervan, 2018).
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Reister NOW for ChurchSource's free 30-minute webcast December 3 with Gary Thomas, author of When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People (Zondervan, 2019). The topic will be: How to Deal with Toxic People in Ministry
Read the Bible Gateway Blog posts, How to Identify Toxic People: An Interview with Gary L. Thomas and Scripture’s Skeleton and the Reality of Evil
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Reading the Bible in multiple languages and multiple versions is always just a click away online at Bible Gateway and in print from the Bible Gateway Store, where you'll save money while supporting the ministry of Bible Gateway when making a purchase.
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