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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Since the founding of America centuries ago, Americans have been a pervasively religious people. What is the theological and ethnic diversity and enduring strength of American religion in general, and Christianity and evangelical faith in particular? How have faith commitments and actions shaped the nation? Bible Gateway interviewed Thomas S. Kidd, author of America's Religious History (Zondervan, 2019).
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Who are you becoming? Is the rush of everyday life wearing you down and drawing you away from the fulfilling life in Christ? Is hurry the great enemy of your spiritual life? Bible Gateway interviewed John Mark Comer about his book, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World (WaterBrook, 2019).
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What is apologetics? Who is it for? Is it actually important in today’s culture? In this 7th episode of the Bible Connection Podcast, Sean McDowell, associate professor in Christian Apologetics at Biola University, author of several books, and son of celebrated apologist Josh McDowell, talks about his personal journey into the field of apologetics. Sean explains why apologetics is so important and necessary when we look to engage the next generation in what is true, good, and beautiful.
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IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR YOU
We're in the season of Advent. Browse the Advent and Christmas section of resources in the Bible Gateway Store.
Get ready for 2020. Browse the New Year, New You section in the Bible Gateway Store.
Select the free Bible Reading Plan that's right for you to begin January 1.
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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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Read this brief reflection by Heidi Gaul, contributor to Mornings with Jesus 2020: Daily Encouragement for Your Soul by Guideposts (Zondervan, 2019), on how, through Jesus, God gave us eternal life and life abundant.
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Walter Wangerin Jr., author of Wounds Are Where the Light Enters: Stories of God’s Intrusive Grace (Zondervan, 2017), writes, "On Christmas Eve Day 1955 we gathered at our front windows to watch for the mare and her wagon, and for the milkman to come bustling up the front walk. Mother wanted to be shed of us and our wild joy so that she could bake cookies in peace...."
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Our Family Reading Bible Christmas Story free email devotional started December 2 and runs to the week of Christmas. This free email devotional will walk you through the story of Christmas—foretold from the prophets, narrated in the Gospels. You’ll come away with fresh understanding of the familiar, often-told story.
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Use this 7-day Bible reading plan to help you focus on the meaning of Christmas; the coming of our Savior as a baby.
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In this 85th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz offers a Christmas blessing for your personal or church use to help keep your focus on Christ this Christmas season during all the parties and shopping and events and decorations. 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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Sign up for the Looking for Light free email devotional 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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We’re sharing a Scripture passage drawn from the Book of Common Prayer daily Bible reading plan.
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Michelle Singletary, author of The 21-Day Financial Fast: Your Path to Financial Peace and Freedom (Zondervan, 2019), says, "According to the Bible, debt is dangerous. You can’t get rid of your debt until you understand how having it and keeping it around can destroy your peace and happiness...."
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Watch ChurchSource's free 30-minute webcast with Gary Thomas, author of When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People (Zondervan, 2019). The topic is: 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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