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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How do you sense God is with you during deep personal struggle? How do you hold onto faith when faith itself seems lost? Whether in struggle, illness, death, or failure, the presence of pain causes us to question the presence of God. We pray and watch the sky, crossing our spiritual fingers for proof of God's nearness. And in the silence, we sense something more sinister: perceived abandonment. Bible Gateway interviewed Michele Cushatt, author of Relentless: The Unshakable Presence of a God Who Never Leaves (Zondervan, 2019).
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The church was created by Jesus, who was born Jewish. His early followers were both Jewish and Gentile, and the church's early culture was rooted in Judaism and a Jewish understanding of God's relationship to his people. Over time, Christianity became increasingly more Roman than Jewish. How did this transformation affect the church's identity? Bible Gateway interviewed Rabbi Curt Landry about his book, Reclaiming Our Forgotten Heritage: How Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity Can Transform Your Faith (Thomas Nelson, 2018).
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In this twelfth episode of the Bible Connection Podcast, former professional athlete Thomas Hunter talks about his journey out of athletics and into his current role as a pastor and the community relations director for the Davidson County Sheriff's Department. Thomas tells us how important it is for the church to be involved with the community and shows us what it looks like to touch the broken.
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IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR YOU
Lent will begin with Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26. Prepare with the Lent section of resources in the Bible Gateway Store.
Browse the New Year, New You section in the Bible Gateway Store.
2020 is the Year Of The Bible. Select the free Bible Reading Plan that's right for you this year.
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In this inspirational article excerpt from the The Tony Evans Study Bible (Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), Dr. Evans says, "Seek God in every aspect of your life. And know that as he leads you toward his perfect will, he will probably take you in a direction that seems off course as he zigzags you toward your destiny. When that happens, don’t be discouraged...."
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Dr. Dharius Daniels, author of Relational Intelligence: The People Skills You Need for the Life of Purpose You Want (Zondervan, 2020), says, "There is no such thing as a casual relationship. All relationships are consequential. They are catalytic. They push us forward or hold us back. They propel us into purpose or push us into pain...."
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Evangelist Jack Van Impe, known as “the Walking Bible,” died at the age of 88, his ministry announced January 18. During his life he spent 80,000 hours memorizing more than 18,000 Bible verses.
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The world has become less tolerant and less safe for hundreds of millions of Christians. Based on current statistics, every day around the world....
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Most people learn and retain information better when reading and listening simultaneously. That’s exactly what our free Bible Audio App is designed to do. It provides the words as it reads them to you.
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In this 89th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "Living theology begins with God, and then takes you on a tour of the rest of reality. God’s nature and acts are the landscape out of which all other things grow...." 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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The book of Philemon will take you only 3 minutes to read! Jude, 4 minutes. Jonah, 8 minutes. You can do this!
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See how observant you are! Find the titles of 25 books of the Bible mentioned in the paragraph in this Blog post. Some are in one word; some are a part of two or three words....
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Lisa Leonard, author of Brave Love: Making Space for You to Be You (Zondervan, 2019), says, "I didn’t know it yet, but our little David was going to teach us a new kind of love—a deeper and fuller love—and a brighter hope than we had ever experienced...."
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Watch ChurchSource's free with Dr. W. Hall Harris, senior professor of New Testament Studies at
Dallas Theological Seminary and managing editor of the NET Bible (Thomas Nelson, 2019). The topic is: What makes the New English Translation (NET) Bible unique?
Read the Bible Gateway Blog posts, NET Bible Available in Full-Notes Print Editions and Learn More About the NET Bible with This Panel Discussion
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