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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Do you worry a lot? Is it common for you to dread upcoming events? Does pressure or stress trigger outbursts of anger, isolation, depression, or feelings of failure? Do you have a hard time finishing what you start? Do you find it impossible to work in the middle of chaos? Do you wonder if God is really going to come through for you in difficult times? Bible Gateway interviewed Jenny L. Donnelly about her book, Still: 7 Ways to Find Calm in the Chaos (Revell, 2020).
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The Bible uses the word Christian to describe followers of Jesus a grand total of three times. But there's another identifier that fills the pages of the New Testament—a word that's been mistakenly reserved for the halo-wearing elite, losing something profound in the process: saints. Wrapped in this ancient word is a divine invitation to discover who God created you to be and awaken you to the life you were meant to know. Bible Gateway interviewed Addison D. Bevere about his book, Saints: Becoming More Than "Christians" (Revell, 2020).
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The Bible says love is an action word. In this episode of Bible Connection, Pastor Paul Palmer shares how the Atlanta Dream Center began from a simple beginning to a multi-faceted ministry with programs to reach, rescue, and restore children and families in need, the homeless, and the sexually exploited.
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IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR YOU
Valentine's Day is Feb. 14. Browse the Love section in the Bible Gateway Store.
Lent will begin with Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26. Prepare with the Lent section of resources 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, "If you, like Jonah, have strayed from the direction and path that God had once revealed to you, I encourage you to cry out to him today. Don’t wait until God has to maneuver your circumstances to get you where he wants you to go...."
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Craig Groeschel, author of Dangerous Prayers: Because Following Jesus Was Never Meant to Be Safe (Zondervan, 2020), says, "My mentor, Gary, reminded me that God loved me. He always has my best interests in mind. But for me to be wholly useful to him, I’d have to be empty of myself. God would have to break me of pride, of self-confidence, of self-sufficiency. And God would also have to break me of things that I didn’t even know needed to be removed from my life...."
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A powerful symbol of redemption in God’s creation is the remarkable cone of a knobcone pine tree, which exists to release life-giving next generation seeds following devastating forest fires.
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It's possible to idolize memory. This is what we mean when we talk of “living in the past,” and, since an idol is anything that comes between us and our focus on God and his work, then the past—though it provides many keys to understanding God’s nature—can just as easily become a barrier....
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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 90th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "The ultimate form of idolatry is viewing the self as sovereign. And it is not only Nazis who view life that way...." 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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...or Joel, or Zephaniah, or Malachi, or Philippians, or Colossians, or James, or 1 Thessalonians, or.... You can do this!
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You’ll want to get Bible Gateway’s free Infographic that highlights 25 names of Jesus. Here are the first four:....
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Rob Maaddi, author of Birds of Pray: The Story of the Philadelphia Eagles’ Faith, Brotherhood, and Super Bowl Victory (Zondervan, 2018), says, "Eight and a half hours before kickoff for Super Bowl LII, members of the Philadelphia Eagles got ready for the biggest game of their lives with an intimate celebration of their love for Jesus Christ...."
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