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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More than ever, modern cultural conversation seems driven by conflict and anger. People sitting together in pews every Sunday have started to feel like strangers, loved ones at the dinner table like enemies. What is the biblical way to have a civilized dialogue?
Bible Gateway interviewed Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers, two friends on opposite sides of the aisle who provide a practical guide to grace-filled conversation while challenging readers to put relationship before policy and understanding before argument in their book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations (Thomas Nelson, 2019).
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According to a Gallup poll, 72% of Americans believe the state of moral values in the USA is getting worse. In a world of social media snapshots and sound bites, unseen personal character seems to take a back seat to glamorized material success, no matter what it takes to achieve it. Bible Gateway interviewed James Merritt about his book, Character Still Counts: It Is Time to Restore Our Lasting Values (Harvest House Publishers, 2020).
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In these weeks leading to Resurrection Sunday, this FREE Online Bible Study will shape a picture of Jesus and his world in light of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. You’ll follow Jesus into the desert where he, like Israel, was tested and prepared for his mission to the world. And you’ll consider the events of the Last Supper against the backdrop of the exodus experience. Sign up NOW to receive the FREE Discovery Toolkit packed with beautiful printables and our Easter Scripture Reading Plan, plus get FREE access to the 5-session video Bible study filmed on location in the Holy Land by Ray Vander Laan, author of The Path to the Cross, Discovery Guide (Zondervan, 2015).
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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.
2020 is the Year Of The Bible. Select the free Bible Reading Plan that's right for you this year.
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The Scriptures promise an abundant life through Christ. The Bible also makes no bones about suffering. Jesus said, “In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage—I have conquered the world” (John 16:33). In this episode, 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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In this inspirational article excerpt from the The Tony Evans Study Bible (Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), Dr. Evans says, "Spiritual warfare requires spiritual weaponry. The strength you need to successfully do such battle is supplied by God...."
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Robert Morgan, author of 100 Bible Verses That Made America: Defining Moments That Shaped Our Enduring Foundation of Faith (Thomas Nelson, 2020), says, "In a world adrift with moral confusion and ethical lapses, there’s no better instruction for any nation—or for any of us as individuals—than the proclamation of the prophet Micah...."
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Here's a Bible Gateway exclusive Sneak Peek and First Listen of the forthcoming book and audiobook It's Not Over: Leaving Behind Disappointment and Learning to Dream Again (Thomas Nelson, 2020) by Joshua Gagnon, who says, "We need more input when it comes to identifying which needs (and which dreams) God is using to direct our steps...."
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Calling all fans and readers of the New American Standard Bible (along with anyone interested in experiencing a Bible translation they may not be as familiar with)! Bible Gateway has a new, free Scripture reading plan—with passages drawn from the NASB. It’s a journey through the Lenten season, starting Ash Wednesday (February 26th) and culminating on Easter Sunday (April 12th).
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In this 91st lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "It is when people start to flaunt their personal holiness that you start to worry about them getting putrefied rather than purified...." 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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Ash Wednesday is February 26th this year, and with the Easter season fast approaching, Bible Gateway would like to introduce you to Walking with Christ to the Cross. This robust free email devotional is intended to make learning Scripture a more immersive and faith-transforming journey.
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Melanie Shankle, author of On the Bright Side: Stories about Friendship, Love, and Being True to Yourself (Thomas Nelson, 2016), says, "our words are powerful and carry a heavy weight, which is why we need to do our best to use them wisely"....
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On Ash Wednesday (Feb. 26)—the first of the 40-day season of Lent—many Christ-followers commemorate the passage to Resurrection Sunday with meditation and repentance. And some also mark the day by spreading ashes on their foreheads in the shape of a cross....
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