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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Beloved author and pastor Max Lucado is launching an Online Church this Sunday, conducted via Facebook Live, and will serve all those that find themselves unable to attend their own church or who need a word of encouragement during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. Join the service this Sunday, 3/15, at 8:30 CDT; it will continue for the next several weeks. The service will be brief and will include a time of worship, prayer, and teaching from Max.
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How does the book of Psalms help make sense of life, art, metaphor, violence, suffering, and mortality? How do the Psalms reflect God's attributes of justice, grace, goodness, healing, power, and refuge? How are the millennia-old psalms a guide to living faithfully the modern Christian life in the midst of joys, sorrows, angers, doubts, praises, and thanksgivings? Bible Gateway interviewed W. David O. Taylor about his book, Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life (Thomas Nelson, 2020).
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Is God calling to you by giving you dreams about your future? How should you live in the present when you're thinking about where God wants you to be? How do your daily habits bring about the reality of your calling? Is God more committed to seeing your dream come to life than you are? Bible Gateway interviewed Ryan Romeo about his book, Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground: A Survival Guide for Creatives, Visionaries, and Dreamers (Zondervan, 2020).
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This Sunday night FREE access to the first video lesson in this Online Bible Study will end. Don't miss out! Learn about Jesus and his world in light of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. 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 (Zondervan, 2015).
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IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR YOU
We're in the season of Lent. See 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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What is apologetics? Who is it for? Is it actually important in today’s culture? 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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The invitation at the heart of Lent is to wholeheartedly seek the Lord, and to call on him for mercy, forgiveness, and restoration. It’s also a time of great hope. For a beautiful depiction of God’s invitation to repentance and new life, click this lesson to study Isaiah 55:1–9.
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Following the success of the first line of NIV Artisan Collection Bibles, Zondervan Bibles is releasing new NIV and NRSV Artisan Collection Bibles. Bible Gateway interviewed Olivia Joy, cover artist of the latest NIV and NRSV Artisan Collection Bibles (Zondervan, 2020).
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Jason Thacker, author of The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity (Zondervan, 2020) says, "Though the purpose behind a given technology can be morally complicated or even evil, that doesn’t mean God is unable to redeem it for a righteous use...."
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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 culminating on Easter Sunday (April 12th).
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In this 96th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "The purpose of the church is to be a community where God dwells...." 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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In this Blog post are examples showing the 4th-5th century Saint Patrick’s dependence on the Bible when he wrote his Confesio (click the links to read the Scriptures in both English and Latin (the translation of his day) on Bible Gateway).
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If we survey the queries on Bible Gateway that are trending above normal this week, they fall into three main categories: the end of the world, disease, and fear. Also bats....
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Register now to watch ChurchSource's free webcast March 24, 3pm ET, with Robert Morgan, author of 100 Bible Verses That Made America: Defining Moments That Shaped Our Enduring Foundation of Faith (Zondervan, 2019). The topic is: 100 Bible Verses that Made America
Read the Bible Gateway Blog posts, God’s Instructions to a New Nation and The Founder Who Walked with God.
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