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 long to experience God in the thick of life's demands? If you're honest with yourself, do you admit, "I barely know you, God"? Do you consider God to be a familiar stranger? Bible Gateway interviewed Sara Hagerty, author of Adore: A Simple Practice for Experiencing God in the Middle Minutes of Your Day (Zondervan, 2020).
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You won't lose weight unless you're deliberate about it. You won't gain muscle unless you intentionally exercise. You won't earn a college degree unless you plan to achieve it. What does it mean to intentionally seek a deeper relationship of faith with God? Bible Gateway interviewed Allen Jackson about his book, Intentional Faith: Aligning Your Life with the Heart of God (Thomas Nelson, 2020).
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This Sunday night FREE access to the third 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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With over 30 years in ministry and books that have impacted countless readers, Max Lucado is a fount of encouragement for all believers. In this ninth episode of the Bible Connection podcast, Max talks about his journey in ministry and writing as well as his most recent book: How Happiness Happens: Finding Lasting Joy in a World of Comparison, Disappointment, and Unmet Expectations (Thomas Nelson, 2019). He explains his research into happiness, anxiety, the Bible, and how it all connects.
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During these unusual days, we need to regularly remind ourselves of God’s providence, power, and love. To that end, Bible Gateway has created the following 14-day Bible Reading Plan to help you focus your attention on God’s grandeur and greatness by reading Bible stories of his miraculous accomplishments and showing his desire to be involved in our lives....
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On our journey with Christ to the cross, we gain two companions this week, Mary of Bethany and the apostle Paul. With their actions and words, both Mary and Paul help us to understand the necessary losses and inestimable gains of knowing Christ.
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Bible scholar Dr. Bill Mounce says, "It's easy to focus on what we don’t know about prayer, but despite all my personal questions about it, I find it better to focus on what we do know about prayer from the Bible. First, we can know beyond a shadow of doubt that God hears us...."
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Jennifer Allwood, author of Fear Is Not the Boss of You: How to Get Out of Your Head and Live the Life You Were Made For (Zondervan, 2020) says, "God often uses something you aren’t even looking for to pivot you and lead you to your calling...."
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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 98th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "God holds all the pieces of our lives together into a whole that can never be calculated as a negative, but always a positive...." 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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A typical interlinear Bible is a way of showing the English words from a modern translation below the original language text. Bible Gateway makes Bible word studies easier by offering a reverse-interlinear Bible!
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Author and pastor Max Lucado will conduct a brief Online Church this Sunday, 3/29, at 9:30 EDT via Facebook Live during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. Also available is the free Anxious for Nothing Online Bible Study based on the book Anxious for Nothing. The 5-week study will conclude April 26. Sign up to join us!
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With extended school closures around the country, many families are now facing a new reality this Monday morning. If you’re looking for learning opportunities to keep you and your children occupied during this time, Bible Gateway has a number of useful, free resources....
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Browse the many free video presentations on the ChurchSource webcast channel by such authors as Clay Scroggins, Gary Thomas, Josh McDowell, Lee Strobel, and many more from whom you're able to learn at your convenience.
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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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