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 is it possible that two men destined to be enemies were able to forge an unexpected bond in the wake of abhorrent terrorism and tragedy? What transpired in the heart-stirring story of how the father of a young woman killed in the Oklahoma City bombing and the father of her killer (Timothy McVeigh) became friends and found forgiveness? Bible Gateway interviewed Jeanne Bishop, author of Grace from the Rubble: Two Fathers' Road to Reconciliation after the Oklahoma City Bombing (Zondervan, 2020).
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How can Christians today interact with those around them in a way that shows respect to those whose beliefs are radically different but that also remains faithful to the gospel? Bestselling author Timothy Keller and legal scholar John Inazu bring together a range of artists, thinkers, and leaders—such as Lecrae, Tish Harrison Warren, Kristen Deede Johnson, Claude Richard Alexander, Shirley Hoogstra, Sara Groves, Rudy Carrasco, Trillia Newbell, Tom Lin, and Warren Kinghorn to provide a guide to biblical living in a pluralistic, fractured world. Bible Gateway interviewed Timothy Keller and John Inazu about their book, Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference (Thomas Nelson, 2020).
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Join Max Lucado for a brief Online Church on the Bible Gateway Facebook page this Sunday at 9:30 EDT during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. Also join the free Anxious for Nothing Online Bible Study based on the book Anxious for Nothing. The free study will conclude April 26. Sign up and join in!
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IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR YOU
We're now in the season of Easter (until Pentecost Sunday). See the Easter 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 12th 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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You don’t have to leave home to go on the greatest adventure of your life! Experience the thrill of discovering the Word of God in its original languages of Hebrew and Greek by virtually visiting the Holy Land and walking where Jesus walked. Join Kathie Lee Gifford as she presents The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi video Online Bible Study starting April 20.
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Sneak Peek: The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi by Kathie Lee Gifford.
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The Abide Bible (Thomas Nelson, 2020), available in both the New King James Version (NKJV) and New English Translation (NET), is designed to help you experience the peace, hope, and growth that come from encountering the voice and presence of God in Scripture. Every feature in The Abide Bible is arranged to teach and develop Scripture-engagement habits that help you know the power and spiritual nourishment of abiding in Christ (John 15:4).
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Bible Gateway’s free Bible Audio App lets you simultaneously and synchronously read and hear Scripture verse by verse. It’s a great way to experience the dramatic final days of Jesus leading to his arrest, crucifixion, death, and resurrection. Listen and read the chronology of events recorded in the Bible leading to Resurrection Sunday....
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As the COVID-19 crisis continues to rage, Joel Kirby, administrator at Dreamer’s Church in Austin, Texas, has written the new song YES AMEN as a declaration of God’s wonderful life-changing promises specifically for these troubling times.
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Eric Metaxas, author of Seven More Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness (Zondervan, 2020) writes, "Whatever the specifics of the dark hour you may be experiencing now, Billy Graham would want you to know that God is neither capricious nor unconcerned. You may not understand his ways, but you can trust his heart...."
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In this time of physical distancing, when church buildings are closed and people are prevented from gathering, Bible Gateway’s free email devotional, Worship & Word, will help lift your soul in adoration of God and out of the “miry clay” of current events.
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Here's a Bible Gateway exclusive Sneak Peek and First Listen of the new book and audiobook of My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in Miracles: The Amazing True Story of One Boys Journey from Refugee to Chess Champion (W Publishing, 2020) by Tanitoluwa Adewumi. It's the true story of a family escaping Boko Haram, sacrificing everything, living with nothing but hope. Eight-year-old Tani jumped into his new life with courage and perseverance—and an unusual mind for chess. In less than a year after he learned to play chess, Tani won the New York State chess championship....
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In this 100th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "We experience suffering because we are just small parts of a whole creation that has its good days and has its bad days. And we’re all in this together...." 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 season of Easter began Easter Day and lasts 50 days until the Day of Pentecost. Listen to and watch this inspirational video of the Easter account from the Gospel of Matthew. Then watch the other three videos from the Gospels of Mark, Luke, and John.
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The events of Jesus' resurrection are described by four different biblical authors. And four different perspectives make for four slightly different accounts. What should we make of these differences? Do they weaken the trustworthiness of the Bible?
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O.S. Hawkins, author of The Passion Code: 100 Days with Jesus (Thomas Nelson, 2019), says, "One failure doesn’t make a flop. You can have a new start, a new life, a new beginning. The second chance is not only possible but profitable . . . as Peter found out...."
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The book of Proverbs was specifically written millennia ago to clearly contrast the dismantling ways of foolishness with the restorative properties of wisdom. Here, then, are several proverbs warning us not to be fools....
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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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