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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Where do you turn in a world full of despair, depression, anxiety, and instability? A world where an increasing number of people are choosing suicide out of an extreme lack of hope? How can the realization of God's promises in the Bible stem whatever hopelessness you feel to bring you lasting security? In this Q&A, Max Lucado talks about his book, Unshakable Hope: Building Our Lives on the Promises of God (Thomas Nelson, 2018).
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How should Christians biblically and practically earn, invest, spend, compensate, save, share, and give money in ways that embody God's love and provision for the world? Bible Gateway interviewed Michael Rhodes and Robby Holt about their book, Practicing the King's Economy: Honoring Jesus in How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save, and Give (Baker Books, 2018).
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Father's Day is June 17 in the USA. Browse the Dad's Gift section in the Bible Gateway Store.
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Sam Moore, 88, former CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers and founder of Royal Publishing, died June 1, 2018. The New King James Version (NKJV) translation of the Bible was published for the first time in 1983 under Moore’s leadership to make the Bible easier to read and understand.
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See more Bible-related articles in this week’s Bible News Roundup.
See previous editions of Bible News Roundup and Weekly Brief.
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the ground-breaking anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is known as the book that started the US Civil War. What few people realize is that the story was inspired by the real-life Christian preacher, Josiah Henson. Read this Blog post by Jared Brock, author of The Road to Dawn: Josiah Henson and the Story that Sparked the Civil War (PublicAffairs, 2018).
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In this 26th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, “We will not know how to live the Bible unless the truth and life of God’s word shapes the spiritual muscle tissue of our lives. And we will not be shaped unless we are regularly reading Scripture with an attitude of openness and faith and reverence....” 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.
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As a way of sharing our excitement over our 25th anniversary, Bible Gateway is producing various lists and Infographics featuring 25 items in different categories found in the Bible. Here we highlight our Infographic "25 Extremes in the Bible" by calling out the whale and flea. (Be sure to tell us what Bible Gateway means to you by visiting our MyBibleGateway page.)
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Actress Candace Cameron Bure is the author of Kind is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously (Zondervan, 2018). Enter now to possibly win an autographed copy.
Read the Bible Gateway Blog guest post by Candace Cameron Bure, One Important Reason Why You Should Be Kind to Everyone.
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In this guest Blog post, Dudley Delffs, author of The Faith of Dolly Parton (Zondervan, 2018), says, "It’s not surprising that in the midst of simultaneous professional, family, and personal turmoil, Dolly Parton experienced a crisis of faith. When everything’s taken away and you feel disoriented by the depths of your losses, it’s hard to believe God is still good and that he still cares about your well-being."
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One way to understand the stories Jesus told is to read them with critical thoughts and questions in mind. Sign up for our free email devotional: Experience the Parables of Jesus.
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How should miracles be defined? What's the difference between a miracle, answered prayer, and a coincidence? How many adults believe in miracles and say they've experienced them? Can miracles be proven? What could be considered the greatest miracle of all? In this Q&A, investigative journalist and bestselling author Lee Strobel talks about his book, The Case for Miracles: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Supernatural (Zondervan, 2018).
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Enter every month! This month enter for your chance to win a copy of the The NLT Swindoll Study Bible in either soft leather-look, brown/tan (indexed) or soft leather-look, brown/teal/blue (indexed) (Tyndale House, 2018), winner of the 2018 Christian Book Award®, which have a suggested retail value of $79.99 each. Two winners will be selected at random.
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We've heard from many of you during our year-long 25th anniversary celebration, such as, "Bible Gateway means everything to me!" Tell us what Bible Gateway means to you—and tell your friends and followers by using the #MyBibleGateway hashtag to communicate the fun!
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Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Christian Faith and Mental Health: An Interview with Sheila Walsh.
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This feature in Weekly Brief is intended to help you become aware of the plethora of Bible versions available for you to freely read on Bible Gateway. This week read:
Tell your pastor to visit the new Pastor Resources Page on Bible Gateway.
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