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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Jesus envisioned his followers would be hard to resist: a wildly diverse yet compellingly unified multitude of strangers that would penetrate the world with love. They would lead the world in acts of love and justice and be the most life-giving bosses, employees, neighbors, and friends. How does Christianity stack up to Jesus' expectations? Bible Gateway interviewed Scott Sauls about his book, Irresistible Faith: Becoming the Kind of Christian the World Can't Resist (Thomas Nelson, 2018).
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Do you ask yourself, "Why do I still struggle if I'm faithfully following God?" How can you discern whether you’re dealing with battles within yourself, resistance from God, or genuine fights with the devil? What did Jesus say about our spiritual authority and the certainty we have in him? Bible Gateway interviewed Havilah Cunnington about her book, Stronger Than the Struggle: Uncomplicating Your Spiritual Battle (Thomas Nelson, 2018). .
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A wave of “Bible literacy” bills emerging in state legislatures in Florida, Indiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia would allow more students in public high schools to learn information about the Old and New Testaments.
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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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God makes it clear that he doesn’t want showy pretension. He doesn’t accept lip service worship. He desires people to love one another as the under-girding of justice. He wants life to be experienced fairly by all. Read how he describes justice in terms of water.
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Lisa Leonard, author of Brave Love: Making Space for You to Be You (Zondervan, 2019), says, “Extreme, soul-breaking grief took me apart. What was, was no longer. What would be, was unknown. I was brought face-to-face with my complete lack of control, my utter lack of understanding. There was no pretending I had it all together, no way to fake anything at all....”
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Every detail of the Preaching Bible (Thomas Nelson, 2019) is tailor-made with preaching in mind. But it's perfect for anyone who reads Scripture in public because of its attention to ease-of-reading features.
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In this 48th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, “How does the truth and power of God get from the printed page into your mind and heart? Reading the Bible with understanding is the critical event. The simple reading of the words of Scripture is where it begins....” 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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Sign up to receive this free and exciting brief email devotional on the book of Revelation, which focuses on 5 promises that specifically relate to what we often call “end times” or the second coming of Christ, and what that will look like.
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You don’t have to be a Bible scholar or fluent in ancient Greek to experience the words of the New Testament in the language it was written. Bible Gateway offers you immediate free access to read the New Testament in Greek and understand it.
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Christians remain one of the most persecuted religious groups in the world, experiencing imprisonment, loss of home and assets, rape, torture, beheadings, and other forms of murder because of their identification with Jesus Christ.
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Our year-long 25th anniversary celebration ended with 2018 and now we're starting our next 25 years! We've enjoyed hearing what Bible Gateway means to you. Here's an example from a Bible Gateway enthusiast: "Every evening, before going to bed, I listen to a portion of Scripture on Audio Bible as I 'read the Bible in one year.'"
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Read the Bible Gateway Blog posts, A Fresh Foodie Bible Study Adventure: An Interview with Margaret Feinberg and Is Your Definition of Joy Too Narrow?: An Interview with Margaret Feinberg.
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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 Pastor Resources Page on Bible Gateway.
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