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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For centuries, visual imagery has been used to communicate the textual stories and teachings of the Bible. Hand-painted illumination, illustrations, fine art have all helped make Scripture more quickly accessible to the common person. In today's world, infographics are one more way to share that message. Bible Gateway interviewed Karen Sawrey about The Infographic Bible: Visualising the Drama of God’s Word (Zondervan, 2018).
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You know that something you’ve been looking for in the empty stress of your mad-dash days? The Psalms call it selah: a chance to stop, re-center and resync yourself with the story and song of God. It is hope for the dissonance you feel. Bible Gateway interviewed Kristen Kill about her book, Finding Selah: The Simple Practice of Peace When You Need It Most (Zondervan, 2018).
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Why doesn't Christian faith resolve our frustrations and problems? Watch this fifth video lesson by Kevin Myers, author of Grown-Up Faith: The Big Picture for a Bigger Life (Thomas Nelson, 2019), on how to develop spiritual maturity by learning what it means in everyday living to really trust God.
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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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This leadership study in the life of Peter – the fifth in the weekly series on the Bible Gateway Blog – is one of the 120 “Profiles in Leadership” lessons in The Maxwell Leadership Bible / Third Edition.
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Christie Purifoy, author of Placemaker: Cultivating Places of Comfort, Beauty, and Peace says, "Trees spread their roots throughout the stories the Bible tells. We sing with the trees because death and decay met their defeat on a wooden cross. We sing because Isaiah also spoke of a new earth that would endure...."
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In this third installment, Terry Looper, author of Sacred Pace: Four Steps to Hearing God and Aligning Yourself with His Will (W Publishing, 2019), says, "Only God knows what 'data' is needed for discerning his will and making decisions. That’s why I take all legitimate information to my Friend Jesus in prayer and then wait on him through the guidance of his Spirit." Discover a slower, more mindful way of making decisions that will help you sift through your motives and priorities until you want God’s will most of all.
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In this 43rd lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, “One of the most helpful things we can do to understand the Bible better is to gain a clear comprehension of the whole sweep of the biblical text. To see the big picture....” 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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Saint Patrick is celebrated as the evangelist who converted Ireland to Christianity. In this Bible Gateway Blog post are examples of Scripture in both English and Latin showing how he depended on the Bible.
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Read and hear the new book A Brave Face: Two Cultures, Two Families, and the Iraqi Girl Who Bound Them Together (W Publishing, 2019) by Barbara Marlowe and Teeba Furat Marlowe. Order the book and unabridged audiobook on CD in the Bible Gateway Store.
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Register for ChurchSource's free 30-minute webcast March 19 at 3pm EST with Andy Stanley, author of Irresistible: Reclaiming The New That Jesus Unleashed For The World (Zondervan, 2018). The topic will be: Changing our apologetic approach for the sake of the next generation. Get free downloads for signing up! Can’t make it? Sign up anyway and you'll be sent the recording after it's over.
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post by Andy Stanley, The Only Thing That Counts: Faith Expressed in Love.
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With the Easter season fast approaching, Bible Gateway would like to introduce you to a new free email Bible study with original content intended to make learning Scripture a more immersive and faith-transforming journey.
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“Holy Week” in the Christian church calendar commemorates the chronology of Jesus’ triumphal entry, last supper, betrayal, arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection. Prepare for Resurrection Sunday with this infographic that helps you understand the timetable of events
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The Book of James is a short letter full of practical insights into Christian living. It's packed with powerful lines and memorable imagery and it embodies many of the essential teachings and beliefs of early Christianity.
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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: “I love Bible Gateway for the ease of finding Bible reading plans and individual Scripture references.”
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In the new Six Hours One Friday Online Bible Study, Max Lucado delves into the meaning of Jesus' last hours on the cross. Through his death, your life has purpose and meaning. And the empty tomb proclaims that death does not have the final word. Sign up for the study now and get free access to 4 teaching videos with Max, free access to two Facebook Live Community events with Max, free downloads of the first 2 chapters of Six Hours One Friday: Living in the Power of the Cross to get started, and free beautiful printable art of John 3:16.
Read the Bible Gateway Blog posts, Hope for the Hopeless: An Interview with Max Lucado and Anxious for Nothing: An Interview with Max Lucado.
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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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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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