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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Need to hit the pause button and embrace tranquility? What is a good way to invest quiet moments in Scripture, thought, and prayer to help you center your mind and heart on the Source of peace? Bible Gateway interviewed Ruth Schwenk, who, along with Karen Ehman, wrote the devotional book, Settle My Soul: 100 Quiet Moments to Meet with Jesus (Zondervan, 2019).
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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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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 Jonah – the sixth 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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Nate Pyle, author of More Than You Can Handle: When Life’s Overwhelming Pain Meets God’s Overwhelming Grace (Zondervan, 2019), says, "None of us can really handle life; its' paralyzingly large. Implying that we can handle whatever threatens us is not biblical. If anything, it's the exact opposite...."
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In this fourth installment, Terry Looper, author of Sacred Pace: Four Steps to Hearing God and Aligning Yourself with His Will (W Publishing, 2019), says, "God's sovereignty means that every circumstance in our lives either derives from him or is allowed by him. It all sifts through his hands before it reaches us. And he uses these beyond-our-control events in often-surprising ways to show us his way." 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 55th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz, who recently taught Christian church leaders in Egypt, says, “The pyramids of Egypt were built as opulent tombs for Pharaohs. They make us think about the contrast with our eternal hope in Jesus Christ, who rose from his humble tomb on the third day....” 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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In this Bible Gateway Blog post learn about the Jewish holiday of Purim this past week, based on the Bible’s book of Esther, commemorating the saving of the Jewish people from genocide at the direction of the Persian official Haman.
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Encourage your friends, family, and social followers with these words of truth. Bible Gateway’s Visual Verse memes are shared on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter. Follow @biblegateway today and share the following Bible verse memes (and watch for more)!
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Register for ChurchSource's free 30-minute webcast March 26 at 3pm EST with Levi Lusko, author of I Declare War: 4 Keys to Winning the Battle With Yourself (Thomas Nelson, 2018). The topic will be: How to stop being your own worst enemy and help others do the same. Get free downloads for signing up! Can’t make it? Sign up anyway and you'll be sent the recording after it's over.
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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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There isn’t one, single, original, preserved copy of the New Testament. So how can you trust the text of the New Testament?
Get your questions answered with MasterLectures, a new video-streaming platform that offers unlimited access to thousands of videos on the Bible and theology.
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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: “Before I start my day, I start with Bible Gateway.”
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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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