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 does the biblical concept of heroism contrast with what's depicted in comic books and movies? Why is heroism important to a man’s identity? What is the biblical model for being heroic? Bible Gateway interviewed Bill Delvaux about his book, Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood (B&H Books, 2019).
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Three Bible study resources are now part of the Bible Gateway Plus membership service: The NKJV Maxwell Leadership Bible, NIV Storyline Bible, and NIV Application Commentary for the book of Acts.
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In this video, Rev. Susanne Priddy, lead pastor, Trinity United Methodist Church, Durham, NC, speaks about the three levels of the Christian liturgy's call-and-response.
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IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR YOU
Browse the Graduation Resources section in the Bible Gateway Store.
Mother's Day is May 12. Browse the Gifts for Mothers section in the Bible Gateway Store.
Father's Day is June 16. Browse the Gifts for Fathers section in the Bible Gateway Store.
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This leadership study in the life of Joseph – the 12th 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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The challenge is to find a meaningful graduation gift that's genuinely appreciated. Here are several suggestions, including a money bouquet or using a $10 bill as a bookmark in a new Bible.
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Jamie C. Martin, author of Introverted Mom: Your Guide to More Calm, Less Guilt, and Quiet Joy (Zondervan, 2019), says, "If God’s power works best in weakness, it’s better to have weaknesses! Better to be 'not enough,' because then he can work without me getting in the way. Suddenly I saw this verse as an equation that literally adds up to enough for those in my home...."
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ENTER TO POSSIBLY WIN the unique one-of-a-kind ORIGINAL hand-painted COVER of the NIV Artisan Collection Bible! One winner will be selected at random. One entry per person; legal residents of the USA 18 years of age and older. Entry period: April 30, 2019 – May 30, 2019.
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Among the Ten Commandments is the directive to “honor your father and your mother.” The following are blessings from the Bible you can pray on Mother’s Day (and all year) to show the great esteem with which you hold your mother.
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When Isaiah the prophet searched for an illustration of God’s constant love for his people, the best example he could find was a new baby’s mother.
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In this 59th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz, says, “With Mother’s Day and Father's Day celebrated every year, here is a reminder, from the Ten Commandments, about how our relationships with our mothers and fathers should be honorable....” 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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Here are four women and six men from the Bible to consider in your search for biblical role models for your teenager going through complicated times.
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Register now for ChurchSource's free 30-minute webcast May 14 at 3pm EDT with O.S. Hawkins, author of The Nehemiah Code: It's Never Too Late for a New Beginning (Thomas Nelson, 2018). The topic will be: How To Rebuild Lives and Churches—key biblical principles from the book of Nehemiah. 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, The Nehemiah Code: An Interview with O. S. Hawkins.
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Pastor, broadcaster, and prolific author, Warren Wiersbe, 89, died May 2, 2019, 14 days before his 90th birthday. Demonstrating his life-long love for the Bible and for writing, he was the general editor of The Wiersbe Study Bible (Thomas Nelson, 2019), published just two months ago.
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In this free 6-session video Bible study beginning May 6, Stasi Eldredge, author of Defiant Joy: Taking Hold of Hope, Beauty, and Life in a Hurting World, invites you to actively participate with God to increase the joy in your life and become a woman who maintains a posture of holy defiance and who dares to live with expectant hope! Sign up NOW for the study and get the schedule, free downloads, and all the great bonuses!
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, How to Have Joy No Matter What: An Interview with Stasi Eldredge.
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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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