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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As a leader, how do you learn to tune-out distractions—busyness, the numbing nature of entertainment and social media, the urgency of ministry itself—without growing deaf to the inner desires and issues that you need to listen to? What are the common white noises in leadership and ministry that you use to mask your unpleasant emotions and ignore the desires deep inside of you? Bible Gateway interviewed Clay Scroggins about his book, How to Lead in a World of Distraction: Maximizing Your Influence by Turning Down the Noise (Zondervan, 2019).
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What does it mean to have lasting happiness in an uncertain world filled with discord and turmoil, and that, for all its promises, delivers a fragile joy: here one day, tomorrow scattered by the winds of comparison, disappointment, or unmet expectations? What instruction does the Bible give for a person to be satisfyingly happy? In this Q&A, Max Lucado talks about his book, How Happiness Happens: Finding Lasting Joy in a World of Comparison, Disappointment, and Unmet Expectations (Thomas Nelson, 2019).
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This is the final post in the NIV Quest Study Bible (Zondervan, 2019) series on the Bible Gateway Blog in which a popular question about the Bible is asked and answered.
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IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR YOU
Bring Your Bible To School Day is Oct. 3. Browse the Bibles section in the Bible Gateway Store.
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Rebekah Lyons, author of Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose (Zondervan, 2019), says, "Carving out space for quiet in your life helps you to better connect with the people in your life and become a closer friend to them...."
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In anticipation of the New English Translation (NET Bible) Full-Notes print editions being available October 1, 2019, a panel discussion about the NET Bible was convened at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) in early September.
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At sundown Sunday, Sept. 29 through October 9, Jews around the world will observe the High Holy Days, beginning with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and ending ten days later with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.
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After a redesign, Zondervan relaunched the NIV Zondervan Study Bible as the NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Zondervan, 2018), the very first study Bible in NIV Comfort Print font which makes it more comfortable to read.
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In this 74th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, “Reading, understanding, and living the Bible must involve the deeper look. We must be enlightened by Scripture, and that is a work of the Holy Spirit....” 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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Bring Your Bible to School Day is designed to empower students to express their belief in the truth of God’s Word–and to do so in a respectful way that demonstrates the love of Christ. Participation is voluntary and student-directed—meaning it’s completely up to students....
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Lee Strobel, co-author of The Case For Christ Daily Moment Of Truth (Zondervan, 2018), says, "For me, the road to atheism was paved by science, but, ironically, so was my later journey to God. Good information, I am convinced, points us to a good God...."
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Bible Translation Day grew out of an idea by Wycliffe founder Cameron Townsend. In 1966, the US Senate designated September 30 as the holiday (September 30 is the feast day of St. Jerome, an influential early Christian famous for his translation of the Bible into Latin)....
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Watch free and at your convenience any of more than 15 ChurchSource webcasts on such topics as "How to Be Givers of Happiness," "An Action Plan for Sharing What You Believe and Why," and "Transforming Your Marriage Through Prayer."
Read the Bible Gateway Blog posts, How You Can Easily Read the New Testament in its Original Language on Bible Gateway and How to Conduct a Word Study with Bible Gateway Plus
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You're invited to join the I Give Up Online Bible Study with Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and Bible teacher Laura Story to discover the peace and joy that can be found in living a surrendered life. You'll get FREE access to Laura's five study videos, FREE downloads of the first chapters of the book, I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life and study guide, printable Scriptures and affirmations, and other goodies!
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