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 love, honor, courage, and faith sustain a US Air Force pilot for eight years as a prisoner of war? And how does an old, long-unused World War II method of communicating by tapping on a common water pipe offer a lifeline, give strength, boost morale, and build unity among other POWs during their solitary internment? Bible Gateway interviewed Col. Carlyle "Smitty" Harris about his book, Tap Code: The Epic Survival Tale of a Vietnam POW and the Secret Code That Changed Everything (Zondervan, 2019).
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Life has a way of becoming a tangled mess. All it takes is alarming health issues, job-related stress, parenting uncertainties, an emotional breakdown, and more. What if the mess of your life is where God is about to do his best work? Bible Gateway interviewed Luke Lezon about his book, Your Mess Matters: Trusting the God Who Creates from Dust and Redeems by Blood (Zondervan, 2019).
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After suffering decades of abuse of all kinds, Paula found herself as a single mom in a new city, jobless, with three young boys to homeschool. In these circumstances, she heard God’s call to start a ministry helping people still caught in the darkness of brokenness and shame. Bloom in the Dark started with real, raw stories of people who found hope and restoration in the gospel with the slogan, “Use the fertilizer of your past to bloom in your future.”
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IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR YOU
November 24th is International Day of the Bible. Browse the Bible section in the Bible Gateway Store.
November 28 is Thanksgiving in the USA. Browse the Thanksgiving section of resources in the Bible Gateway Store.
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Sign up to discover the historical evidence of the true Christmas story! The Case for Christmas is a 4-week video Bible study (ending January 5) you can do on your own, with our online community, or with friends, family, and neighbors! Countdown to Christmas learning from Lee Strobel, author of The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus (Zondervan, 2016).
Use The Case for Christmas Study Guide to enhance your experience in the FREE Online Bible Study. Also see The Case for Christmas/The Case for Easter Study Guides with DVD.
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Steve Green, author of This Beautiful Book: An Exploration of the Bible’s Incredible Story Line and Why It Matters Today (Zondervan, 2019), says, "The Bible makes bold claims—the beautiful story of a creator God who creates man for relationship with himself, but man’s disobedience breaks that relationship and God redeems it...."
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Michele Cushatt, author of Relentless: The Unshakeable Presence of a God Who Never Leaves (Zondervan, 2019), says, "When I can’t look myself in the face, God turns my head to look at his. His love rescues good families and dysfunctional ones, ego addicts and drug addicts...."
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The National Bible Association is sponsoring International Day of the Bible (#biblecelebration) November 24, 2019, inviting people around the world on that day to participate at noon your local time by pausing for a few minutes to creatively celebrate your love of the Bible by reading, reciting, singing, Tweeting, or socially sharing portions of Scripture.
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The reference notes of The Orthodox Study Bible (Thomas Nelson) in the Bible Gateway Plus library are rich with ancient Christian perspective and liturgical readings—perfect for you to better understand the apostolic roots of Christianity and the insights of the early church fathers.
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In this 81st lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "As a Christian, I believe Jesus is the way to God; our rescuer. And when you say that, yes, you are saying something exclusive–but not excluding. There is a huge difference...." 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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In our annual Give Thanks free email devotional, we’ll send you a Scripture passage about gratitude twice a week throughout November, along with some reflection questions to help you focus on thankfulness during this festive season....
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Jay Milbrandt, author of They Came for Freedom: The Forgotten, Epic Adventure of the Pilgrims (Thomas Nelson, 2017), says, "For the desire to worship freely, the Pilgrims gave of their lives, liberty, and fortunes. They risked near-certain death crossing the Atlantic to an uncharted, unknown place, for the ability to read the Bible translation of their choosing...."
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When you need comfort and encouragement, the Bible is an excellent place to turn. Here are 26 Scripture verses that will bring you comfort in the midst of whatever trials life throws at you.
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Reister NOW for ChurchSource's free 30-minute webcast December 3 with Gary Thomas, author of When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People (Zondervan, 2019). The topic will be: How to Deal with Toxic People in Ministry
Read the Bible Gateway Blog posts, How to Identify Toxic People: An Interview with Gary L. Thomas and Scripture’s Skeleton and the Reality of Evil
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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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