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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The topics of creation and evolution can be divisive in today's church. How can followers of Jesus who worship together but differ in their views on these topics get along with each other? How can they demonstrate the practice of loving one another, friendship, and mutual respect despite arriving at opposite scientific conclusions? Bible Gateway interviewed Todd Charles Wood and Darrel R. Falk about their book, The Fool and the Heretic: How Two Scientists Moved Beyond Labels to a Christian Dialogue About Creation and Evolution (Zondervan, 2019).
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How should the ancient history of the Bible define our modern faith walk? How do the stories of the Old Testament have bearing on the death and resurrection of Jesus, as well as on our own life today? In this season of Lent, Bible Gateway interviewed bestselling author Ray Vander Laan about his video and book, The Path to the Cross (Zondervan, 2015).
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In these weeks leading to Resurrection Sunday, this FREE Online Bible Study will shape a picture of Jesus and his world in light of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. You’ll follow Jesus into the desert where he, like Israel, was tested and prepared for his mission to the world. And you’ll consider the events of the Last Supper against the backdrop of the exodus experience. Sign up NOW to receive the FREE Discovery Toolkit packed with beautiful printables and our Easter Scripture Reading Plan, plus get FREE access to the 5-session video Bible study filmed on location in the Holy Land by Ray Vander Laan, author of The Path to the Cross, Discovery Guide (Zondervan, 2015).
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IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR YOU
Lent began Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26. See the Lent section of resources in the Bible Gateway Store.
2020 is the Year Of The Bible. Select the free Bible Reading Plan that's right for you this year.
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Translating the ancient biblical languages—Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek—into language that can be understood by current readers has been the work of scholars for ages. In this episode, Drs. W. Hall Harris and Daniel B. Wallace talk about how and why they started a new translation, the New English Translation (NET) of the Bible in the 1990s. Along the way, they reveal some of the challenges translators have faced as they, like many before, have worked carefully to accurately convey the Word of God.
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The season of Lent invites us to return to God with our whole heart. It's a theme that runs throughout Scripture and God’s relationship with his people. Throughout this Bible study, which you can read on your own or in a group setting, you'll find links to Bible Gateway with notes that open automatically on your screen to the right of the Bible text in the Study sidebar....
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This year, Ash Wednesday was February 26th, marking the start of the period on the church calendar called Lent, the season of repentance and prayer that leads to Easter Sunday....
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"Fear not!" Are we radical enough to apply the knowledge of God’s love to the Coronavirus outbreak and even the common flu?....
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Here's a Bible Gateway exclusive Sneak Peek and First Listen of the forthcoming book and audiobook It's Not Over: Leaving Behind Disappointment and Learning to Dream Again (Thomas Nelson, 2020) by Joshua Gagnon, who says, "We need more input when it comes to identifying which needs (and which dreams) God is using to direct our steps...."
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Calling all fans and readers of the New American Standard Bible (along with anyone interested in experiencing a Bible translation they may not be as familiar with)! Bible Gateway has a new, free Scripture reading plan—with passages drawn from the NASB. It’s a journey through the Lenten season culminating on Easter Sunday (April 12th).
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In this 94th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "What do you do when you’ve lost your sanctuary? There is only one place to begin again; we must meet God in worship...." 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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Recognized by pastors and Bible scholars as being the "gold standard" among word-for-word Bible translations, the New American Standard Bible, 1995 Edition (NASB) (Zondervan, 2020) is now available with new, NASB Comfort Print® typeface exclusively from Zondervan Bibles, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing.
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Ryan Romero, author of Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground: A Survival Guide for Creatives, Visionaries, and Dreamers (Zondervan, 2020), says, "Achieving your dream begins with giving 100% to the seemingly small and unimportant things"....
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O.S. Hawkins, author of The Passion Code: 100 Days with Jesus (Thomas Nelson, 2019), says, "Ash Wednesday is a good reminder that the only way to please God is not by what we do—or refrain from doing—but by accepting his gracious offer of forgiveness made possible through Christ’s shed blood on the cross"....
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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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