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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What is the Bible's blueprint for becoming the kind of person who can deal with all of life's challenges? What is wisdom and how does a person acquire it? What are the practical steps to pursue in becoming wise? And how is living a life of wisdom similar to becoming a great jazz soloist? Bible Gateway interviewed Daniel Grothe about his book, Chasing Wisdom: The Lifelong Pursuit of Living Well (Thomas Nelson, 2020).
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Has following Jesus become unnecessarily complicated by modern Christian jargon and heavy systematic theology? Are new believers in Christ paralyzed by being overwhelmed trying to master complicated doctrines, frustrated by a large list of rules for policing their lives, and bewildered by a new (and strange) vocabulary? Bible Gateway interviewed Craig Springer, author of How to Follow Jesus: A Practical Guide to Growing Your Faith (Zondervan, 2020).
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In this Blog post, Pastor and author Max Lucado writes, "Easter cannot be canceled. The church doors might be closed, but the promise is alive and well. What the angel said on the first Easter, he says still. 'He is not here. He is risen from the dead as he said he would' (Matthew 28:6)...." Read this uplifting article. Then join Max for a brief Online Church this Sunday, at 9:30 EDT via Facebook Live during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. Also join the free Anxious for Nothing Online Bible Study based on the book Anxious for Nothing. The free study will conclude April 26. Sign up and join in!
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IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR YOU
We're about to start the season of Easter. See the Easter 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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Becca Stevens, Episcopal priest, author, and founder of Thistle Farms, has been recognized as a Champion of Change by the White House as well as the 2016 Hero of the Year by CNN. Through her ministry, she has changed the lives of so many women who were trapped in a cycle of addiction and abuse. In this 11th episode of the Bible Connection podcast, Becca tells us her story and how God has led her to this incredible ministry.
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During these unusual days, we need to regularly remind ourselves of God’s providence, power, and love. To that end, Bible Gateway has created the following 14-day Bible Reading Plan to help you focus your attention on God’s grandeur and greatness by reading Bible stories of his miraculous accomplishments and showing his desire to be involved in our lives....
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The invitation of Lent is to wholeheartedly seek the Lord, to “take a good look at the way we’re living and reorder our lives under God” (Lamentations 3:40 MSG). On our six-week journey through Scripture, we have walked with Christ to the cross by reflecting on our need for repentance and God’s lavish grace for all who seek him. With Jesus’ disciples, we've witnessed his crucifixion, death, and burial. And now our journey through Lent brings us at last to the joyous conclusion of the gospel story, to those first moments of the first Easter morning.....
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As the COVID-19 crisis continues to rage, Joel Kirby, administrator at Dreamer’s Church in Austin, Texas, has written the new song YES AMEN as a declaration of God’s wonderful life-changing promises specifically for these troubling times.
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Jeanne Bishop, author of Grace from the Rubble: Two Fathers’ Road to Reconciliation after the Oklahoma City Bombing (Zondervan, 2020) writes about the unlikely story of forgiveness after the Oklahoma City bombing....
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Bible Gateway has prepared this Infographic that visualizes each of the different facets of Jesus' culminating week, from Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday.
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Here's a Bible Gateway exclusive Sneak Peek and First Listen of the new book and audiobook of My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in Miracles: The Amazing True Story of One Boys Journey from Refugee to Chess Champion (W Publishing, 2020) by Tanitoluwa Adewumi. It's the true story of a family escaping Boko Haram, sacrificing everything, living with nothing but hope. Eight-year-old Tani jumped into his new life with courage and perseverance—and an unusual mind for chess. In less than a year after he learned to play chess, Tani won the New York State chess championship....
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In this 100th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "The crucifixion of Jesus is both the most horrific moment in human history, and humanity’s only hope. That’s why we call the Friday before Easter, Good Friday...." 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 is a video with British actor David Suchet reading about the Resurrection from the award-winning Jesus Storybook Bible (Zonderkidz, 2007).
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Watch this touching stop-action video of "rocks crying out" presenting the story of the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples in the upper room in the days prior to his crucifixion and resurrection. It's produced by Patti Rokus, author of the book, He Is Risen: Rocks Tell the Story of Easter (Zonderkidz, 2019).
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O.S. Hawkins, author of The Passion Code: 100 Days with Jesus (Thomas Nelson, 2019), says, "The phenomenal aspect of God's love is that it was expressed not when we were perfect or deserving. He loved us 'while we were still sinners'...."
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Looking for Bible verses for Holy Week? Here are portions of Scripture to help focus your attention leading to Resurrection Sunday.
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Browse the many free video presentations on the ChurchSource webcast channel by such authors as Clay Scroggins, Gary Thomas, Josh McDowell, Lee Strobel, and many more from whom you're able to learn at your convenience.
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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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