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 woman, do you suffer from thinking you don't measure up to others? Do you struggle with constant comparison, hide because you're afraid, yet want to live a fulfilled life? What does the Bible say about a person's self image and how to handle the society's burdens? Bible Gateway interviewed Jess Connolly, who, along with Hayley Morgan, wrote Always Enough, Never Too Much: 100 Devotions to Quit Comparing, Stop Hiding & Start Living Wild and Free (Zondervan, 2018).
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How did Jesus pray? Why did he pray? What can we learn from his attitude toward prayer and the importance he gave it? Based on the example of Jesus, how should we pray in modern times of trauma and catastrophe? Bible Gateway interviewed Janet Holm McHenry about her book, The Complete Guide to the Prayers of Jesus: What Jesus Prayed and How It Can Change Your Life Today (Bethany House, 2018).
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Father's Day is June 17 in the USA. Browse the Dad's Gift section in the Bible Gateway Store.
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The 2018 World Cup is underway in Russia with 32 teams playing 64 matches in 12 venues located in 11 cities. The final will take place July 15 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. We thought this would be a good opportunity to help you gauge how well you know the Bible’s athletic allusions and sports-related illustrations.
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See more Bible-related articles in this week’s Bible News Roundup.
See previous editions of Bible News Roundup and Weekly Brief.
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In this guest Blog post, John Lennox, author of Determined to Believe?: The Sovereignty of God, Freedom, Faith and Human Responsibility (Zondervan, 2018), "Unique in all of literature, Scripture is full of prediction and fulfillment, a fact that must be factored in to any attempt to understand the nature of God’s relationship to history and humanity. We must put alongside this the complicating fact that the individuals who are the subject of these biblical predictions are not treated as puppets being manipulated by a master puppeteer. God holds them responsible for their behavior...."
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In this 27th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, “Jesus taught authoritatively about one man who built a house on a rock foundation and another whose house rested on a bed of unstable sand. The house-on-sand person hears Jesus’ words only, whereas the house-on-rock person hears and practices. Which are you?....” 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.
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What did the Apostle Paul mean when he wrote that Christ died for our sins? How is the gospel profound and at the same time simple? What exactly is the gospel? In this video interview, John MacArthur talks about his book, The Gospel According to Paul: Embracing the Good News at the Heart of Paul's Teaching (Thomas Nelson, 2017).
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Actress Candace Cameron Bure is the author of Kind is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously (Zondervan, 2018). Enter now to possibly win an autographed copy.
Read the Bible Gateway Blog guest post by Candace Cameron Bure, One Important Reason Why You Should Be Kind to Everyone.
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In this guest Blog post, Lisa Gungor, author of The Most Beautiful Thing I’ve Seen: Opening Your Eyes to Wonder (Zondervan, 2018), touches on the moments after she, her family, and her close friends discover that her newborn daughter, Lucie (Lucette), has Down syndrome.
Browse the Prayer Resources section in the Bible Gateway Store.
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If you desire to personalize and create art based on Scripture, as well as understand God’s Word in a deeper way, consider this new expression of worship.
Browse all the colorful editions of the Beautiful Word Bible in the Bible Gateway Store.
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God's justice—his plan for "setting things right”—is a foundational principle of the Bible. God's plan for justice to triumph can be traced from Genesis to Revelation, and as a theme it forms the backbone of Scripture. How can we better understand God’s perspective on today's injustices around the world? Bible Gateway interviewed Tim Stafford, general editor, about the NIV God's Justice: The Holy Bible (Zondervan, 2016)
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Enter every month! This month enter for your chance to win a copy of the The NLT Swindoll Study Bible in either soft leather-look, brown/tan (indexed) or soft leather-look, brown/teal/blue (indexed) (Tyndale House, 2018), winner of the 2018 Christian Book Award®, which have a suggested retail value of $79.99 each. Two winners will be selected at random.
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We've heard from many of you during our year-long 25th anniversary celebration, such as, "When I rise in the morning give me JESUS and BIBLE GATEWAY!" Tell us what Bible Gateway means to you—and tell your friends and followers by using the #MyBibleGateway hashtag to communicate the fun!
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Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Christian Faith and Mental Health: An Interview with Sheila Walsh.
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This feature in Weekly Brief is intended to help you become aware of the plethora of Bible versions available for you to freely read on Bible Gateway. This week read:
Tell your pastor to visit the new Pastor Resources Page on Bible Gateway.
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