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Albuquerque, New Mexico Organization to Beam Bible in Thousands of Languages to People via Satellite

The organization Faith Comes by Hearing plans to send a fleet of satellites into space to make the Bible available in hard-to-reach areas without Internet access. Watch the report from KOB-TV.

HarperCollins Christian Publishing Establishes Exclusive Bible Publishing Agreement with BibleMesh and Kairos Journal

HarperCollins Christian Publishing announces a new partnership with BibleMesh and Kairos Journal to utilize content from these two online resources in creating multiple study Bibles, using various translations Read the news release.

See more Bible-related stories in this week's Bible News Roundup.

See previous editions of Bible News Roundup and Weekly Brief.

50th Anniversary Celebration of the NIV Commissioning Continues with “Made to Share” Quarterly Theme

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the commissioning of the world's most read modern-English Bible, the New International Version (NIV), Biblica and Zondervan have partnered on a year-long commemorative #NIV50 campaign featuring quarterly themes to recognize the powerful impact that the NIV has made on the Christian church. The third theme of the year is Made to Share. Read the blogpost.

Understand the Bible Better with Free Bible Lessons

Since the end of last year, pastor Mel Lawrenz has authored our free weekly series of simple, practical Bible lessons, walking us through the incredibly rewarding experience of reading and understanding God's Word. It's called How to Understand the Bible: Guidance for Ordinary Bible Readers. Read this interview with Mel that we published when the series began.

Be Sure to Create Your Free Personal Account on Bible Gateway

When you create your own free account on Bible Gateway, you can take and store notes as you read Scripture, highlight and bookmark Bible passages, sync your notes across multiple devices, and customize your Bible Reading Plan preferences. If you haven't already, create your account right now; and encourage your family, friends, and followers to as well!

The Wayfinding Bible: An Interview with Jeannette Taylor

When we find ourselves in unfamiliar surroundings, we tend to look for a helpful map or visual representation that tells us "You Are Here" and offers an over-arching context that guides us on our way. That's the premise behind The Wayfinding Bible (Tyndale House Publishers, 2013). Bible Gateway interviewed its co-editor, Jeannette Taylor. Read this interview.

Updates for the Bible Gateway App

The latest Bible Gateway App for iOS users is now live. With this update you can share Bible verses using SMS text messaging. New audio Bibles are also available, including The Message (read by Kelly Ryan Dolan) and the NIV Anglicized (read by David Suchet).

If you haven't already, join the millions who have: Download our award-winning free Bible Gateway App to your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet now and tell your family, friends, and followers about it, too.

How to: Manuscript Bible Study

One way to come to the Bible with fresh eyes is through Manuscript Bible Study (MBS). With this method, participants approach the Word in community, seeing Scripture in new and fascinating ways. Sometimes all that's needed to be reawakened to the marvel of Scripture is a fresh approach.... Read the rest of this article, one of 12 practices explained in our Scripture Engagement section.

Bible Spotlight: American Standard Version

This new feature in the 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, learn about and read the American Standard Version.

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