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California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a controversial physician-assisted suicide bill October 5 despite concerns among conservative Christians and disability advocates that the terminally ill elderly, poor, and disabled will feel pressure from their families to end their lives due to the high cost of health care. Read more from Christianity Today.
See books on the topic of euthanasia in the Bible Gateway Store.
October 8 was “Bring Your Bible to School Day" — a day when more than 100,000 students shared “God's hope and celebrate religious freedom" by bringing their Bibles to school, according to the campaign’s YouTube video description. Read more from Deseret News National. Also read this guest blogpost about the day by Carl Moeller, CEO of Biblica.
⇨ See more Bible-related articles in this week's Bible News Roundup.
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Wicked women. They’re in movies, in books, even in the Bible! Some are subtle; others can’t be missed. How well do you know their wicked words? Test yourself and see if you can identify the historical, cinematic, or literary villainess who said each of the following quotes... Take the quiz!
Once you've had fun with the quiz, learn more about the new book Wicked Women of the Bible by Ann Spangler in the Bible Gateway Store.
When Winston Churchill was 16, he had a premonition that he would lead England in its time of need. Perceived as a failure for much of his life, Churchill was the last person anyone would have expected to rise to national prominence as prime minister and influence the outcome of World War II. His belief in divine destiny propelled him on a spiritual path to help save Christian civilization. Bible Gateway interviewed Churchill’s great-grandson Jonathan Sandys and former White House staffer Wallace Henley about their spiritual biography, God and Churchill: How the Great Leader's Sense of Divine Destiny Changed His Troubled World and Offers Hope for Ours (Tyndale House, 2015). Read this interview.
The beloved #1 bestselling devotional Jesus Calling® is now available in a morning and evening edition, allowing you to meditate on the hope and peace of Jesus throughout each day and as the evening draws to a close. Each morning entry is from Jesus Calling and each evening includes powerful and poignant excerpts from Sarah’s bestselling books, written-out Scriptures, and a guided thought for you to focus on just before you turn out the light.
Based on Scripture and written as if Jesus himself is speaking directly to you—words of encouragement, comfort, and reassurance of his unending love—you will find peace even in the midst of busy days. Begin and end each day in the presence of the Savior who is always with you and loves you forever.
Bible Gateway interviewed Sarah Young about her book, Jesus Calling—Morning & Evening Devotional (Thomas Nelson, 2015). Read this interview.
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How to Study the Bible is a new series by Dr. Mel Lawrenz, and is a (sort of) “sequel” to his earlier series How to Understand the Bible. This new series will give guidance on how to get common questions answered, how to know the difference between reliable and unreliable online information, how to use a Bible dictionary or commentary, how to begin studying a book of the Bible, and much, much more. Learn when it will start.
Free Bible dictionaries on Bible Gateway provide a systematic series of explanations and definitions of Scripture characters, events, and themes. They provide inspirational insight into the Bible and are valuable tools to assist both casual reading and serious study: All the Men of the Bible, All the Women of the Bible, Dictionary of Bible Themes, Easton's Bible Dictionary, Hitchcock's Bible Names, Smith's Bible Names Dictionary. Read more.
This 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 1599 Geneva Bible (GNV).
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