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Idaho Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter has vetoed legislation that would have expressly permitted the use of the Bible in public school instruction, calling the measure unconstitutional. Read more from Associated Press.
Tennessee legislators have passed and sent to the governor a bill designating the Bible as the state's official book. Gov. Bill Haslam opposes the measure. Read more from WTVC NewsChannel 9.
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Youth ministry workers (and parents) are challenged daily to encourage and educate students in their Christian faith. Consider Bible Gateway a helpful and ever-present online resource for you and your students to engage with God’s Word. Think “Bible Gateway” when you want to read the Bible and recommend it to your students. See this list of helpful websites and Twitter handles focused on youth ministry.
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If you happen to be "stuck" indoors on a cool and rainy Spring day, here's a sample page from Bible Blessings & Promises Coloring Book for Adults (Product Concept Manufacturing, 2015) for you to print and enjoy. It illustrates Psalm 33:5. Have fun coloring.
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Without faith, it's impossible to please God. But are your moments of deepest, most essential faith doomed to dissipate as quickly as they materialize, leaving you powerless and ineffectual? What would your life be like if you could harness the rush of faith that appears in the most desperate moments when you cry out to God? Bible Gateway interviewed Shelene Bryan about her book, Ridiculous Faith: Experience the Power of an Absurdly, Unbelievably Good God (Thomas Nelson, 2016). Read this interview.
In 1900 Western "Christian empires" were ruling most of the world, leading many to assume Western Christianity would dominate the 20th century. What happened instead is that Christianity in the West declined dramatically, the empires collapsed, and Christianity's center moved to Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific. How did epochal changes in global Christianity happen so quickly? Bible Gateway interviewed Scott W. Sunquist about his book, The Unexpected Christian Century: The Reversal and Transformation of Global Christianity, 1900-2000 (Baker Academic, 2015).
The season of Easter began March 27, 2016 and ends May 15, 2016 (Pentecost).
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We've had fun the last few weeks encouraging you to vote in our tournament of Bible stories: #BibleGatewayMarchMania. Winners along the way have included Jericho's Walls, The Exodus from Egypt, David & Goliath, Joseph & his Coat, Daniel & the Lion's Den, The Good Samaritan, and others. And the winning Bible story is....
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In this 21st lesson about studying the Bible, pastor and author Mel Lawrenz says, "To put it succinctly: in inspiration God the Holy Spirit used the writers of Scripture in order to reveal God’s truth; in illumination God the Holy Spirit enlivens the minds of the readers of Scripture today to understand what God has put there." If you want to study the Bible better, read this installment of his series on our Blog and encourage your friends and followers to receive it by email.
Also read previous articles in the How to Study the Bible series on such topics as the best way to approach your study; how Scripture examines us; the roles observation and curiosity play; how to develop a biblical vocabulary; what a topical study is; and much more.
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The “Pauline epistles”—letters written by the influential apostle Paul—are particularly central to Christian belief. Join us each Monday as we take a look at a different epistle. This week we're looking at Paul’s second epistle to the Corinthians. This letter is a picture of the earnest but somewhat messy process by which a Christian community makes mistakes, deals with internal problems, and works, despite its imperfections, to imitate Christ more closely. 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 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE).
Have you ever wondered…
- Why isn’t there just one account of Jesus in the Bible? Why four?
- Why not more than four? Other gospels were written, such as the famous Gospel of Thomas. Why aren’t they included in the Bible? Read more.
Craig Groeschel, in his book #Struggles: Following Jesus in a Selfie-Centered World (Zondervan, 2015), writes: "We were created not to be “Liked” but to give glory to God. We were created not to collect followers but to follow Christ. It’s time to put technology back in its place. It’s time to love God with our whole hearts." Read the rest of this book excerpt.
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