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The state House of Representatives has refused to override Gov. Bill Haslam's veto of a controversial bill that declared the Bible as "the official state book" of Tennessee, ending the issue for the year. Read more from the Knoxville News Sentinel.
- USA National Day of Prayer (5/5/16) website
- Global Day of Prayer (5/15/16) website
- Mother's Day (5/8/16 USA; various dates worldwide) Wikipedia
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The Diboll, Texas Police patch design that featured Matthew 5:9 will not be going on department uniforms. Read more from News West 9.
⇨ See more Bible-related articles in this week's Bible News Roundup.
⇨ See previous editions of Bible News Roundup and Weekly Brief.
We recently launched Bible Gateway Plus—our alternative membership service that removes banner ads from Bible Gateway and greatly expands the online study materials you can access while reading Scripture. From the beginning, the response from members has been overwhelming—they love the absence of banner advertising and the exclusive Bible study resources. If you’re on the fence about trying it, here are 5 reasons to sign up for your free 30-day trial today!
In her book, Looking for Lovely: Collecting the Moments That Matter (B&H Books, 2016), Annie F. Downs shares personal stories, biblical truth, and examples of how others have courageously walked the path God paved for their lives.
Read this excerpt.
Browse the Books for Women section in the Bible Gateway Store.
With nearly every full evangelical study Bible written from the viewpoint of the United States and United Kingdom, English-speaking Africans have lacked a resource that connects with their unique experience, hindering discipleship. But that's about to change as major Christian organizations, led by Oasis International, are joining together to launch the Africa Study Bible (Tyndale House, 2016), a six-year, cross-continental effort that's produced the first study Bible developed by Africans for Africans. Bible Gateway interviewed Matthew Elliott, president of Oasis International, Ltd., and project director for the Africa Study Bible. Read this interview.
See the Africa Bible Commentary: A One-Volume Commentary Written by 70 African Scholars Updated Edition (Zondervan, 2010) in the Bible Gateway Store.
Do you wish you knew more about the Jewish background of Scripture? Are you curious about the ways that the Christian faith connects to its roots in Jewish history and culture? During Passover, we invite you to experience Holy Land Moments: a free 2-week limited time email devotional that examines the Jewish roots of Christianity. Learn more to encourage your friends and followers to sign up.
The season of Easter began March 27, 2016 and ends May 15, 2016 (Pentecost). And Passover is April 22-30, 2016.
ENJOY SAVINGS on resources for Easter and Passover
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such as Unlocking the Secrets of the Feasts (Thomas Nelson, 2015).
What is it like to live in danger every day because of your Christian faith? How can we pray for persecuted Christians? How can we help them? And what do their remarkable stories teach us about a God whose light shines in a dark world? Bible Gateway interviewed Cole Richards, executive vice president of The Voice of the Martyrs and Jason Peters, associate vice president of connection for VOM, about the book, I Am N: Inspiring Stories of Christians Facing Islamic Extremists (David C. Cook, 2016). Read this interview.
Browse resources about the persecuted church in the Bible Gateway Store.
In this 22nd lesson about studying the Bible, pastor and author Mel Lawrenz says, "Here is an extremely important principle: a particular biblical passage has a singular and specific meaning—that is, it does not have many different meanings. But a particular biblical passage does have multiple valid applications." 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 first epistle to the Thessalonians. First Thessalonians is a short letter, and much of it is comprised of Paul’s personal words of encouragement. Read more.
Also read previous articles in the Letters to the Church series.
See commentaries on 1 Thessalonians in the Bible Gateway Store.
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 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB).
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.
In their book Small Matters: How Churches and Parents Can Raise Up World-Changing Children (Zondervan, 2016), Greg Nettle and Jimmy Mellado write: "We were never intended to hire professionals to teach our children about Jesus. As parents, grandparents, guardians, or caregivers, we're responsible for passing on our faith to the children God has entrusted into our care." Read the rest of this book excerpt.
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