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Practicing millennials are more likely to believe the Bible came from God and read it multiple times a week than any other generation (87%), according to a new 6-year study of Bible engagement in the United States. Read more from Christianity Today.
See the Scripture Engagement section on Bible Gateway.
Many Americans don’t argue about religion–or even talk about it. About half say they seldom (33%) or never (16%) talk about religion with people outside their family. And they seldom (26%) or never (13%) discuss faith issues even with members of their immediate family. Read more from FactTank.
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Special Days Ahead
⇨ See more Bible-related articles in this week's Bible News Roundup.
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Whatever your career, God has a purpose for you at your office, in your meetings, and in your workplace relationships. TGIF is a free 2-week email devotional by Os Hillman that will inspire you to bring God's presence into your work life. Learn more about it and tell your friends and followers to sign up. Also read our Blog post, TGIF: An Interview with Os Hillman..
The New Testament writers present the Trinity in a variety of orders; not only "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." Is the order intentional? Should it impact our understanding of God and the mission of the church? Does the order of the three names correspond to a particular purpose of God? Bible Gateway interviewed Rodrick K. Durst about his book, Reordering the Trinity: Six Movements of God in the New Testament (Kregel Academic, 2015). Read this interview. Also watch the humorous video in our Blog post, Trinity Sunday: Considering One of Christianity’s Greatest Mysteries.
Trinity Sunday is May 22, 2016. See resources on the topic of the Trinity in the Bible Gateway Store.
When Jesus walked the Earth, he gave his followers more than 100 life-changing promises. He also gave more than 100 teachings for living in line with God’s priorities—commands that lift up rather than weigh down. What if you had been there to hear him speak? Bible Gateway interviewed Steven K. Scott about his book, Jesus Speaks: 365 Days of Guidance and Encouragement, Straight from the Words of Christ (Waterbrook Press, 2016). Read this interview.
In this 26th lesson about studying the Bible, pastor and author Mel Lawrenz says, "If our observation of Bible passages is incomplete or our interpretation is askew, we will miss the truth and power of Scripture. But it is also true that misapplication of the meaning of biblical texts is invalid and even dangerous." 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 epistle to Philemon, a very short letter (just a few hundred words in length) that packs quite a punch, dealing as it does with an incredibly sensitive topic: slavery. Read more.
Also read previous articles in the Letters to the Church series.
See commentaries on Philemon in the Bible Gateway Store.
Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream (Zondervan, 2016) is Scotty McCreery's new book. Watch this brief video to see how he uses Bible Gateway along his musical journey.
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 Voice (VOICE).
As C. S. Lewis suggested over a half century ago, we're faced with the choice that either Jesus is Lord or he was a lunatic. In this excerpt from Core Christianity: Finding Yourself in God's Story (Zondervan, 2016), Michael Horton walks the reader through the claim, the case, and how the skeptics respond. Read the excerpt.
In his book Serving a Movement: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City (Zondervan, 2005), Timothy Keller writes: "Coming to the point of uniting to Christ by faith often works as a process, not only as an event. It can occur through a series of small decisions or thoughts that bring a person closer and closer to the point of saving faith. In a post-Christendom setting, more often than not, this is the case." Read the rest of this book excerpt.
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