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Study: 79% of Unchurched Americans Are Happy to Talk About Religion

Your friends who don’t go to church want to know about your faith and they often think about the meaning of life, according to a new survey from LifeWay Research and the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism.

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Marathon Bible-Reading Events Kick Off in Iowa's 99 Counties

Gov. Terry Branstad's April 26 proclamation calling on Iowans to publicly read the Bible in all 99 counties over the 4th of July weekend is being acted upon.

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Learning to Read the Bible Well: An Interview with Glenn Paauw

Over centuries, Bible scholars and publishers have increasingly added "helps" to the Bible—chapter divisions, verses, subheads, notes—in an effort to make it easier to study and understand. But have these study aids instead grown to be impediments to the Bible's original intent? Bible Gateway interviewed Glenn R. Paauw about his book, Saving the Bible from Ourselves: Learning to Read and Live the Bible Well (IVP Books, 2016).

Did Jesus Have a Wife? The “Jesus Wife Fragment” Story Takes a New Twist

Several years ago, controversy surrounded the announcement of a purported ancient manuscript fragment that mentions Jesus’ wife. It's back in the news.

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Jesus-Centered Bible Receives Christian Retailing Best Award

The Jesus-Centered Bible (NLT) (Group Publishing, 2015) received the "Best Devotional/Study Bible" award at the 2016 International Christian Retail Show in Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday June 27.

Quiz: Stark, Slytherin, Sauron, or Scripture? Test Your Bible and Fantasy Literature Trivia Knowledge

Can you distinguish a quote from the Bible from a quote that merely sounds like it’s from the Bible? Challenge your friends to beat your score!

Ramadan Ends July 5

Ramadan is a period during which faithful Muslims fast, pray, and reflect on their moral responsibilities as followers of Islam. Why should Christians spend time thinking about a Muslim holy season?

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God’s Justice: The Holy Bible—An Interview with Tim Stafford

God's justice—his plan for "setting things right”—is a foundational principle of the Bible. God's plan for justice to triumph can be traced from Genesis to Revelation, and as a theme it forms the backbone of Scripture. How can we better understand God’s perspective on today's injustices around the world? Bible Gateway interviewed Tim Stafford, general editor, about the NIV God's Justice: The Holy Bible (Zondervan, 2016).

Scripture Engagement Spotlight: What is the Bible?

This feature in Weekly Brief is intended to help you become aware of one of several practices explained in our Scripture Engagement section. This week, learn about and read the:

Who Needs Creeds When I’ve Got a Bible?

In the book What Christians Ought to Believe (Zondervan, 2016), author Michael F. Bird explains that creeds are not only biblical, but also critical for identifying what Scripture says about God, Jesus, salvation, and the life of the age to come.

ChurchSource Pastor to Pastor: Is this “Gospel Culture” or Just “Salvation Culture”?

In his book The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited (Zondervan, 2016), Scot McKnight says: "The gospel of Jesus and that of the apostles, both of which created a gospel culture and not simply a salvation culture, was a gospel that carried within it the...requirement to summon people who wanted to be “in” to be The Discipled."

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