Weekly Brief is your 1-minute smart and fast report to keep you informed of important Bible-related trends, statistics, articles, and pivotal happenings on the Web and at Bible Gateway. Forward to your friends and share with your followers to encourage them to subscribe.
|
|
|
Browse exclusive discounts on the best Christian books, Bibles, studies, and more! If you haven't already, be sure to sign up to get the weekly deals email message.
Also check every day for the Deal of the Day in the Bible Gateway Store. And sign up to receive our forthcoming Deal of the Day newsletter! Our Deal of the Day program launches soon. Subscribe now so you don't miss out!
|
| |
According to a new study, The State of Pastors is both hopeful and troubling, with unexpected bright spots and worrisome levels of struggle for some clergy. The median age of pastors has risen from 44 to 54 over the last 25 years. One-in-three pastors are at risk of burnout and nearly half face relational risks in their marriages, families, and friendships.
Browse the Clergy Appreciation section in the Bible Gateway Store.
|
|
|
A state bill would create regulations for Kentucky public high schools wanting to offer elective social studies courses on Hebrew scriptures and the Bible. Doing so would familiarize students with biblical characters and narratives that are “prerequisites to understanding contemporary society and culture,” the bill reads.
Read the Bible Gateway Blog posts, Learning to Read the Bible Well: An Interview with Glenn Paauw and The Bible Project: An Interview with Tim Mackie and Jon Collins.
|
| |
|
See more Bible-related articles in this week's Bible News Roundup.
See previous editions of Bible News Roundup and Weekly Brief.
|
| |
| |
|
A four-year-old boy from Tyler, Texas is an Internet sensation after his video recitation of the alphabet using Bible verses went viral. Here’s the full story as recounted by his father, Taylor Hemness....
Browse the Children's section in the Bible Gateway Store.
|
|
| |
|
If you’ve ever been given empty clichés during challenging times, you know how painful it can feel to be misunderstood by well-meaning people. Far too often, it seems the response we get to our hurt and disappointment is to suck it up, or pray it away. But Scripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be. Bible Gateway interviewed Esther Fleece about her book, No More Faking Fine: Ending the Pretending (Zondervan, 2017).
|
|
| |
|
Creeds are the church’s most important statements of faith over the centuries, but are they needed today? Are they only good for public worship services or can individuals benefit from them on a day-to-day level? Bible Gateway interviewed Rev. Dr. Justin Holcolmb on his book Know the Creeds and Councils (Zondervan, 2014).
|
|
|
Filled with 66 book introductions, over 1,000 articles, and seven compelling essays on the grand narrative of Scripture that guide readers to treasure Jesus and encourage them to faithfully follow Jesus as they participate in his story, The Jesus Bible (Zondervan, 2017) helps readers follow the thread of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation.
|
|
|
|
|
B&H Publishing Group has completed the revision of the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB). Renamed the Christian Standard Bible® (CSB), the text will soon be available for reading on Bible Gateway, as well as in a full line of print Bibles for readers of all ages, with initial products releasing in March and available in the Bible Gateway Store.
|
|
|
A "Lifehack" describes any advice, shortcut, tip, or skill that helps you get things done more efficiently and effectively. From cooking to organizing, “Lifehacks” improve all aspects of your day. Did you know they can also enrich your spiritual life?
Browse the New Year, New You section in the Bible Gateway Store, where you'll enjoy low prices every day.
|
|
|
|
|
During the recent US Presidential Inauguration ceremony, Timothy Cardinal Dolan offered a prayer from the book of Wisdom 9:1-6, 10-11, part of the Apocrypha. What is the Apocrypha?
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, CNN: A Catholic Reads the Bible and browse the Catholic resources section in the Bible Gateway Store, where you'll enjoy low prices every day.
|
|
|
This feature in 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:
|
|
|
In this excerpt from The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How it Ends, and Everything in Between, Gregory Koukl says, “Did you ever wonder how to sum up the main theme of the Bible accurately in a single, simple concept? It’s right there in the first line: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Put simply, the Story starts with a Sovereign who creates a domain he benevolently rules over…There is a kingdom. This is what the Story is all about.”
|
|
|
In their book Letting Go: Rugged Love for Wayward Souls (Zondervan, 2017), Dave Harvey and Paul Gilbert say, "Think of the following questions as road signs—indicators that signal when it’s time to start looking at the route of redemptive release of a rebellious loved one. Redemptive release is not a magic formula that fixes every problem. But it is a step we need to take if we are to have any hope of healing."
|
|
|
Reading the Bible in multiple languages and multiple versions is always just a click away online at Bible Gateway and in print from the Bible Gateway Store, where you'll save money while supporting the ministry of Bible Gateway when making a purchase.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
