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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.
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Prayer seems like it should be so simple. Yet, when it comes to actually praying, often it feels awkward and complicated. What do you say when you don’t know how to pray? In time for America's National Day of Prayer May 4, Bible Gateway interviewed Adam Weber about his book, Talking with God: What to Say When You Don't Know How to Pray (WaterBrook, 2017).
Browse the Prayer resources available in the Bible Gateway Store.
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Christians believe Jesus is God. But this belief wasn’t the starting point for Jesus’ earliest followers. While Jesus’ humanity was a given for the disciples, his divinity was a truth they had to grow into believing—it was a journey of faith. As Christians today, we're also called into a faith journey—this time, to rediscover Jesus’ humanity. Yes, we believe that Jesus is God, but do we believe in his humanness? And if so, how does that transform our own experience of being human? Bible Gateway interviewed Trent Sheppard about his book, Jesus Journey: Shattering the Stained Glass Superhero and Discovering the Humanity of God (Zondervan, 2017).
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A growing segment—19% in 2017, up from 10% in 2011—say the Bible is simply a book of teachings and stories written by men; and 4 out of 5 skeptics say the Bible was written to be manipulative or controlling, which adds up to 13% of the US population.
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In a first for Vatican City, the pope speaks in a TED Talk, calling for a “revolution of tenderness.” (Also see Billy Graham's 1998 TED Talk and Rick Warren's 2006 TED Talk.)
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See more Bible-related articles in this week's Bible News Roundup.
See previous editions of Bible News Roundup and Weekly Brief.
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Which Herod was responsible for beheading John the Baptist? How many pagan deities are mentioned by name in the Old Testament? Take this 8-question fun quiz and discover what you know (and don't know) about the Bible.
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Here is a continually updated collection of links to the latest research regarding the Bible.
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Join Max Lucado and thousands of others around the world, praying every day for four weeks! The Before Amen Prayer Challenge is simple: 4 minutes praying every day, for 4 weeks, and it will change your life forever.
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• The Beauty of God's Promises: (7 days) A week-long devotional that encourages you to more deeply consider the beauty in God's Word. The verses and words in this devotional from the NIV Beautiful Word Bible powerfully display his covenant with his people. Sign up today and take the time to meditate on Scripture's power and beauty. Sign up!
• Biblical Insights for Men: (6 days) Is there a situation you’re facing that gives you the opportunity to stand for what you believe or to follow God’s direction down a difficult path? Taken from the NIV Devotional Bible for Men, you'll be encouraged to become the man God created you to be. Sign up!
• 7 Doctrines of the Christian Faith: (7 days) Are you seeking a deeper knowledge of the Christian doctrines and how they're grounded in Scripture? This devotional from the NIV Understand the Faith Study Bible walks you through some of the more thought-provoking and often perplexing questions, such as atonement, Christ's return, and God's grace in our lives. Sign up!
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The season of Easter began Easter Day and lasts 50 days until the Day of Pentecost; from April 16–June 4. Listen to and watch this inspirational video of the Easter account from the Gospel of Matthew.
Browse the Easter section in the Bible Gateway Store.
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The widely used Apostles’ Creed reads, Jesus Christ “was crucified, dead, and buried, he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead.” But the phrase “he descended into hell” does not occur in the Bible. Where did the phrase come from?
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Why Creeds are Still a Big Deal: An Interview with Justin Holcomb.
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In this brief Bible study from Exodus 3 (NKJV), we learn that when Moses heard God call him to the task of liberating the Israelites from Egypt, he questioned his ability to carry out the assignment. Each of his excuses exposed an inner crisis....
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Robby Gallaty, author of The Forgotten Jesus: Why Western Christians Should Follow an Eastern Rabbi (Zondervan, 2017), asks, "Is the Jesus we know the man who was born to a virgin, reared in a Jewish land, and raised in a Hebraic culture, or is he a Jesus of our own imagination who resembles an American pastor or a life coach?"
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This feature in Weekly Brief is intended to help you become aware of one of the plethora of Bible versions available for you to freely read on Bible Gateway. This week:
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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.
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