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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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What is the secret to the revival of the church? To spiritual restoration? How can you renew your own relationship with God? How did the ancient prayer of Daniel move heaven and change a nation? Bible Gateway interviewed Anne Graham Lotz, the National Day of Prayer Task Force chairman, about her book, The Daniel Prayer: Prayer That Moves Heaven and Changes Nations (Zondervan, 2016).
Also, here's how to join The Daniel Prayer Online Bible Study with Anne Graham Lotz at StudyGateway June 11 – July 22 and get access to 6 FREE study videos and FREE downloads to get started.
Browse the Prayer resources available in the Bible Gateway Store.
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The annual JUSTICE Conference, sponsored by NIV God's Justice Bible (Zondervan, 2016), rests on the belief that “true life is found when we give our lives away on behalf of others.” The motivation of the conference is a “theology of justice”—the idea that an understanding of God should compel love for others and engagement in social justice issues. Bible Gateway interviewed Mark Reddy, executive director of the JUSTICE Conference.
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A 17th century draft of a portion of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible has been digitized and published on the Cambridge Digital Library.
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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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As we ponder eternal life on the new earth, will eating and drinking be essential, necessary, or even possible in our spiritual bodies? Randy Frazee, author of the book, What Happens After You Die: A Biblical Guide to Paradise, Hell, and Life After Death (Thomas Nelson, 2017), says, "The answer is a resounding, confident yes!" Here's why....
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The Christian Book Award® program of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association recognizes the highest quality in Christian books and Bibles and is among the oldest and most prestigious awards program in the religious publishing industry.
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Do you feel like there's something missing in your relationship with God? The Daniel Prayer 5-day free email devotional will teach you how to pray like Daniel did—prayer that initiated life transformation. It's drawn from the bestselling book by Anne Graham Lotz (see above). Sign up today and tell your followers!
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This week the National Day of Prayer was held in the United States—when people are encouraged to spend time in prayer and meditation. The theme was "For Your Great Name's Sake! Hear Us ...Forgive Us ...Heal Us!" which was inspired by Daniel 9:19. Any day is a good day to commit to prayer. Here are free resources from Bible Gateway that will help you kickstart a flagging prayer life!
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The season of Easter began Easter Day and lasts 50 days until the Day of Pentecost. Listen to and watch this inspirational video of the Easter account from the Gospel of Mark.
Browse the Easter section in the Bible Gateway Store.
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When you consider the wide agreement among biblical scholars about who wrote every other book of the New Testament, it’s a little mysterious that we don’t know who wrote Hebrews. There are a handful of contenders. Let’s take a look at the reasons each of them might be the author.
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The kingdom of God is a central theme of the Gospels as well as other New Testament books. It is the message that John the Baptist declared in preparation for Jesus (Mt 3:2, Mk 1:14-15), what Jesus taught the disciples in the 40 days between his resurrection and ascension (Ac 1:3), and what Paul is recoded as proclaiming at the conclusion of the book of Acts (Ac 28:31)....
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Mark DeYmaz, author of Disruption: Repurposing the Church to Redeem the Community (Thomas Nelson, 2017), asks, "Sticking with...the traditional metrics of success to which the American church has long been accustomed is no longer an option [for those] seeking to advance the kingdom of God in a rapidly changing, demographically shifting society."
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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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