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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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Why are the same events sometimes reported differently in the four Gospels? Should the biblical accounts be viewed as contradictory and unreliable? What were the intentions of the original writers centuries ago? Bible Gateway interviewed Michael R. Licona about his book, Why Are There Differences in the Gospels?: What We Can Learn from Ancient Biography (Oxford University Press, 2017).
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When you live between beauty and mess, celebration and mourning, disappointment and contentment, how can you find redemption in what is rather than what could be? One woman did it by practicing the presence of God through rediscovering ancient contemplative teachings and practices (solitude, study, work, prayer, and service) and pairing them with domestic arts (baking, gardening, sewing). Bible Gateway interviewed Jerusalem Jackson Greer about her book, At Home in this Life: Finding Peace at the Crossroads of Unraveled Dreams and Beautiful Surprises (Paraclete Press, 2017).
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation recognizing the importance of the Bible's influence in the development of America and is encouraging Iowans to join the 2017 Iowa 99 County Bible Reading Marathon in reading the Bible in their homes and in front of county court houses leading up to 4th of July Independence Day celebrations in the USA.
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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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It's not there (trick question)! In truth, the Bible says and teaches the exact opposite! So if it’s not in the Bible, where’d it come from? And what does the Bible say instead?
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Republished for a new century, With God in Russia (HarperOne, 2017) is the classic memoir of an American-born Jesuit priest imprisoned for 15 years in a Soviet gulag during the height of the Cold War—a poignant and spiritually uplifting story of extraordinary faith and fortitude as indelible as Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (Delacorte Press, 2014).
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The Scripture Engagement section on Bible Gateway says the Bible is meant to be read, but it is also meant to be heard. The public reading of the Bible is an ancient practice; as old as the content of Scripture itself. And people still read the Bible in public today.
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A great kids gift for any occasion or holiday, personalized storybooks will help your child identify with God on a deeper and more personal level. Simply choose your book, customize it with your child's name, and create a memory that they'll cherish forever. You can even include your own heartfelt message or devotion, as well as a photo of your child!
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Zach Hoag, author of The Light is Winning, Why Religion Just Might Bring Us Back to Life (Zondervan, 2017) says, "Like many things that become Christian cliches, the metaphor of lukewarmness is usually taken out of context: Jesus would rather you be cold or hot—either a licentious heathen or a totally on-fire follower. But the context of this warning to the church in Laodicea leads to a much different emphasis than individual commitment and spiritual holiness...."
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No book was more accessible or familiar to the American founders than the Bible, and no book was more frequently alluded to or quoted from in the political discourse of the age. How and for what purposes did the founding generation use the Bible? How did the Bible influence their political culture? Bible Gateway interviewed Daniel L. Dreisbach about his book, Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers (Oxford University Press, 2017).
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Look at a dollar bill and you’ll read “In God We Trust.” The US Capitol building includes the Congressional Prayer Room, “to provide a quiet place where individual Representatives and Senators may withdraw to seek Divine strength and guidance;” it’s stained glass window bears the words, “Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. Psalm 16:1.” From its founding, America has been heavily influenced by the Bible’s message and principles. Bible Gateway interviewed Angela E. Kamrath on her book, The Miracle of America: The Influence of the Bible on the Founding History and Principles of the United States of America for a People of Every Belief (Xulon Press, 2013).
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Endorsed in its time by Francis Scott Key, John Jay, and Theodore Roosevelt, the American Bible Society (ABS) was founded in 1816 with the goal of distributing free copies of the Bible in local languages throughout the world. Today, the ABS is a Christian ministry based in Philadelphia with a $300 million endowment and a mission to engage 100 million Americans with the Bible by 2025. Bible Gateway interviewed John Fea about his book, The Bible Cause: A History of the American Bible Society (Oxford University Press, 2016).
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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. Compare them side-by-side. This week:
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