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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. How a Middle Eastern Worldview Helps Us Better Understand Jesus: A Q&A with Ravi Zacharias and Abdu Murray   What are the cultural insights Westerners often miss when the Eastern context of the Bible is ignored? What were the ways Jesus taught that were thoroughly Eastern—rooted in story, honor, and community—yet appeal to Western thinking—based in reasoning and linear process—today? How does understanding Eastern idioms and customs make mysterious or seemingly confusing Bible passages understandable? In this Q&A, Ravi Zacharias and Abdu Murray talk about their book Seeing Jesus from the East: A Fresh Look at History's Most Influential Figure (Zondervan, 2020). Read This Interview When Escape from Suffering Is Not the Answer: An Interview with K.J. Ramsey   When your prayers for healing haven't been answered, the fog of depression isn't lifting, your marriage is ending in divorce, or grief won't go away, it's easy to feel you've failed God and, worse, he's failed you. If God loves us, why does he allow us to hurt? Bible Gateway interviewed K.J. Ramsey, author of This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers (Zondervan, 2020). Read This Interview Don't Miss The Free Online Bible Study: You'll Get Through This   FOR ONLY A LIMITED TIME: Get immediate free, on-demand, open-access to Max Lucado's 6 teaching videos in the You'll Get Through This Online Bible Study based on the book You'll Get Through This: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times. ALSO: Join Max for a brief Online Church on Bible Gateway's Facebook page this Sunday at 9:30 EDT during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. Join This Free Study   IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR YOU See this week’s Bible News Roundup. Review previous editions of Bible News Roundup and Weekly Brief. Visit the Bible Gateway Pastor Resources Page. Save with Bible Gateway’s Deal of the Day. Sign up to receive our Deal of the Day newsletter. Learn about MasterLectures. Become a member of Bible Gateway Plus. Ramadan lasts until May 23. See the Understanding Islam section of resources in the Bible Gateway Store. Pentecost Sunday is May 31. See the Holy Spirit section of resources in the Bible Gateway Store. Father's Day is June 21. See the Gifts for Dad section in the Bible Gateway Store. 2020 is the Year Of The Bible. Select the free Bible Reading Plan

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The Quran with Christian Commentary   The Quran is the scripture of the Muslim community. Because it addresses itself to Muslims and non-Muslims, a careful study of its contents and a response to its claims from non-Muslims is appropriate. Since this is currently the season of Ramadan, here's an essay on the Quran's perspective on salvation from The Quran with Christian Commentary: A Guide to to Understanding the Scripture of Islam by Gordon Nickel (Zondervan, 2020). Read More

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The Perfect Graduation Gift (It Can be Hard to Find!)   "Perhaps the ultimate graduation gift would be to include a $10 bill as a bookmark in a new Bible, slotted at Matthew 6:24...." Read More

How Can You Find a Biblical Role Model for Your Teen?   Few people in Scripture are presented as obvious heroes. Most are portrayed as complicated people, prone to occasional failure, who nevertheless were used by God in extraordinary ways. That's why they make such great role models for your complicated teen, who also may be prone to occasional failure. Here are four women and six men to consider in your search for biblical role models.... Read More

Rascal Flatts: Grace Beautifies the Broken Road   Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts and author of Shotgun Angels: My Story of Broken Roads and Unshakable Hope (Zondervan, 2019), says, "Grace covers you. It carries you. It helps heal you when you've fallen. Grace beautifies the broken road. You and I—we're flawed, broken, and screwed up, but it doesn't matter. Once you accept Jesus as your Savior, you're sealed with his blood. And there's nothing on this earth that can separate you from his love...." Read More

How to Choose A Bible Translation Using the Expanded Bible   Learn how to use The Expanded Bible on Bible Gateway to compare Bible translations side-by-side to see multiple translating possibilities for scriptural words, phrases, and passages. Read More

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How to Live The Bible — Thinking Ahead About Rebuilding   In this 104th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "We're dealing with a difficult exile from the normal functions of our lives because of the global health crisis. But we'll be able to return & rebuild. This is the time to size up what rebuilding looks like...." If you want to know how to live the Bible every day, read this installment of his series on our Blog and encourage your friends and followers to receive it by email. Read This Week’s Lesson Browse the Christian Living section in the Bible Gateway Store.

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