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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. Art to Inspire Your Love for the Bible: An Interview with Artist Leslie Kehl Vann   Exquisite from the inside out, the NIV Artisan Collection Bibles invite you to journal or draw alongside Scripture while delighting in the beauty of the cover, featuring a unique expressionist art piece by painter Leslie Vann. The carefully composed interior features the exclusive Zondervan NIV Comfort Print® typeface in a double-column typesetting, allowing you to carry this Bible wherever you go. Bible Gateway interviewed Leslie Kehl Vann, abstract expressionist artist for the cover of the NIV Artisan Collection Bible (Zondervan, 2022). See The Artwork Why Are Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Bibles Different?   The Bible has three major compositions. The word canon is used to identify the collection of sacred books that comprise the Bible. The canon of the Protestant Bible totals 66 books—39 Old Testament (OT) and 27 New Testament (NT); the Catholic Bible numbers 73 books (46 OT, 27 NT), and Greek and Russian Orthodox, 79 (52 OT, 27 NT) (Ethiopian Orthodox, 81—54 OT, 27 NT. How and why are the Old Testament canons different?… Read In Full God Is Our Shepherd: Meditate on the 23rd Psalm   David drew from personal experience in this Psalm, since he had been a shepherd himself before becoming king (1 Samuel 16:11). David reigned from approximately 1010-970 BC, so he likely composed this Psalm sometime during that 40-year period…   Read In Full Access Bible Gateway Plus Resources IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR YOU   Review previous editions of Bible News Roundup and Weekly Brief. 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Learn More & Join How to Live the Bible — Let Justice Roll   In this 205th lesson on how to live the Bible, pastor and author Dr. Mel Lawrenz says, "Justice is not confined to law books and the courts. It's a living thing, and it gives life as surely as the steady stream of fresh water makes the trees and the fields flourish…" 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 Easter Inspirational Video from the Gospel of Matthew   The season of Easter began Easter Day and lasts 50 days until the Day of Pentecost (Eastertide: April 17–June 5, 2022). Listen to and watch this inspirational video of the resurrection account from the Gospel of Matthew)… Watch The Video See Mother's Day gifts in the FaithGateway Store Shop Bible Gateway Deals The Gift of Rest   Touré Roberts, author of Balance: Positioning Yourself to Do All Things Well  (Zondervan, 2022), says, "If we aren't successful at achieving our goals, we assume the way forward is to work harder. Balance, however, affords us a divine rest that stills the demanding waves of toil…" Read In Full The Earth Is the Lord's   The term most often used to describe our caring for creation is "stewardship": management on behalf of a higher authority. Stewardship applies to all our relationships within creation: land, water, and energy; ecosystems, habitats, and species; our places, our bodies, our work… Read In Full It only takes a minute to create your own Bible Gateway free personal account and you'll immediately upgrade your Bible Gateway experience. Do it right now! 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