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Bible Q&A: The beginning of the world

Is Genesis an accurate account of the beginning of the world or a layman's version which man can understand without having a Stephen Hawking's degree?

Bible Q&A: Is God male or female?

If God made male and female in his image, what does that make God?

Bible Q&A: Has the Bible lost its authority?

If each generation has to interpret the Bible in the light of their experience, isn’t its authority lost in the psychology of those interpreting it?

Bible Q&A: Why doesn’t God stop all bad things from happening?

I suspect more people than usual will currently be asking this question. Christians naturally turn to the Bible, yet the Bible offers no seamless answer to the problem of pain. It speaks in stories and images, and tackles this thorny issue in more wa...

Top tips for memorising Scripture

Whether you’re a beginner looking to start small or an expert wanting to take it to the next level, here are some tips to help you on your way to a lifelong habit of Bible memorisation.

Our Fragility

Covid-19 is telling us a great deal about our own fragility. It is also shattering any illusions that might previously have existed, of us humans being in control.

What is Lent all about?

Lent is a traditional period in the Church calendar which marks the advent of Easter. When it technically starts and ends depends on the Church tradition.

I was a Hindu

I was a Hindu by birth and born in Nepal. In the Hindu culture, there are a lot of rituals. You are trying to be close to God by your deeds. I became a Christian in 1982 by reading the Bible.

I was at theological college in Durham

I was at theological college in Durham and had the opportunity to do a summer placement at a theological college in the North-West of Kenya. I jumped at the chance.

I joined the RAF and became a photographic interpreter

I joined the RAF and became a photographic interpreter, where you analyse photographs taken by aircraft. I was posted to an intelligence unit and had gone from being in the valleys

Luke 23.34 is the most powerful verse in the Bible for me

Luke 23.34 is the most powerful verse in the Bible for me. It’s where Jesus is hanging on the cross and says, “Father forgive them for they know not what they do."

I was raised a non-believing family

I was raised a non-believing family. We scoffed at the idea of there being a God when it was brought up at the CofE primary school I attended.

Demand for the Bible grows in Ukraine

Demand for the Bible grows daily in Ukraine. That can be from people who have lost all their possessions, including their Bible, or from those who have never had a copy before.

Christian exodus from the Middle East

Exile was the theme of this year’s Bible Society Magi Initiative. And for some church leaders from the Middle East who came to Cambridge for the conference, exile has been a daily reality.

'God is Not a White Man' shortlisted for the Michael Ramsey Prize

God is Not a White Man: And Other Revelations (Hodder & Stoughton, 2021) was shortlisted in November for the 2023 Michael Ramsey Prize. The prize seeks to generate awareness of the most promising contemporary theological writing for Christians to...

Update from Gaza

In devastating circumstances, mission teams in the Bible Lands are committed to their mission of providing aid, comfort, and spiritual guidance to the people in the region.

A call to prayer for Prisons Week

Sunday 8 October is Prisons Sunday, and over the following week Christians are encouraged to pray for everyone affected by crime and imprisonment. You can make a real difference by seeking God on behalf of some of the most desperate people in society.

Five ways you can share the greatest gift this Christmas

Christmas is our annual super-opportunity to get on with the great commission. People are obsessively giving and receiving gifts, but they’re missing the greatest gift of all. This is the moment to show them what that is and introduce people to Jesus.

‘A real treat’: Psalm 23 helps visitors to retreat centre

When Debbie and Andy Jackman took on the running of the Quiet Waters retreat centre in Norfolk four years ago, the dream was always to provide reflections for people to read as they walked through the two-acre garden.

 

 

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