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Making Bible stories memorable for children in Kenya

Joy Children’s Village was started 12 years ago by Nazareth Hospital, a Christian outreach just outside Nairobi. It cares for about 60 children with HIV/AIDS, providing a family-based environment for girls and boys who might be ill or orphaned or a...

Authorship of Isaiah

Read the book of Isaiah and you’ll quickly realise that it is not a biography. The focus is on the message, not the man who proclaimed it. We do know about his calling, though: a close encounter with the majesty, holiness and mercy of God left Isa...

Resisting gang culture with God’s word

The journalist Catherine Pepinster went to Guatemala to see the impact of your support for Bible mission as children embrace an alternative to the gang culture around them.

‘Uncle Wong’ asks for prayer for China as his new book is published

Leading Chinese biblical scholar ‘Uncle Wong’ asks for prayer for China as his new book is published by Bible Society.

Psalm 23-inspired prayer garden to open in the Lot valley, France in 2023

A private garden in the Lot Valley in southern France is set to open as a Psalm 23-inspired prayer garden next year. Owners Julia and Mark Broughton were inspired by Sarah Eberle’s Psalm 23 Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. ‘We saw the video...

The Bible: just a ‘spiritual’ book?

In the wider world, the Bible – and religious faith in general – is sometimes dismissed as a ‘private’ thing, designed to feed someone's personal spiritual life but with no wider relevance.

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You’re shaping the future of global Bible outreach

Thousands of you have helped to fashion the future of Bible mission by taking this year’s supporter survey. Your insights are crucial to helping us become better.

Bible Q&A: Why were the books of the New Testament written so long after the events?

The other day, someone pulled up in a brand-new Tesla. It stood out, not just because of its sleek shape and immaculate sheen; it stood out in a car park crammed with CO2-spouting, planet-heating fuel guzzlers...

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Lamentations and the gift of prayer

While God’s mercy is affirmed in the book of Lamentations 3.21–24, Dr Heath Thomas explores how the cry of 'kyrie eleison!' can become a model for the Church today.

Psalm 23 Garden opens to public at hospice

Bereaved families and friends joined local residents at the first open day of the Psalm 23 Garden at Winchester Hospice.

Your guide to biblical genre

Understanding the genre – or type – of writing you've got in front of you when you open your Bible will make a huge difference to how you interpret the text. Learn the basics of biblical genre with this handy guide.

From scrolls to scrolling: how technology has shaped our Bible reading

The way we read the Bible is changing, but does it matter, and if so, why? Dr Stephen Holmes explores.

Filling libraries in China with Bible books

Your support means more and more lay preachers in China are getting the resources they need. Hear what one, Ding Yunying, has to say.

Making papyrus | Egypt Series (Part 1) – 08

When we’re not busy scrolling on our phones, we may decide to open a book and start to read, page by page. In antiquity people didn’t have books but scrolls, which could be unrolled before and rolled up after reading.

Code of Practice

Read about the code of practice for our storytellers.

Help, it’s Leviticus!

In a recent survey, Leviticus was voted least favourite book of the Bible. We caught up with theologian in residence Paula Gooder to find out how to get more out of this unpopular book.

Baruch

The book of Baruch falls into two parts. In the first part (1.1–3.8) Baruch, who is mentioned in the book of Jeremiah as being Jeremiah’s secretary, read out a letter to the people who were in exile with King Jehoiakim in Babylon. As a result of ...

 

 

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