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Entering the ministry in China: the threat of cults

When churches in China were forced to shut their doors during the pandemic, cult groups used the internet to try and lure people away from the truth.

Loving your digital neighbour

Director of Theos Think Tank, Elizabeth Oldfield, explores new media and reconciliation in an age of incivility

Racial Justice and the Church

George Floyd’s death focused world attention on the consequences of racism. Girma Mohammed asks what the Church should be saying.

A time of national disaster: Joel 1 (Day 313)

We don’t know much about the prophet Joel and can’t say exactly when he was writing. But it seems the ‘word of the LORD’ came to him (verse 1) at a time of national disaster. Verses 4–12 and 17–20 vividly describe the devastation caused b...

‘Rend your hearts and not your garments’: Joel 2 (Day 314)

In today’s chapter Joel looks ahead from the disaster of the day, imagining it as a mere foretaste of the judgement to come. Israel’s relationship with God is not as it should be and it’s a serious business requiring urgent action.

An awesome and terrible day: Joel 3 (Day 315)

In chapter 3, Joel imagines a hypothetical place called the ‘Valley of Jehoshaphat’, meaning the ‘valley of decision/judgement’ (verses 2 and 14). God will gather all the nations there – the time for people to decide will be over; God will ...

Keyboard volunteers recover lost Bible translations

Having the Bible available on our phones or laptops is normal for most of us, and it's incredibly useful – it's always available, we can cut and paste text, compare translations and find verses easily.

1.8 billion Scriptures distributed by Bible Societies in five years

When every piece of Scripture distributed by the Bible Society network since 2015 is added up, it totals more than 1.8 billion items – enough for almost a quarter of the world’s population.

Full Bible translation tops 700 languages for first time

With an estimated 7,000-plus languages in the world there may be a little way to go, but the full Bible has now been translated into 700 of them. Crucially, this means around 80 per cent of the world’s population, just over 5.7 billion people, can ...

Your help is rescuing local Bible Societies threatened by Covid

Around the world, Bible mission is in crisis. Your help today will make a real difference.

Light shines in the darkness in Covid-stricken Egypt

As many Bible Societies struggle worldwide due to the pandemic, the Bible Society team in Egypt has made the most of a difficult situation, and been blessed greatly.

‘Behold, he is coming!’: Revelation 1 (Day 150)

Churches in the Roman Empire faced many pressures, from the insidious effects of false teaching and worldly temptations to outright persecution. Christians were sent to Roman arenas to die, some of the apostles were executed and John was exiled in an...

‘Hear what the Spirit says’: Revelation 2 (Day 151)

The letters in Revelation 2–3 display Christ’s presence with his churches, his complete knowledge of their spiritual condition and his desire for their wholehearted commitment to him. Each church is addressed specifically but also told to ‘hear...

‘Wake up!’: Revelation 3 (Day 152)

The church in Sardis had ‘the reputation of being alive,’ but Christ pronounced it dead (verse 1). The church in Laodicea brimmed with confidence, saying ‘I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing,’ but Christ says they’re deluded –...

Money won’t help: Psalm 49 (Day 125)

In 1999, film director Baz Lurhmann topped the charts with 'Everybody’s free to wear sunscreen': a spoken word performance, setting Mary Schmich’s article to music. The article, a mock graduation speech, is addressed to the ...

The recipient of gratitude: Psalm 50 (Day 126)

We're in another wisdom psalm today, and this time the lesson is about how you relate to God. In short, the wisdom is: with gratitude!

A safe place to confess: Psalm 51 (Day 127)

This psalm is well known, largely for its link with the story of David and Bathsheba (see 2 Samuel 11–12) and more recently for the gentle online parodies around hand–washing guidelines for coronavirus.

God remains good: Psalm 52 (Day 128)

The performance directions introduce the setting for this psalm as, 'When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him, "David has gone to the house of Ahimelech"'. You can read the story for yourself in 1 Samuel 21–22, but...

When in despair: Psalm 53 (Day 129)

Ever feel despair at the state of the world and feel that, if only people knew God, things would be better? The psalmist makes a similar lament.

Faithful God: Psalm 54 (Day 130)

While a prayer for protection from 'enemies' might seem an unfamiliar part of our songbook, it's probably not an uncommon experience for many people around the world today, especially in places where people are persecuted.

 

 

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