A conversation between two Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary professors about why and how Scripture is read in worship services. Lynn Jost is professor and program director for Old Testament …
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Rehearsing Scripture: Discovering God’s Word in Community Anna Carter Florence Eerdmans Review by Ben Kramer What is the subject? What’s the difference between a desert and the way a long-time …
Several months ago, a short-term team came to Thailand for two weeks and helped run a one-week English camp. A young girl named Kao attended that camp. Afterward, she began …
Every February for four years, in conjunction with national “I Love to Read” month, Steinbach (Man.) MB Church has run an “I love to read my Bible” promotion. In February …
I stopped for a morning coffee and saw an elderly gentleman sitting alone, his Bible open to Jeremiah beside a steaming cup. All around, his peers were boisterous about a hockey …
Two weeks after I finished seminary, I gave birth to my first child, and all those wonderful Bible study habits were replaced by 2:00 a.m. feedings. I knew how to …
Where can we find the following Bible verse: “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down …
Throughout church history, Christians have affirmed that the Bible is the authoritative Word of God. But what does that actually mean? While serving in southern Africa, I met people who …
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So many Bibles! Which one should I choose?
by StaffGone are the days when everyone quoted from the King James Version. Bible Gateway lists no less than 50 English Bible versions,not including novel paraphrases like the Hip Hop or …
I’m changing Bibles again. As a teen, I read the King James Version (rather unsuccessfully). I began a life-giving journey with the Bible when I started to read the New …
Engagement: Some 50% of evangelical Canadians read the Bible at least once a week. 18% of Canadians strongly believe the Bible is the Word of God. 1 in 7 Canadians (13%) …
I cringe at the thought of underlining passages in my Bible. In part, as a faithful English student, I hold a certain reverence for all print material. I regard books – …
Varied resources encourage daily Bible reading One of the challenges facing churches today is a decline in daily Bible reading. To make God’s Word part of daily life, Waterloo Mennonite …
For a couple years it was just a fascinating gadget that did amazing things. It can store thousands of songs, pictures, and even a few movies (if you want to …