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I have this nasal issue where I’m supposed to use an antihistamine every day to keep my nasal passages from swelling and blocking. When this happens, I use it for four days, and they clear up. PICTURE: Diana Polekhina/Unsplash Can you guess what happens? After four days, since I can breathe, I forget to use the […]
Hearing the Word: Bible podcasts help Christians resolving to read the old, old story in the new year
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports that while yearlong plans taking readers from Genesis to Revelation have been around for years, podcasts have more recently become a popular way for listeners to keep up with or better understand a daily Bible reading plan…
Books: The what, why and how of reading the Bible explained
DAVID ADAMS looks at a short book to read if you’re struggling to get into the Bible…
Essay: Why reading the Bible with reason and emotion alone doesn’t satisfy us
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JASON GABOURY, a regional director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s undergraduate ministry in New York and New Jersey and the author of ‘Wait With Me: Meeting God in Loneliness’, writes about why imagination is important when reading the Bible…
State of the Bible: Left unread during the coronavirus pandemic
RNS People may be reading the news and “doomscrolling” through social media during the coronavirus pandemic. But what they don’t appear to be reading is the Bible. That’s according to the 10 annual State of the Bible survey released on Wednesday (22nd July) by the American Bible Society. PICTURE: doungtepro on Pixabay/Creative Commons The number of American […]
World Evangelical Alliance endorses global campaign to mark 2020 as Year of the Bible
The World Evangelical Alliance has this week endorsed a global campaign to mark 2020 as the Year of the Bible. The initiative, which was launched by Bishop Efraim Tendero, secretary-general of the WEA, is also supported by Pope Francis, the global Lausanne network, Youth With A Mission, the United Bible Societies, Biblica and a range […]
THIS LIFE: DISCIPLINE AND CRAVING
ELISABETH CARTER looks at the importance of discipline – in exercise and in relationship with God…
Sixteen per cent of Americans choose Bible as daily routine “must have”
Just 16 per cent of Americans said they would read the Bible as part of their daily routine when asked to choose between that and other activities while 37 per cent said they preferred drinking coffee, 28 per cent favoured having “something sweet” and 19 per cent preferred using social media. Such are the findings […]
THIS LIFE: DOES YOUR LIFE PAINT A PICTURE OF GRACE?
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, on the importance of soaking in the Bible…
Americans see the Bible as a source of wisdom but most don’t read it, survey finds
RNS “Among Americans: How much of the Bible have you personally read?” Graphic courtesy of LifeWay Research The Bible may be a source of wisdom for many Americans but most don’t read it for themselves, a new survey shows. More than half have read little or none of it, reports LifeWay Research. “Even among […]