Henry Blackaby, US author of ‘Experiencing God’, has died at age 88
United States RNS Henry Blackaby, a pastor and author whose Experiencing God Bible study sold more than eight million copies, has died at age 88. “We are deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of Henry Blackaby,” Ben Mandrell, president of Lifeway Christian Resources, Blackaby’s longtime publisher, said in announcing the author’s death on Saturday. Henry Blackaby. […]
Sharing space: Muslim migrants in New York find refuge in a Nigerian church
FIONA ANDRÉ, of Religion News Service, reports on how Hosanna City of Refuge Church in Queens, New York, is helping Muslim migrants from West Africa…
In the US, reparations campaign takes new forms with Bible study, Juneteenth march
United StatesRNS The long campaign for reparations for slavery in the United States has taken numerous forms. Members of Congress have supported a commission to study the matter. Pastor Les Robinson interacts with members of the congregation at The Sanctuary Church on Sunday, 14th May, 2023, in Santa Clarita, California. For Black Californians who have […]
OPEN BOOK – PAUL’S GALATIAN LETTER: HOW DO YOU DO?
In the first of a new series looking at the New Testament Book of Galatians, BRUCE C WEARNE looks at the introductory passage…
OUTREACH: BIBLE STUDY AND SKATEBOARDS MEET AT ‘SKATECHURCH’
BOBBY ROSS, Jr, writing for Religion News Service, reports on how US churches are reaching out to skaters…
CASTING THE NET: STUDYLIGHT.ORG
DAVID ADAMS looks at Bible study resource, StudyLight.org…
UK disability charity releases free six week Bible study to “lift the lid” on mental health
UK disability charity Liveability has released a free six week Bible study for churches to engage with mental health challenges faced by those in their communities. Lifting the Lid has been created for use by small groups and draws on well-known Bible stories to open up discussions around the topics of emotional and mental well-being. […]
OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: NOT THAT WAY BUT THIS WAY!
BRUCE C WEARNE looks at how a vision experienced by Paul led him and Barnabas to head to Macedonia…