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Three times a year, crowds would have flooded into the city of Jerusalem for festivals. After ritual washing, they would walk up the steps to the temple. Jesus and his disciples, singing psalms as they walked, would have used these steps to ascend th...

The funeral yesterday of Queen Elizabeth II was both dignified and deeply moving. It was a great state occasion, marked by all the pomp and circumstance due to a great queen, but it was also thoroughly Christian and soaked in Scripture.

People in Egypt are struggling because of a deep economic crisis. But the churches are full, and they know they need God’s word – and thanks to you, they’re receiving Bibles.

Your generous gifts are helping to put Bibles into the hands of thousands of children in not only this West African country, but also other nations across the continent.

The iconic city of Jerusalem features throughout the Scriptures. King David made it his capital city; Solomon built his great temple there; it was the scene of countless dramatic events involving prophets and kings; and of course, it was where Jesus ...

John's account of the death of Jesus is both moving and horrifying. Perhaps one thing that stands out, though, is the personal hostility with which Jesus is treated; whipping was standard, but the soldiers ram a crown of thorns onto his head and...

This chapter is full of questions – count them! Some are answered with simple facts, some are answered with simple lies, and others are rhetorical, intended to make a point rather than asking for information. But when we come to the conversation be...

John's stories of Jesus' resurrection appearances are the most vivid, memorable and personal of all the Gospel writers. One of them in this chapter is his encounter with Thomas – for ever afterwards, rather unfairly, called 'Doubting...

At Christmas 2020 Queen Elizabeth's address to the nation was delivered in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic. She praised those in the front line of the response to it, saying: 'We continue to be inspired by the kindness of strangers and ...

Prison chaplain Dominic Dring thanks Bible Society supporters whose kind giving is enabling the gospel to spread so dramatically through prisons in England and Wales.

1 Corinthians is a real letter to real people, rather than an abstract piece of theological writing. This closing chapter makes this clear – Paul has people's names and faces in mind as he writes, as he often does. That doesn't mean he pu...

Paul's irritation at those who criticised his ministry sometimes boils over. This is one of those times – he is frustrated that the Corinthians are being led astray by smooth talkers who don't really grasp the heart of the gospel (verse 4...