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With the Chinese Church in the UK at a crossroads, now is the time to act

We’re preparing to welcome many more Chinese Christians into the UK

Listen like one being taught: Isaiah 50 (Day 169)

In verse 4 of this chapter, the prophet Isaiah says that God has given him ‘the tongue of a teacher’ – but notice that he also tells us how he listens to God ‘as those who are taught’. The two activities are linked: first he listens and lea...

Survey of Chinese in the UK

If you are an ethnic Chinese living in the UK, please take part in a survey to help us prepare for the many Chinese who will be arriving here in the next few years.

Gen Z: The Future of Faith?

It is the generation growing up with unlimited access to the internet, provided with instant information and entertainment (‘infotainment’) and unprecedented online connection; but it also has the highest levels of loneliness, social anxiety and ...

Excitement in the air as the build of the garden begins

We waited three years for today, and then we were half an hour early. Standing in the half-light at 6.30am waiting for the gates to open at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show ground in a state of disbelief and excitement: the build was about to begin.

Genesis 19.1–29: The overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah (Day 18)

The men – only two of them by now – who'd visited Abraham were now with Lot. They were faced with sexual assault, which Lot tries to avert by offering his virgin daughters instead. The potential offence against the ancient code of hospital...

Genesis 26: The promise lives on (Day 25)

As famine pushes Isaac out of the land he loved, we head into two mini-narratives that feel strangely familiar. The first is the promise of God to Isaac. Isaac hears God for himself, receiving a similar promise to that of his father – an assurance ...

Genesis 3: Human nature revealed (Day 3)

The Bible's first two chapters paint a picture of God's creation in harmony: people, living creatures and the natural world all fit perfectly together. The creation myths of the time these stories were written described a world born out of ...

Genesis 4: The power of evil (Day 4)

In Genesis 4, we're face to face with some of the darkest instincts of human beings. The two sons of Adam and Eve offer sacrifices; Abel's animal sacrifices are accepted, but Cain's grain offerings aren't. There's no indicati...

September Chelsea will be ‘fabulous’ says Sarah Eberle

Since it began in 1913, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has always been held in May, when the gardening year gets underway. Now, due to the pandemic, it’s being held in September for the first time. Sarah Eberle talks to Hazel Southam about the changes...

As churches reopen in Malawi, will you help fill the Sunday schools with children’s Bibles?

Children in Malawi love God’s word, but there aren’t enough Bibles to go around. You can make a difference today.

Jesus feeds the 5000 | Bible Trek – Galilee Series (Part 2) – 04

In the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish there is a stone which is believed to be the rock on which Jesus prepared a meal for over 5,000 people. Having provided teaching and encouragement for them, he then compassionately provided f...

Driving forward to deliver God’s word to remote parts of Africa

When an old vehicle breaks down in Niger, Bibles cannot be delivered. But help is at hand.

Jesus is imprisoned | Bible Trek – Easter Series - 09

In this dungeon, beneath the Praetorium and the home of Pontus Pilate, Jesus is likely to have been held as a prisoner...

Christians are gaining hope and confidence during the pandemic through reading the Bible, a survey finds

The findings come in a survey for Bible Society, carried out by Christian Research.

On the authority and credibility of Scripture

Walter Moberly is Professor of Theology and Biblical Interpretation at Durham University and the author of numerous books.

Is the Bible anti-women?

The stories of Scripture reflect a patriarchal world – but as Lisa Cherrett finds, there's a very different story to be told.

Bibles and aid get through to vulnerable people in Iraq

The relief and joy were visible in the woman’s face as the package with food and Scripture was placed into her hands.

Climbing many mountains to spread God’s word in China

It’s not very often a preacher has to scale a cliff to get into his pulpit, but that is the kind of terrain that Pu Zhidui must overcome.

Will you bring the Bible to remote communities in the shadow of extremism?

People living under the threat of Boko Haram are longing to hear God’s word. You can put the Bible in their hands today.

 

 

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