Long Xinrong used to walk nine hours to preach the gospel in China, until his prayers were answered and Bible Society supporters provided him with a motorcycle

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 ...

Prasad’s life was a mess until the Holy Spirit guided him out of a pit of despair and into the pulpit. He wants to share his amazing testimony with Bible Society supporters and thank them for their kind giving, which enables his crucial ministry in...

Bible Society's research for Lumino threw up some fascinating findings about differing attitudes to the Bible among different age groups.

Acts 6 is a story of conflict. As ever, the Bible is entirely realistic about human nature. Even in those early, heady days, believers fell out. The leaders in the new Church – the Apostles – spoke Aramaic. But in Jerusalem there were many Jews f...

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

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

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

Zechariah continues to bring a message about leaders and their people, using the common biblical metaphor of shepherds and sheep – and his words are a devastating critique, without a ray of hope.

Chapter 9 starts off Jesus’ journey from the rural province of Galilee to the spiritual capital, Jerusalem. As he travels through a region called Samaria, some of his disciples who have gone ahead into a village are rejected by its inhabitants.

The opening words of this chapter are very striking. Writing in a time of persecution, the author is keen to stress the need to hold fast to the truth. He even says it's impossible for those who abandon the faith after receiving the Holy Spirit ...

Theos Think Tank researcher, Hannah Rich, offers insightful discussion of the Church's response to debt problems.

The Lord's Supper, or Communion, Eucharist or Mass, is meant to be the point at which the whole Church comes together. The number of names for it indicate that it's often the point at which we're most divided, as different traditions a...

This chapter begins a story of high drama. Sitting at the entrance to his tent, Abraham receives angelic visitors, sometimes envisaged as representing the Trinity, as in the famous icon painted by Andrei Rublev in the 15th century.

Is the Bible antisemitic? According to the way a disturbing incident on the London Underground on Friday was reported by the media, yes it is.

There's a story about Christianity in the West that we've got used to hearing. The story is that it's had its day: that science has somehow disproved it, it's out of step with the modern world and that sensible people don't n...

Participants were asked to imagine the Bible as a person and to decide whether it would be for or against difference causes – or if it would just be silent.

But only just. Asked, ‘If you have one, which of the following best describes your religion or faith?’ 49.45 per cent said they had no religion.

Today marks the beginning of Refugee Week, when we're encouraged to think about people who leave their homes and embark on often dangerous journeys to strange lands.

Though the prevailing narrative is one of decline and closure, Rural churches can and do grow in terms of discipleship, numbers and service. Jill Hopkinson explores.