(By Bob Smietana, LifeWay Research). Americans have a positive view of the Bible. And many say the Christian scriptures are filled with moral lessons for today. However, more than half of Americans have read little or none of the Bible. Less than a quarter of those who have ever read a Bible have a systematic…
(Blog originally posted 2/12/16. Updated on 2/14/17). Life is fleeting but love endures forever. By tomorrow, Valentine’s Day will be over. The roses and chocolates and cards will be history, but we will still need to know that we are loved. My husband sat on the steps and held out a ring. It was large and worn…
(By Mark Labberton, Christianity Today). The “perspicuity” (clarity) of the Bible was real to me before I even knew what to call it. It was an experience long before it became a tenet of my faith. I started to read the New Testament just as I was about to enter college. With very few assumptions,…
When the Co-Moderators of the 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) promote a project titled “One Church, One Book,” what do you think the book would be? Might you think it was the Bible? What if it was described this way: “Our hope is that it would start conversations. But it’s not just…
A Bible expert diagnoses the bad habits that keep us from feasting on God’s Word. Drew Dyck interviews Gloenn R. Paauw of the Institute for Bible Reading. Christianity Today. We use the Bible as a manual or answer book. We look to it as a talisman or horoscope. We proof-text, cherry-pick, and impose our own…
By Billy Hallowell, Deseret News. There has been an explosion of late in the use of digital Bibles, with hundreds of millions of tablets and smartphones now carrying Bible apps that offer up personal studies, daily readings and a variety of scripture translations. Consider that the popular YouVersion Bible app has already been downloaded more…
Paul yearns to see the Word of God, the gospel of Christ, race across the world, knowing that the Day of the Lord is coming, when there will be no more days left to preach. By Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr., at www.albertmohler.com If you want to know what people really believe, the philosopher Roger Scruton once…
Turns out, young Christians may be the most engaged Bible readers in generations. From Christianity Today. Practicing Christian millennials are bucking a trend. Overall, this generation is less likely to read or trust the Bible than any other. More than half (55%) are “Bible-neutral” or “Bible-skeptical,” compared to 45 percent of teens, 51 percent of…
By Carey Lodge, Christian Today. Constant prayer has helped Christians to smuggle in Bibles and training materials for pastors in a North African country where believers face persecution. According to persecution charity Open Doors, a 24/7 prayer meeting has been running constantly in the country, which cannot be identified for security reasons, since 2003. Local…
By Stefan J. Bos, BosNewsLife. U.S.-based Bible translation group Wycliffe Associates (WA) is rushing to train and shelter indigenous Bible translators from areas controlled by Islamic militants, after at least four of its workers were killed in the Middle East, BosNewsLife established Sunday, April 17. WA said a Mobilized Assistance Supporting Translation (MAST) training session…