This Easter Learn How You Can Shine the Light of Jesus in Dark Places
As we prepare to celebrate Jesus’s victory over sin and death, let us also recommit ourselves to our mission of bringing his light to a world that so desperately needs it. Jesus invites us to become children of light who bring his hope to a hurting world. We are called to love others sacrificially and to serve them so they…
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How to Open the Bible to Seniors
Having just completed a verse-by-verse study of John’s Gospel, I announced to the group that the next week we would start a new study in Genesis, the first book of the Bible. Tom asked, “What page?” Tom was brand-new to Bible study, and learning all the time. His excitement about the Scriptures has invigorated this group, which meets every Saturday…
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Answered Prayer: Bible-Based Trauma Healing Prison Ministry Reaches Inmates
Recently, we received a prayer request from our friend Joy, a prison chaplain in the Midwest. Joy was about to host a Bible-based trauma healing workshop with eight women in prison using American Bible Society’s Bible-based trauma healing curriculum. The American Bible Society prayer team prayed for Joy, for this upcoming workshop and for the women in the group. Answered…
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What is the Biblical Portrayal of Women?
As a woman reading Scripture in the 21st century, I find myself torn over the Bible's portrayal of women. Certain passages tell stories of agency, valor and hope through the inclusion of brave women, while others are laments over the abuse and neglect of women within the community of the people of God. How can both portrayals of women exist…
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Failed Plans? Lean into God’s Word for Comfort
This was my day, and I was all smiles It took a holiday to do it, but our family was finally all together again. As I welcomed them all into the house, I anticipated the low hum of great adult conversation as children giggled and played quietly in the background. But only minutes after they arrived, the reality slowly, but…
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Prayer Request: Churches Exploring a New Way to Read Scripture
Reading and studying the Bible is an important part of spiritual growth. Yet many church goers don’t read the Bible on a regular basis. To help change this, we’re partnering with church leaders and Biblica to ignite a renewal of Bible reading in their churches through a program called the Community Bible Experience. The Community Bible Experience takes participants through…
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How to Tell the Whole Story of the Bible
When my great-uncle Hubert Mitchell shared the gospel with native people in the jungles of Sumatra, back in 1940, he got stuck at the most important part. They had no idea what a cross was, so he cut down two trees and tied them together. He stretched himself out on that cross and described how the soldiers pounded nails into…
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