This daily Bible reading plan will guide you to reflect on the season of Lent and prepare for the celebration of the resurrection on Easter. Download this resource

A 30-day reading guide with selections from historical books and wisdom books in the Deuterocanon / Apocrypha. Each passage is labeled by topic. Download this resource

Out of his devotion to Christ, Anthony gave up worldly possessions, moved to the desert and lived a life of solitude. Read more about Anthony’s legacy. The Monastic Saint When Emperor Constantine proclaimed Christianity as the Roman imperial religion, it became fashionable to practice Christianity. Status in the new… Read More

People have attempted to defy death for thousands of years but they have failed. Elijah, who was whisked to heaven in a whirlwind, didn’t fail. Read more about this death-defying prophet. Elijah was a prophet who lived in Israel from around 899 to 850 B.C.  This was after the Israelite kingdom… Read More

Read this poem in a quiet devotional time or out loud with your family. As you read the poem reflect on the joy that Jesus brought to the world. Bethlehem was a well-known city where King David had been born a thousand years before the birth of Jesus.  During… Read More

Use this tool each Sunday in the Advent season to reflect on the Christmas story presented in the Gospel of Matthew. Advent: Week 1 Wait Expectantly for the Lord Think About It: Have you ever waited for something to happen? What did you wait for? How did you feel… Read More

Different Christian traditions include different books in the Old Testament. This table offers a comparison of the Old Testament canon used by Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant Christians. The Old Testament in Christian Bibles contains all of the books included in the Jewish Scriptures. Some Christian traditions also include… Read More

The “New Testament” is the second part of the Christian Bible. Its twenty-seven books continue the story of God’s people begun in the Old Testament (the Jewish Scriptures). The “New Testament” is the second part of the Christian Bible. Its twenty-seven books continue the story of God’s people… Read More

Read profiles of several Africans featured in the Old and New Testaments. If one were to ask most people if Africans are found in the Bible, the common answer one would get would be that they are not. There are several reasons for such an answer such as… Read More

In the time of Jesus, the Samaritans were despised by most Jews for two reasons: (1) many of them were following the lifestyle of the Roman world and ignoring the Law of Moses; (2) the Samaritan religious traditions denied that God was present among his people in Jerusalem and scorned… Read More