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3 Resources for less Self-centred Bible Reading
In Reading the Bible: Where’s Waldo? and the Council at Jerusalem I shared how I have come to realise that much of my Bible reading has been self-centred, looking for how the text applies to my life...
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Reading the Bible with the Global Church
For me one of the biggest blessings of being involved in cross-cultural mission is having the opportunity to read the Bible with people of different cultures who are living in very different situations...
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Can we read the Bible literally?
What does it mean to read the Bible literally? For many Christians reading the Bible literally is vital in taking the authority of Scripture seriously, and ensuring that we understand it objectively...
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A missional reading of Matthew 1
A couple of weeks ago I was asked by some friends to lead a Bible study (possibly a series) on anything I liked. What would you have chosen? I decided to try to put into practice some of the things I...
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Race and Ethnicity: Does it Matter?
Race and ethnicity have always been hot topics for as long as people have been around, and remain so today in a great many parts of the world. In the church too these issues are often present, if only...
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Did Jesus preach the gospel?
Did Jesus preach the gospel? What do we mean by the gospel? Is our definition, which is often centred around us, our sin, God’s wrath, and God’s plan through Jesus to rescue us from his judgement,...
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A missional reading of Matthew 3
Our Bible study group continued a couple of weeks ago, trying to read the book of Matthew as the original hearers might have heard it, understanding the role the narrative played in the mission of God...
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Jiizas Buk: “It’s as if Jesus is right here with us”
The BBC has a great 2-minute video about the translation of parts of the Bible into Jamaican Patois for the first time. This has been a controversial project for many of the same reasons that the...
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Pulling us up from the mud
Having been in Mpanda for three months now we are starting to feel settled and are enjoying our work, making friends and organising our house to feel like a home! I’m particularly enjoying my job as...
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