All Bible articles
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Are Christian women biblically illiterate?
Ann-Louise Graham considers how well we know the Bible and ponders whether the Church and its women’s ministries are to blame
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My letter to the next generation - who is it you are looking for?
Speaking into our world of overwhelm and anxiety, Rev Katherine Chow reveals the interaction Jesus had with Mary Magdalene – reminding us that he isn’t put off by your emotional vulnerability, but wants you to share your concerns with him
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A hidden heroine in a bloodthirsty history
Study passage: 2 Kings 11, 2 Chronicles 22 We all know the story of baby Moses hidden in a basket among the bullrushes in the river Nile by his mother and sister, and how their determined action rescued him from the genocide of Hebrew male babies by the ruthless Egyptian ...
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Opinion
‘I went to the Museum of the Book and this is how it helped me become more confident in my faith’
‘Biblical illiteracy is something I think that the current generation is struggling with and I therefore appreciate museums like this that host evidence of the reliability of scriptures,’ says Maxine Harrison.
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Are women cursed?
While some believe women’s suffering in reproductive health is down to the Fall, Michelle Tant asserts that it is far more to do with how society dismisses and normalises our health issues
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The quest for happiness
Elaine Storkey unpacks what the word ‘blessed’ means through Jesus’ words in the Beatitudes and reminds us of the positive impact we can all have on the world around us when we live by his values
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Opinion
Can AI help your faith?
Maxine Harrison has found the AI app Biblia.chat helpful in answering her questions around faith and the Bible, but says we can’t rely on AI alone…
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Opinion
Many women in the Bible used their sexuality to survive, and Jesus did not condemn them
Jesus made no comment at all about women who used their sexuality as a means of making a living. In fact, any condemnation the Bible makes of prostitution is reserved for the men who buy sex, not for the women who sell it,’ says Sally Hope.
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This is what Jesus said about marriage and divorce
Elaine Storkey unpacks Matthew 19, and reminds us that our relationships should be faithful, safe and loving
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Christine Caine: ‘I should have been a statistic’
The Australian evangelist opened up to Fiona Stewart about the childhood abuse she endured, the shock of finding out she was adopted and the passion God has stirred in her to fight human trafficking
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How to handle complaints with justice
Elaine Storkey unpacks Acts 6, revealing the principles that enabled the early Church to move forward after a dispute and which she urges us all to live by today
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Gwyneth Paltrow’s former nursery nurse, Rachel Waddilove, left Bibles for the children in her care
As a nanny to the stars, Rachel Waddilove supported many celebrity and royal families with a keen sense of her own faith, but she also knew the pain of a difficult marriage and divorce at home
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God does not force anyone to believe in him
Elaine Storkey unpacks scripture to show that God gives each of us the freedom of choice, with an exhortation to stand with those who are persecuted for putting their faith in him.
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Opinion
What is hope and why is it so powerful?
‘Hope is a way of thinking. It can break us or make us, depending on the state of our minds,’ says Pauline Newton.
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Being fair is part of our calling as Christians
Elaine Storkey urges us to embrace the biblical principle of economic justice
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Opinion
‘I saw a man’s leg grow back!’
Jemimah Wright shares a testimony of healing from the Philippines, when she saw what she describes as ‘the Bible coming to life in front of me.’
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How God uses adoption to forward his plan
Elaine Storkey looks at the stories of Moses and Esther, explaining how they both were instrumental in Israel’s deliverance from its enemies, as well as revealing God’s heart to care for orphans throughout scripture
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How the Bible was deliberately censored to control African slaves
Dr Sheila Akomiah-Conteh unpacks the origins and teachings of the little-known 19th-century Slave Bible
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Educating all of the Ritas - what does the Bible say about educating women?
Elaine Storkey takes a close look at what the Bible has to say about educating women, and delves deep into the often quoted 1 Timothy 2