All Bible articles – Page 12
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OpinionWrestling with biblical teaching on gender inspired my award-winning photograph
‘Wonder Boy’ has just been nominated for the prestigious Portrait of Britain award.
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Opinion8 ways to improve your preaching in 2022
Baptist preacher Jonathan Edwards shares some top tips
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ReviewsKatie Piper's inspirational book is a reminder of how God sees you
After a difficult couple of years, we could all use a little positivity. That’s what Katie Piper’s new book seeks to bring, with 365 affirmations to get you through. Each affirmation – essentially an empowering statement – provides an encouragement through which Piper weaves her faith subtly ...
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Regular ColumnistsYour ‘Bible in a year’ reading plan begins with Genesis. And so does the good news
The creation story was utterly unique among Ancient Near Eastern cultures. Instead of warring, angry gods, the Bible tells us that we were created in love, says Lois Tverberg
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Magazine FeaturesWhy you should make ‘Keep the Sabbath holy’ your New Year’s Resolution
God mandated a day of rest for our good, says David Hoffbrand. Try it. You might be surprised by the many benefits it brings to you and your family
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OpinionWhy ‘sorcery’ was the most searched-for Bible term in 2021
Online searches for “pharmakeia” in the Bible increased almost 200 per cent increase in 2021. But why?
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InterviewsJayne Ozanne: The Christian campaigner explains why she wants to ban ‘hate prayer’
The Chair of Ban Conversion Therapy tells us why harmful prayer “must be banned, and will be banned”
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ReviewsAvoid this banal re-write of the Bible's greatest stories. It contains as much truth as Buffy the Vampire Slayer
In one way, the writings of Robin Bennett and Eugene Peterson are similar: both have rewritten the Bible into everyday speech. But there the similarity ends. Bennett has taken twelve texts of the Bible – including creation, the Fall, the Flood, the Nativity, Gethsemane and the crucifixion ...
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Regular ColumnistsJeff Lucas on the day his house nearly burned down
Source: Kristian Kirk Mailand / Alamy Stock Photo A couple of weeks ago, two nice chaps stopped by our home and promptly set fire to it. Which was rude. They hadn’t planned to commit arson – their agenda was to cut the grass. All was going well ...
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Magazine FeaturesFinding the missing pieces of the Christmas puzzle
If you read the Christmas story in isolation, you will miss the beauty of the Bible’s bigger picture, says Jo Swinney
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Regular ColumnistsWhy Noah's flood may not have been global
Was it a global flood, or local flood? David Instone-Brewer explains why he (reluctantly) changed his mind
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Magazine FeaturesThe kind of faith that Jesus loves
Christians have traditionally understood faith to mean trust in God. But there's another vital aspect to faith that we often overlook
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OpinionYou may have heard China has ‘banned’ the Bible app. But the truth is more complicated
Last week, Apple removed the Bible and Quran from their Chinese app store in response to government pressure. Many have seen this as yet another restriction of religious freedom in China, but Dr Alexander Chow says such a concept never existed in the first place
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OpinionDismantling Lord Vinson’s bizarre claim that Jesus’ death was assisted suicide
As peers debated assisted suicide in the House of Lords last week, one Lord’s contribution jumped out as particularly remarkable
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Regular ColumnistsWhy Christians should ditch the concept of original sin
It might be commonly taught, but Augustine's concept of original sin doesn't have scriptural support, argues David Instone-Brewer
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ReviewsReviewed: The book that promises to help you become a wholehearted disciple
Do you want your heart to be changed? Try this book, says our reviewer
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ReviewsHeavy Burdens: What the Church gets wrong in its treatment of LGBTQ people, and how we can fix it
Many will read this book’s title and make up their minds before turning a page. But this is why 'Heavy Burdens: 7 ways LGBTQ Christians experience harm in the Church’ is desperately needed, says our reviewer
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OpinionGod is neither male or female, but we shouldn't use gender neutral language
Describing God as male is not patriarchal, says Graham Nichols, it’s accurate
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Regular ColumnistsJustice, mercy and grace: What these biblical words mean…and why it matters
Each of these words describe an important way that God relates to us. But the third one is the most special
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Magazine FeaturesGhosts, haunted houses and bumps in the night: What the Bible really says about all things spooky
Most Christians have been taught that ghosts aren’t real. But is this what scripture teaches?
