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Ideas for igniting a Bible reading revival one person, one church, one community at a time
What’s the best way to read the Bible? Many people think it’s something like getting up real early every day and intensely reading the entire Bible every year... But is the pre-dawn snow plow routine really the best way for everyone to engage with God’s Word? Sure, it’s a good method, if you can keep it up. But what if you can’t? What if you aren’t a morning person? Or what if you’re new to the Bible? Or what if reading is difficult for you?
The Essential Bible Blog is written by Whitney Kuniholm, president of Scripture Union/USA. His blog entries are clear, positive and thought-provoking, motivating the reader to meet God in his Word. If the first few weeks of posts are anything to go by, this blog is one to follow for anyone involved in promoting Scripture Engagement. [more...]
Sharing ideas, resources and stories concerning young people engaging with the Bible
This blog is an attempt to create a forum in which to exchange ideas between those who are seeking to engage young people with the Bible in meaningful, powerful and relevant ways... Any thoughts, resources or inspiration I get regarding Bible Engagement issues will be posted here.
This blog is written by Marty Thompson, Bible ministry consultant with Scripture Union Queensland (Australia). [more...]
with Rev Mark Brown
"And as I confronted sin and journeyed deep into His Word things started to happen, I got this energy to really serve Him, I started seeing my life and the church around me in a new way, realising of myself and the church that we have been playing at being Christian, happy just to turn up, seeing Bible reading and prayer as a chore, something to be quickly completed then onto the next job."
In this daily blog, Mark Brown invites us to join him as he engages with God's Word and reflects on what the Lord is teaching him: "I realised that reading my Bible isn’t a job but a journey and a joy!"
Writing from Australia, Mark Brown is the founder of Global Scope Media and the popular Bible Facebook page. Until recently he was CEO of Bible Society New Zealand. [more...]
"I work for Bible Society New Zealand as Bible Engagement Advocate. My brief is to encourage Kiwi Christians to get back into reading their Bibles. This blog is about why dust is gathering on Bibles and how we can get Christians to get rid of it!"
This Scripture Engagement blog is written by Stephen Opie, from Bible Society New Zealand. [more...]
Human weakness in Bible translation for minority languages
Link: Bible Translator Foibles
"I see a generalized pattern of other missionary translators, neglecting the use and distribution of translations done by their colleagues after their colleagues are gone. This appears to call into question that the use and impact of the translations of others important to them, especially when one compares it to what they do pay a lot of attention to..."The author of the Bible Translator Foibles blog asks searching questions for missionary Bible translators, especially about their desire to see the Scriptures available and put to use.
"I asked the leadership about this New Testament. Was it being used? Was it having an impact? Was it still available and for sale in the part of the country where the language was spoken?For anyone involved in Bible translation in a cross-cultural context, this blog offers plenty of food for thought. [more...]
The answer to all of these questions was “We don’t know”. That answer was surprising enough, but I was really shocked that the questions did not seem to evoke any sense that not knowing was a problem. The questions did not create any desire to find out. It appeared to me that it was okay with the missionary translators if the completed New Testament in that language was no longer available to the people for whom it was translated."
