South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
An easy-to-read version of the Bible, which uses a vocabulary of just 1 200 words, has now been completed. The culmination of 20 years’ work, it is freely available online. The project began in the early 1990s at the request of an overseas mission worker wanting Bible commentaries, which most […]
The Gospel of John, the first of four feature length films of the four Gospels undertaken by the Lumo Project, will be debuted on BBC Two in the United Kingdom this Easter, says a press release received by Gateway News this week. The four films are word-for-word renditions of the Gospels […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] It is no secret that scores of young Christians abandon the faith in their teens and twenties. In particular, the university campus is a key battleground where some young Christians turn their back on the faith. As a […]
Originally published in Mission Network News What image comes to mind when you hear the word “missionary?” Some may picture an evangelist or two braving new territories as they carry Bibles to a tribe that’s never heard of Jesus. Others think of Christians in action: people going to a foreign […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] Not that this issue of race is ever far from South African minds. But I have been taken aback by race related tensions in the past month. Twitter wars, xenophobic attacks, allegations of discrimination at restaurants, schools and […]
Originally published in Fox News A team of researchers made a surprising find when examining a papyrus-wrapped mummy mask — they found what they believe to be the oldest-known copy of a gospel in existence. The researchers found a fragment of the Gospel of Mark that dates back to about […]
Originally published in Christian Today If you’ve ever struggled to fit your Bible into an already overflowing bag, you’re in luck. Measuring just 4.76mm each side, the world’s smallest Bible has been released. The Jerusalem Nano Bible company has developed a tiny chip containing all 27 books of the New […]
The Grobler family of Despatch are looking forward to their latest Bible mission adventure — a Christmas outreach in Swaziland where they plan to hand out 500 Bibles at churches and schools in the Siteki area. “We never thought that the next mission would come so quickly after our Lesotho […]
Originally published in Charisma News The most popular book of all time may be celebrating a bit of a renaissance. Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 27, 2014) marks the first anniversary of the Bible App for Kids, developed by YouVersion in partnership with OneHope. The app has been downloaded in 200-plus […]
Originally published in Christian Newswire In another major milestone, the wildly popular and free YouVersion Bible App has expanded to more than 1 000 translations of the Bible in over 700 languages. “It’s unprecedented in history having so many Bible versions in the palm of your hand—something we never imagined […]