Via a YouVersion announcement This November, YouVersion will celebrate an extraordinary milestone: one billion device installs across its family of Bible apps. Back in 2006, Founder Bobby Gruenewald was waiting in an airport security queue, when he asked himself: “What… Continue Reading
“Unbelievable donation to Adelaide Hills’ op shop stuns Red Cross” was the headline for a story on the Adelaide gossip site Glamadelaide. Not a bad little scoop, that the Bible of one of South Australia’s colonial founding fathers had been… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column No names: Obadiah won’t be naming a church or denomination, but there’s a group of bell ringers sad that they have been told they can’t ring the bells any longer at a particular church. Obadiah is… Continue Reading
In 2024 Bible sales in the US rose 22 per cent according to Circana Book Scan, reported in the Wall Street Journal – a record achieved by the end of October last year. There have been steady rises since 2020… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall answers a common challenge. Jeremiah chapter 20 vs 9: “If I, Jeremiah, (an Old Testament prophet/messenger of God) didn’t mention Him (God), or speak any longer in his name… His message becomes a fire burning in my heart,… Continue Reading
Who would have thought a book with the formidable title Modern Genre Theory: An Introduction for Biblical Studies could be readable and even funny? And, importantly, help us – and face it, ministers, read the Bible. Author Andrew Judd, lecturer… Continue Reading
Megavoice, a ministry that began in Australia and has sent audio Bible players worldwide, is adding another way to get the Bible across the barriers of poverty, distance and persecution. “At megavoice Australia, we remain deeply committed to fulfilling the Great… Continue Reading
An excerpt from Mastered by the Word: A step-by-step guide to understanding and applying the Bible by. Craig Hamilton, which as the title says, is a guide to reading the Bible in everyday language. Reading the Bible is a huge… Continue Reading
Time was whenever Scripture (and everything else) was read it was read aloud. Think of the Ethiopian eunuch reading in his chariot, and Philip heard him. Simon Camilleri, a graphic designer and book author from the northern suburbs of Melbourne,… Continue Reading
A Charles Brammall Column As a leader (or a study-writing member) of your home group, try to write questions in your study that lead to the “Biblical Theology” of the passage/topic. “Biblical Theology” is different from “Systematic Theology”. It asks,… Continue Reading