Bible Society Launches New Literacy Guides
The Bible Society of South Africa has launched its literacy material in Siswati and isiNdebele. Chief executive officer Rev Dirk...
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What the Bible is and What it Isn’t
By Cackie Upchurch – Recently I heard a radio interview with a professor who had once been an Evangelical, then...
Catholic Bible Foundation Turns 25
As the Catholic Bible Foundation turns 25, head Br Mike Chalmers CFC looks back at how it started –...
How We Can Hear God’s Voice in the Bible
By Cackie Upchurch – In a beloved passage from the gospel of John, Jesus uses all types of shepherding imagery...
Journaling Deepens Daily Bible Readings
Tom Drake, Johannesburg – For years now Catholics have been able to acquire a booklet with the daily Mass readings,...
Pope: Fear and Uncertainty Lead to a ‘Do-it-Yourself’ Religion
Like the ancient Israelites, Christians today also can fall into the temptation of creating their own idols when difficulties and...
15th Sunday of the Year Reflection
By Fr John Allen Green OFM – He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff —...
Finding Jesus at the Waters
In biblical times, as today, water was vital: to be hydrated, to stay clean, to produce crops, to raise livestock. Water was life. So it is no accident that so many crucial events in the Gospel take place around water: the Sea of Galilee, the River Jordan, and the various wells and healing pools.
Where We Find Water in the Bible
Water runs through the Bible. FR RALPH DE HAHN looks at some examples, especially from the gospel of St John....
