All Bible articles – Page 2
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Article‘How we interpret the Bible matters’
Kate Orson recognises the different literary techniques used within the Bible, but emphasises it is all true
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OpinionPeople in the Bible lived well into their hundreds, but the oldest known woman in the world today is 115. What are we doing wrong?
‘Remember David’s words of wisdom: ‘All the days ordained for me [are] written in your book’ (Psalm 139:16). Some of us may have a three-volume tome on God’s shelf, others a simple paperback. Let’s take courage and comfort from knowing that however numerous our days, they are all safely in God’s hands,’ says Jenny Sanders.
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ArticleHidden figures: Women in the early Church
While many assume church leadership has always been male, Elaine Storkey reveals there have been many women actively working in positions throughout the Church right from the start
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ArticleAre Christian women biblically illiterate?
Ann-Louise Graham considers how well we know the Bible and ponders whether the Church and its women’s ministries are to blame
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ArticleA hidden heroine in a bloodthirsty history
Study passage: 2 Kings 11, 2 Chronicles 22 We all know the story of baby Moses hidden in a basket among the bullrushes in the river Nile by his mother and sister, and how their determined action rescued him from the genocide of Hebrew male babies by the ruthless Egyptian ...
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ArticleMy letter to the next generation - who is it you are looking for?
Speaking into our world of overwhelm and anxiety, Rev Katherine Chow reveals the interaction Jesus had with Mary Magdalene – reminding us that he isn’t put off by your emotional vulnerability, but wants you to share your concerns with him
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ArticleAre women cursed?
While some believe women’s suffering in reproductive health is down to the Fall, Michelle Tant asserts that it is far more to do with how society dismisses and normalises our health issues
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ArticleThe quest for happiness
Elaine Storkey unpacks what the word ‘blessed’ means through Jesus’ words in the Beatitudes and reminds us of the positive impact we can all have on the world around us when we live by his values
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ArticleThis is what Jesus said about marriage and divorce
Elaine Storkey unpacks Matthew 19, and reminds us that our relationships should be faithful, safe and loving
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OpinionMany women in the Bible used their sexuality to survive, and Jesus did not condemn them
Jesus made no comment at all about women who used their sexuality as a means of making a living. In fact, any condemnation the Bible makes of prostitution is reserved for the men who buy sex, not for the women who sell it,’ says Sally Hope.
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OpinionMany women in the Bible used their sexuality to survive, and Jesus did not condemn them
‘Jesus made no comment at all about women who used their sexuality as a means of making a living. In fact, any condemnation the Bible makes of prostitution is reserved for the men who buy sex, not for the women who sell it,’ says Sally Hope.
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ArticleHow to handle complaints with justice
Elaine Storkey unpacks Acts 6, revealing the principles that enabled the early Church to move forward after a dispute and which she urges us all to live by today
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ArticleGod does not force anyone to believe in him
Elaine Storkey unpacks scripture to show that God gives each of us the freedom of choice, with an exhortation to stand with those who are persecuted for putting their faith in him.
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OpinionWhat is hope and why is it so powerful?
‘Hope is a way of thinking. It can break us or make us, depending on the state of our minds,’ says Pauline Newton.
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ArticleBeing fair is part of our calling as Christians
Elaine Storkey urges us to embrace the biblical principle of economic justice
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ArticleHow God uses adoption to forward his plan
Elaine Storkey looks at the stories of Moses and Esther, explaining how they both were instrumental in Israel’s deliverance from its enemies, as well as revealing God’s heart to care for orphans throughout scripture
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ArticleHow the Bible was deliberately censored to control African slaves
Dr Sheila Akomiah-Conteh unpacks the origins and teachings of the little-known 19th-century Slave Bible
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Article‘Women have always been a key part of God’s plan’
Our editor Tola-Doll Fisher caught up with Sheila Akomiah-Conteh to discuss theological education, women’s roles in the Church and the growth of African Christianity in Britain
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ArticleEducating all of the Ritas - what does the Bible say about educating women?
Elaine Storkey takes a close look at what the Bible has to say about educating women, and delves deep into the often quoted 1 Timothy 2
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OpinionWhat the Hebrew meaning of ‘wait’ taught me about waiting
A new understanding of the word ‘wait’ has helped Imogen MacDonald in her own experience of waiting
