Engaging with Scripture

1934. A village in the Carpathian Mountains. Anna* reads from a Russian Bible, her words precise and careful. She is the first person in her village ever to do so—the first person ever to learn to read. Her guests listen…

Our friend Kwefi — a young, local Christian mother — had just died in childbirth, and I was angry. “Why, God? Why did you let her die?” I yelled. I was desperate and insistent for answers.

Acknowledge the very real darkness of this world and you’ll have eyes to see Advent through the same lens as the people waiting for a Messiah thousands of years ago.

A new book featuring Kate and Mack is an adventure based on the Tower of Babel, where languages began.

“Wash your hands” is a key message in fighting the spread of the novel coronavirus around the globe. But for roughly 30 per cent the world’s population, that simple advice is not accessible because it hasn’t been translated into their language.

Besides helping Gbari farmers reflect on how the Bible speaks into their lives in practical ways, the workshop is helping to elevate the status of farming.

Robert, a farmer in Ghana, Africa, was comforted along with his four sons by God’s Word after the death of his wife. He seemed to be doing well, but his heart broke when the season for planting seeds arrived.

In Tanzania, the Rangi translation team struggled to translate John 15:5. The phrase “to abide” wasn’t clear to Rangi speakers.

Jesus longs for Martha to rest at His feet, behold Him, and listen to His words. Jesus longs for us to treasure that which we cannot lose.

Pastor José Alberto was dismissed as the pastor of his small church in Guatemala—for preaching the truth.