Once again, in recent weeks, the world has experienced the horror of terrorist violence. The barbaric and very public execution of ordinary people is just the latest in a long line of atrocities perpetrated against the western world. And this against the background of continued fighting and horrors in …
Today on The Good Book Blog, a word of encouragement from a friend who wishes to stay anonymous:
I used to cry every year on his birthday ... Every Christmas, every Easter, and plenty of days in between. Sometimes I still do.
I don't actually know if he …
God doesn’t play fair.
Much to my parents’ concern, I hadn’t been to church for a long time. And yet here I was, in my first term at university, sliding into a pew at St Ebbe’s Church in Oxford.
This, I can promise you, was not the result …
There have been comings and goings in the US office this past week.
We've said "farewell" to Daniel (Brodi) Broaddus. Brodi has been the engine of The Good Book Company US looking after customer services, logistics, finance and much, much more - and he has done an outstanding …
“If you are English, you must be a Christian, right? And if you are Pakistani, you can only be a Muslim? If you are Chinese, you must be…?”
It’s common to link different religious beliefs and practices with certain parts of the world. So a person born into …
In this post-Easter period, it seems appropriate to reflect on just how many people Jesus came in to contact with after his resurrection. Whether on that Easter morning at the tomb or the encounter on the road to Emmaus or one of the many appearance to his disciples, Jesus …
Archbishop: Britain not a ‘Christian country’ – if judging by numbers in the pews
Eight arguments about whether the UK is a Christian country
Attorney General: Rise of fundamentalism is 'damaging' Christianity
Southern Baptist conference grapples with questions of sexuality for …
Did you know that yesterday was Charlotte Brontë's 198th birthday? I didn't. But Google kindly told me when I logged in.
Did you know that today is Earth Day? Again, I didn't - but Google came to the rescue again, with an animated doodle this time. I enjoy …
1. Everyday Church ebook - just £6!
Get the ebook version of Everyday Church by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis for just £6!.
2. The Preacher’s Cheat-Sheet
Tim Challies shares two lists that help him prepare to preach.
3. Every Christian’s 2nd Most Important Book
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As we look back on Easter 2014, it is plain to see that the church has a very different place in our society now to that of the 20th century. Where the church was a fairly focal point of both local life and the state as a whole a …
