Tag: Scripture engagement

  • 4 reasons to memorise Scripture (and 6 apps to help)

    In the ‘olden days’, most children went to Sunday school where one of the things they would have learnt is to memorise Scripture. These days, many of us are growing up with a poor knowledge of God’s word and relying on our Bible apps on our phones. And yet memorising Scripture is vital. Here are…

  • Scripture engagement: Mark’s gospel

    Over the summer, I studied a module on ‘Scripture Engagement’ for my Master’s course. It’s all about how to connect people with the Bible so that they can understand it and experience its truth for themselves. One of the fascinating aspects is how to engage non-literate communities with the Scriptures. It’s easy to assume that…

  • Imagine if the Bible wasn’t available in English

    I came across this infographic and it really challenged me about how often we take the Bible for granted. Most of us have multiple different translations of the Bible, plus study guides and commentaries that are easily available. We also have access to free online / smartphone Bibles and so many Bible tools. Yet we…