Bible Blog
Welcome! The purpose of this blog is to encourage and help you in your Bible reading. I'll point out cool new resources as we go along as well as share my thoughts, and your thoughts on the Bible.
I would love to hear from you. Tell us what resources you use and how you engage with God through your Bible. I'd love to hear what you're reading in the Bible and how it's encouraged you. Let me know via the feedback form.
Stephen Opie
Bible Engagement Advocate
Swearing In on the Good Book
Yesterday we had a lot of fun here at Bible Society as we prepared 25 Bibles for the swearing in of new ministers at Parliament. The Cabinet Office request was ...Read More...
Ultimate Bible Study Tool
This has to be probably the ultimate Bible study tool! The brand new ESV Study Bible is fantastic, at first glance, better than the equivalent NIV ...Read More...
World's Most Popular Bible Verses
This list has been compiled from data gathered from the American Bible Society, an Australian programme designed to count and rank verse references across the internet ...Read More...
Knowing the Bible Story
I recently ran a workshop for youth on the Bible story. I told the story from start to finish, with no comment. Just the story. I asked questions and ...Read More...
Smstckin' 2 - Mk 6 in Txt
We ran a competition at Samstock. The idea was to get people to engage with God's Word. To win a prize, they had to re-write a section of ...Read More...
Samstocking
Last weekend I travelled for Bible Society to Mosgiel to attend Samstock 08. Samstock is a Christian music festival run by University students and attracts ...Read More...
Peeling the Banana
I was speaking to a colleague this morning about how one comes to a know the Bible as more than just words on a page. There is a difference between reading out of ...Read More...
Solitude and Silence
Why do we find solitude and silence so difficult? The moment I sit down, shut up and try to focus on God, my head fills itself up with the things of the ...Read More...
Nooma Previews on iPod
I was excited the other day to discover Nooma podcasts on iTunes. If you haven't checked out Nooma's, they're short modern day parables on DVD. Each one is ...Read More...
