Bible Reading

Unleashing the Word

Rediscovering the Public Reading of Scripture
Max McLean, Warren Bird (2009)
"Modern society is awash in words. An auditory tidal wave cascades from our televisions, radios, media players, and the Internet. Today’s distracted worshippers often feel spiritually shortchanged when the Scriptures are spoken without passion and power. This lively and encouraging…
Richard
June 18, 2009
Advocacy

Encouraging Scripture use among the Amuesha

Martha D. Tripp (1984)
"This is what we have been looking for." As I heard these words coming from the Amuesha teacher/preacher as he taught the newly translated Scripture to his own people, I sensed this moment as a tremendous breakthrough for the Amuesha…
Richard
June 16, 2009
LiteracyOrality

We can’t read the Bible!

Richard Margetts
Help! Hardly anyone can read the translated Scriptures. What can we do? This is a one-page poster or course handout. It reminds us that if a lack of literacy skills is cited as a barrier to Scripture use, then the…
Richard
June 12, 2009
Bible StudyLiteracy

Literacy for Life – Teacher’s Guide

Injecting a good dose of the Bible into your literacy programme
Richard Margetts (2006)
Literacy for Life is all about injecting a good dose of the Bible into a traditional literacy programme... You will need the beginner’s literacy primer. This is the book that is used to teach the letters of the alphabet and…
Richard
June 8, 2009
Culture

Swallowed in his love

How the mother-tongue Scriptures shed light on an age-old rite of passage among the Tharaka people of Kenya
Monica Finifrock, Albert Kathenya (2006)
The impact is great since the truth they learn from the Tharaka New Testament sets them free. The truth is being revealed even to women who were the main victims of the myth of Kirimo. It is obvious that the…
Richard
May 29, 2009
AdvocacyBible Reading

Essential Bible Blog

Ideas for igniting a Bible reading revival one person, one church, one community at a time
What’s the best way to read the Bible? Many people think it’s something like getting up real early every day and intensely reading the entire Bible every year... But is the pre-dawn snow plow routine really the best way for…
Richard
May 7, 2009