Bible resources
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Ecclesiastes is actually a book I really enjoy because it’s so unlike the other books in the Bible. It’s part of what contemporary Bible scholars consider to be the “wisdom literature” of the Bible, along with Proverbs and Job. So naturally, it’s full of wisdom. But the three books talk about wisdom in very different…
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What do you think of when you hear, “Sunday Chapel Time?” It just sounds like a roundabout way to talk about a Sunday church service, right? Well, here at Shukugawa Bible Church, it actually refers to an hour-long bilingual Bible study that is co-led by an English teacher-missionary and a translator. As a missionary here,…
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Sin. Holiness. Grace. We see and hear these words in church and in the Bible all the time, but they’re pretty difficult to understand. What even is sin? What does it mean to be holy? And don’t even get me started on grace. Let’s take a deeper look at the meaning of these words in…
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You’ve heard it before. We’ve all heard it before. Reading the Bible is important. It’s the Word of God—the only reliable way to hear God speak and to know God. How can we know God’s truth if we don’t read it? It makes sense, right? But it’s easier said than done. The Bible isn’t exactly…
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As I prepare another Sunday Chapel Time Bible study for my church here in Japan, it’s occurred to me that I should share my favorite resource for learning about the Bible (aside from the Bible, of course). The BibleProject. What is BibleProject? The BibleProject is a nonprofit animation studio, founded by Timothy Mackie, a long-time…