Bible

Yesterday we discussed the importance of making public our faith stories of transformation by God’s grace. Using our influence to promote biblical morality is a vital way we can serve God’s kingdom and advance the common good.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has created a Book of Genesis with the help of artificial intelligence creator ChatGPT.

An archaeologist who claims to have located the city of Sodom says the location matches the biblical description and that the on-site physical evidence – includeing “glazed” pottery – supports his case.

In light of its 25th anniversary, the online Scripture resource Bible Gateway revealed its five most searched Bible verses. The top verse searched probably wouldn’t surprise you: John 3:16 (“For God so loved the world…”).

A pair of researchers with a passion for Christianity are using cutting-edge technology – artificial intelligence – to translate the Bible into languages that have no written copy of the Scripture.

Because our identity drives our actions. So, if you believe you are sinful and unworthy of love, you will act like you are sinful and unworthy of love. You will be driven to make poor choices because you feel like there is no way out and shut out the love from those around you since you believe you are not worthy of it.

But the opposite is also true. If you believe you are loved, kind, healing, and selfless, you will be moved to act like it. Your life will become a reflection of these positive things that you believe about yourself.

Recently, a school district near Salt Lake City, Utah, removed the Bible from elementary and middle school libraries. Though it quickly reversed course and returned it to the library shelves, the original decision was made in response to a complaint that the Bible contains pornographic content, and that certain parts are too “violent or vulgar” for young children. Meanwhile, school districts across the country require LGBT content, much of it grossly explicit, in elementary school classrooms as well as libraries. Some even refuse to allow parents to excuse their children from such content.

The popular mobile Bible app YouVersion launched a new app that does not require users to have access to the internet to connect with the Word of God.

An online Bible animation production called BibleProject has grown from two videos in 2014 to more than 180 videos with more than 620 million views around the world.

Atheists and Christians alike are expressing shock and confusion after 3 Jeopardy! contestants failed to answer a question about the Lord's Prayer during a June 16th episode.