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The Nestorian Stele in ChinaJune 26, 2023Did you know the Bible was present in China as early as AD 635? How is that possible? And how do we know? A Near Eastern branch of Christianity called the Nestorians traveled to China and were active ...

Medieval Translation MythsJune 19, 2023Thanks to translators of the Reformation era, the Bible was finally distributed and accessible to all people. That’s how some tell the story. But what if the reality is more complex? In fact, there ...

Wandering FriarsJune 12, 2023Three men gathered seeking wisdom from God for how to live their lives. After a prayer for divine guidance, they opened a volume of the Gospels three times: first to Matthew 19 (“go sell everything ...

Microfinance and the BibleMay 22, 2023In 2006 the Nobel Peace Prize was given to a banker and his bank. Muhammad Yunus began to give small loans to suffering people when his country suffered a severe famine in the 1970s. That eventually l ...

The Pope and Workers RightsMay 15, 2023The Industrial Revolution—it's been both celebrated and condemned. While it greatly increased productivity and access to consumer goods, it also led to long working hours in dangerous factory condit ...

The Esperanto BibleMay 8, 2023The biblical story of the Tower of Babel begins with all people speaking a common language. When they begin building a tower to reach to heaven and “make a name for themselves,” God scatters the p ...

Gandhi and Jesus's TeachingsMay 1, 2023It’s 1897 in Durban, South Africa. An angry mob has gathered at the harbor. They are waiting for Mohandas Gandhi, who has written a pamphlet condemning the oppression of minorities. When he emerges ...

Dunant and the YMCAApril 24, 2023You may know that Henri Dunant founded the Red Cross, but did you know he was also inspired by the Bible to found the Geneva chapter of the YMCA and helped create the World Alliance of YMCAs? If that ...

The Samaritan of SolferinoApril 17, 2023The parable of the good Samaritan, in the Gospel of Luke, describes a Samaritan who comes upon a wounded stranger in the wilderness. While many are unwilling to help, the good Samaritan stops, binds u ...