There are some forty thousand subspecies scattered throughout the world. All of them are cold-blooded reptiles, whose body temperature depends on their environment.

Beans (Vicia faba) formed part of the Hebrews’ staple diet. During hard times and famine, they would mix beans with cereals in order to make coarse bread.

Michael B. Jordan will play thet role of the biblical character. Warner Bros expects to turn the film into a franchise.

Self-denial is essential in the Christian life (Matthew 16:24), but unless it is coupled with following Jesus in the path of love, mercy and service, it will be of no benefit to our character.

Jealousy and suspicion in marriages needs to be acknowledged, brought into the open and brought to resolution.

How easy it is to attach God’s name to our particular cause, to our political party, to our church denomination, and boldly proclaim to the world, ‘God is on our side’.

The proposal has been rejected internationally. “It is not a peace agreement, but just a ‘vision’ or ‘plan’, and that does not mean much to Israel”, a Israeli professor of international relations says.

We humans are often motivated to change only when we see the consequences of our actions.

It is impossible to live a Christian life that pleases God if we are not filled with his Spirit.

We who follow Jesus Christ have also been made priests (Revelation 1:6).

European Christians are called to pray from January 12-19. The prayer guide contains “biblical devotion and prayer points for each day”.

Art forms are a powerful vehicle for spreading the knowledge of Christ.

A pair of swallows can clock up as many as a thousand flights in search of little mud-balls until their nest is complete.

In the Louvre Museum, Paris, there are several objects that will provide an interesting approach to biblical archaeology.

The Israelites in Moses’ time kept God at a distance and, if we are honest with ourselves, we often struggle with this today. Yet the promise remains: Come near to God and he will come near to you.

“Pasarea” (‘bird’ in Romanian) is now available online for free. “We are in touch with organizations that use the film in the prevention work with young girls”, director Mikaela Bruce says.

Mikael Laursen leads the “FrikirkeNet”, a Danish project of free churches. He explains how they have had every third member of Parliament visiting a church.

Archaeological excavations have shown very old representations of roosters have been found in the Holy Land, specifically in Tell el Nasbeh and Gibeon.

For some Christians ‘structure’ is a dirty word, being seen in opposition to the spontaneity of the Holy Spirit. Yet there is structure all through the Bible.

The copper mines are an evidence of a hierarchical and stable kingdom prior to the monarchy in Israel, as described in Genesis.

Self-sufficiency weakens us, deprives us from support which we might have benefitted from, and widens the gap between our public persona and our private struggles.

“Ash, arrowheads dating from the period, as well as Iron Age potsherds, lamps and a significant piece of period jewelry” have been unearthed. The findings appear to confirm the Biblical account of 2 Kings.

The dynamics of global collaboration among Christians are changing. Not only Skype, Whatsapp and Zoom are used frequently, but also smaller, more specific tools are of great use in specific mission contexts.

The root of the opposition which we face is spiritual, so the weapons with which we counter it are spiritual too: Prayer, Faith, Acknowledgment of our reliance upon God – coupled with effort, strategising and resolution.

Many are complete unknowns to us,  but their glorious stories are written in heaven and thousands of angels sing a song of praise to God as they arrive there.