“Pow! Pow! Pow!” Gunfire rings through the ominous streets of a favela (ghetto) controlled by dangerous, criminal, drug-trafficking gangs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It’s a common occurrence in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the world. With police unwelcome in the favela, there’s little hope that the violence
Full disclosure: this is going to be an unusual ministry update. The story is very sensitive. We can’t even share the names of the countries or partners involved. The risk is simply too high. Brave Muslim background believers could lose their lives. The ministries supporting them could be shut down.
“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” Psalm 119:105 Psalm 119:105 reminds us that God’s Word serves as a guiding light in our lives. As Christians, we should have a high value for the Word of God. It truly is a lamp for
Picture the scene: Ellis Island, 1892. Weary travelers from distant lands, clutching their belongings and dreams, stepping onto the shores of a new world. A bustling hub of humanity, where dreams collided with uncertainty, and hope hung in the balance. A mother clutches her daughter’s hand tightly as they navigate
The NIV Committee on Bible Translation (CBT) announced a new Chair effective January 1, 2024. Dr. Simon Gathercole has replaced Dr. Douglas Moo as CBT Chair—a leadership role held by Dr. Moo for the past 18 years. “Doug Moo has done an outstanding job of chairing CBT in the years
Three Million Youth Reached. Millions More Still Waiting. This month, Biblica’s flagship discipleship program for teens celebrates 20 years of young lives changed. In January 2004, Reach4Life launched in South Africa as a Bible-based response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Today the Reach4Life Bible has been published in 40 languages, impacting
For a few years now, Biblica has been animated by a concept that we call “radical generosity.” What happens when we seek to mirror the radical generosity of our God by giving away everything we possibly can? One expression of this is freely releasing global Bible translations under Creative Commons
