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God spoke in strange ways to Bible characters, to guide, share plans, call, comfort. And He does this with us, today.

As I write about Mary of Nazareth, I am having to consider her Bethlehem, her Nazareth, her Jerusalem and anywhere else her account of her finding purpose after mothering Jesus takes me. Transporting ourselves back in time, walk with me the streets of Jerusalem in Mary’s day.

Jewish Shavuot, meaning ‘Weeks’, coincides with Pentecost. How are the two connected? Shavuot occurs at the end of the seven-week period that begins with Pesach (Passover.) During Jesus’ time, the newly harvested wheat was brought as an offering to the Temple in Jerusalem. The name Pentecost comes from the 50 days elapsed since Jesus’ execution as the Passover came in. Why did the Holy Spirit descend on his…

Writer Sophie Neville’s PR strategy is entering writing competitions. She has won the Eyelands Unpublished Novel Prize 2022 and is off to Athens to pick it up.

What genre are you writing in when you take the Bible as inspiration? Exploring Biblical midrash, fiction and creative non-fiction.

So much hatred for a man who had shown them only love.

Peter’s journey from simple fisherman to his unexpected destiny as leading disciple and confident feeder of Jesus’ sheep.

Interview with Stephen Feist, creator of the beautiful Bible story panel THE GATES OF PARADISE from wood.

Considerations when seeking the right name for our characters that evokes who they are, where they are from and when they lived.