Bible
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Miles Coverdale: how to read the Bible
One bishop of Exeter who particularly deserves to be remembered is Miles Coverdale (1487-1569) who, in 1535, completed the first translation of the whole Bible into English. When Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII’s principal adviser, drew the king’s attention to...
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Aung San Suu Kyi and the Bible
Interesting to hear Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's Pro-Democracy leader, say on Desert Island Discs, that her grandfather was a converted Christian and that she used to read the Bible to him every evening. He was, she said, the...
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David Suchet (Poirot) to uncover the story of Paul
In a major new series for BBC1, actor David Suchet sets out on a personal journey around the Mediterranean to uncover the story of a man he has longed to play - the biblical Saint Paul. Paul did more than...
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Fabrice Muanda’s remarkable story
Fabrice Muamba was on a BBC Radio 5Live special talking about his recovery from a heart attack. In the half-hour-long interview, Muamba spoke to Reading striker Jason Roberts about how he's coming to terms with the situation – having...
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David Cameron’s favourite Bible verses
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has written his chosen two verses from the book of Philippians for The People’s Bible project. The Prime Minster chose his verses from Philippians 4: 8-9 ‘Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest,...
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Sitting at the feet of the Abbot of Buckfast
Sunday 9 October 2011 Yesterday, at a Biblefresh Festival at the Mint Methodist Church in Exeter, I joined a group led by Father Abbot David of Buckfast Abbey. The Abbot talked engagingly and inspirationally about Benedictine Spirituality and Lectio divina...
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Benedictine and Presbyterian: a shared delight
Friday 16 September 2011 I am just leaving for a meeting of Christian writers at Buckfast Abbey. Since time immemorial, deer have been drawn to graze in the sheltered meadows which line the banks of the river Dart in this...
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