Media Links

Reading our Bibles needs to become a regular habit in our lives – not just for Sundays. Here are some resources to help you get started and that help the Bible to come alive for you each day…

• Bible Reading Fellowship – at www.biblereadingnotes.org.uk or visit their online shop at www.brfonline.org.uk/daily-bible-reading/. Study notes can also be downloaded at www.brfonline.org/download-notes
• Scripture Union – at www.scriptureunion.org.uk/dailybread/ you can find out about their most popular range of daily notes
• Premier Radio and UCB also offer free study notes.

If you don’t have a Bible you will be pleased to know that you can now read on-line or with an app straight on your tablet or smartphone. Visit YouVersion at https://www.youversion.com/. There you have access to almost any translation of the Bible you may choose. They also have an app for smartphones and tablets. Printed Bibles can be bought from Amazon or Christian on-line bookstores as listed above.

There are many places where you can shop on-line to get Christian literature. Here are some recommended UK online Christian bookstores :

• Aslan Christian Books at www.aslanchristianbooks.com
• Church House Bookshop at http://www.chbookshop.co.uk/
• Eden Books at www.eden.co.uk

The video clips available on YouTube are endless but here are some links to video material from other sources:

• YesHEIs.com has some provocative shorts that you may find challenging – at www.yesheis.com/en/discover
• Damaris offers films together with discussion packs to assist discussion on the most recent releases – at www.damaris.org/films and at www.damaris.org/ourscreen for cinema on demand.

More to follow so do come back again…

Why Radio+ ? Because so much audio material is today delivered via other means – such as iPads and smartphones – and is not ‘broadcast’ at all… With the appropriate apps we can now tune in many radio stations from around the world, and we don’t even need an antenna! Here are live links to some preferred stations:

• Breakout Radio at www.breakout-radio.co.uk
• Premier Christian Radio – at www.premierchristianradio.com/radioplayer
• UCB Radio – at www.ucb.co.uk/listen or for stream at  www.ucb.co.uk/radioplayer/uk – for a choice of inspirational, Gospel or Bible. They also do TV.

SVB is part of the Gloucester Diocese of the Church of England. Here are some appropriate links:

• The Church of England official Website provides information about the Christian faith, weddings, baptisms, funerals, prayer, worship, education and national society, etc.
• Diocese of Gloucester covers Chipping Sodbury and has diocesan news and activities.
• Diocese of Bristol covers neighbouring Yate
• Fresh Expressions: exploring innovative and contemporary forms of worship in the community