International Bible Reading Association - IBRA

International Bible Reading Association - IBRA IBRA is a group of people from across the Church in the UK and around the world committed to daily Bible reading together.

We are in the mainstream but often have a radical twist. Since 1882 we have funded Bible study in developing countries and the UK.

New month, new readings. This week we're back in Matthew's Gospel with Stella Wiseman—a priest, journalist, children's a...
04/10/2026

New month, new readings. This week we're back in Matthew's Gospel with Stella Wiseman—a priest, journalist, children's author and (by her own count) owner of eight cats. Free daily → www.ibraglobal.org.uk

That closes our two-month look at slavery in scripture. Whatever else it's shown us, it's ended here—in the glorious gos...
03/10/2026

That closes our two-month look at slavery in scripture. Whatever else it's shown us, it's ended here—in the glorious gospel of a God who sets people free. Get your free Bible guide → www.ibraglobal.org.uk

Paul's letters keep circling back to this: real freedom isn't the absence of any master, it's belonging to the right one...
01/10/2026

Paul's letters keep circling back to this: real freedom isn't the absence of any master, it's belonging to the right one. Read today's reflection free → www.ibraglobal.org.uk

St Paul told slaves to be obedient and masters to be 'unthreatening' — hardly a call to revolution but it's not comforta...
30/09/2026

St Paul told slaves to be obedient and masters to be 'unthreatening' — hardly a call to revolution but it's not comfortable...

Where might we understand Christ's teaching more fully today?

Want to understand this more deeply? Free guidance at www.ibraglobal.org.uk

"So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God." Galatians 4:7September might ...
29/09/2026

"So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God." Galatians 4:7

September might be closing but our story doesn't – not just freedom, but belonging.

www.ibraglobal.org.uk

"No longer as a slave but a beloved brother" Philemon 1:16Paul’s letter asks for a runaway slave to be welcomed home as ...
28/09/2026

"No longer as a slave but a beloved brother" Philemon 1:16

Paul’s letter asks for a runaway slave to be welcomed home as family. How might Onesimus have felt, returning to face his master?

Need help answering? > www.ibraglobal.org.uk

Fr Paul Nicholson SJ, Jesuit Institute London, concludes our series on slavery in scripture—turning to the New Testament...
27/09/2026

Fr Paul Nicholson SJ, Jesuit Institute London, concludes our series on slavery in scripture—turning to the New Testament and the claim that in Christ there is "no longer slave or free."

Understand what the Bible says about slavery and freedom > www.ibraglobal.org.uk

Millions today are still enslaved—in body, mind or spirit. This week's notes don't look away from that reality. Instead,...
26/09/2026

Millions today are still enslaved—in body, mind or spirit. This week's notes don't look away from that reality. Instead, they ask: what does it take for the Church to help?

What will you do? www.ibraglobal.org.uk

"Do not send them away empty-handed" Deuteronomy 15:13Freedom in scripture is never freedom alone — it's bound up with g...
25/09/2026

"Do not send them away empty-handed" Deuteronomy 15:13

Freedom in scripture is never freedom alone — it's bound up with generosity. Where might I be tight-fisted or hard-hearted?

Find freedom in the Bible's truth with our free guides > www.ibraglobal.org.uk

"Do not rule over them ruthlessly" Leviticus 25:43Every 50 years, all debts cancelled, all who were enslaved set free. L...
23/09/2026

"Do not rule over them ruthlessly" Leviticus 25:43

Every 50 years, all debts cancelled, all who were enslaved set free. Leviticus 25's vision of jubilee, in today's reading → www.ibraglobal.org.uk

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