The Living Bread

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Tools (13)

• get_crisis_help

  PURPOSE: Give the real emergency number and crisis hotlines (suicide or crisis line, text line, domestic violence, child help) for one country, from the verified dataset The Living Bread ships for 53 countries, with its source and the date it was checked. WHEN TO USE: FIRST, before any other tool, whenever a person speaks of harming themselves or someone else, or is in danger ("I want to die", "my friend is suicidal", "he hits me"). WHEN NOT: for loneliness or a wish to talk with no danger, use find_people_to_pray_with (mode a_person_now); for comfort from the Word afterwards, find_scripture_for. Never give a verse in place of a phone number. PARAMETERS: country is the person's country as a name or ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code ("Nigeria", "GB", "USA"). If you do not know it, ask; this tool never defaults to one country's number. Omit it only to get the list of countries held. OUTPUT: country {code, name} or null; emergency numbers; crisis_line, text_line, domestic_violence and child_help (e

• read_scripture

  PURPOSE: Read the Bible word for word from a stored text, never from memory: a passage by reference, a verse in its context, every verse containing given words, one verse side by side in several translations, the Hebrew or Greek words behind a verse, the passages readers link to it, a check of whether quoted words are real Scripture, or the list of stored translations. The default text is the King James Version the app ships; about sixty stored public domain or freely licensed Bibles, with the Hebrew and Greek, are read by translation or language. WHEN TO USE: whenever you will quote or examine Scripture and know the reference or the words, or need to check a quotation before repeating it. WHEN NOT: verses for a feeling or need, a topic, the words of Jesus on a theme, or the verse of the day: find_scripture_for. A parable, doctrine or the gospel explained: learn_the_faith. MODES (required parameters in brackets): passage [reference] one verse, a range inside one chapter, or a whole cha

• find_scripture_for

  PURPOSE: Find the verses that speak to something, read verbatim from the stored text: the hand-picked set for a need or feeling, the house's page on what the Bible says about a topic, what Jesus Himself said about a theme, or the Daily Bread verse every member receives on a date. WHEN TO USE: the person names a feeling, a situation or a topic, or asks for today's verse, without a reference. WHEN NOT: a known reference, exact wording, translations side by side, or checking a quote: read_scripture. A ready-written prayer, a parable, a doctrine or a hard season page: learn_the_faith. Danger to life: get_crisis_help first. MODES (required parameters in brackets): need [subject] matches the person's own words to one of 99 needs ("I am scared about surgery" finds fear) and returns up to limit verses (default 5, max 12), each with a one-line why in the house's words; translation or language read them from another stored Bible. topic [subject] the house's page on one of about 300 topics (shame

• learn_the_faith

  PURPOSE: Read what The Living Bread wrote about the Christian faith, quoted not rewritten: the gospel in four steps, a doctrine, a parable or miracle of Jesus, a hymn and its story, a biblical name's meaning, a sourced saint, denomination, sacred site, biblical figure or Bible place, the saints of a date, two traditions side by side, a respectful page for someone from another faith or none, a page for a hard season of life, or a ready-written prayer. WHEN TO USE: "what is the gospel", "what is grace", "explain the prodigal son", "the story of Amazing Grace", "what does Elijah mean", "who was Augustine", "who is remembered on October 4", "Baptists and Methodists", "I grew up Muslim", "I just lost my dad", "a prayer before surgery". WHEN NOT: verses for a need or topic: find_scripture_for. The Bible text itself: read_scripture. A free question that fits no mode: search (mode answer). A real church or group: find_churches or find_communities. MODES (required parameters in brackets): gospe

• find_churches

  PURPOSE: Find real churches near a place, nearest first, merged live from churches on The Living Bread and an open worldwide directory of about 120,000 churches; or read one directory church's open data record by its id. WHEN TO USE: "a Baptist church in Dallas", "a parish near Manchester", or after another answer returned an lb:church id. WHEN NOT: services or events at a time: find_gatherings. Groups to join or student communities: find_communities. What a tradition is: learn_the_faith (mode heritage). MODES (required parameters in brackets): near [lat and lng, or city] churches within 250 km (denomination filters by one lowercase word such as "baptist" or "catholic"; limit 1 to 20, default 8). by_id [id, or country and slug] one church: pass the whole lb:church:<country>/<slug> as id, or its two parts. OUTPUT: mode, answered_by, and: near gives searched, count, churches [{id, name, where, distance_km, denomination, on_living_bread, url}], find_a_church and gatherings links, plus hon

• find_gatherings

  PURPOSE: Find upcoming Christian gatherings posted on The Living Bread (services, prayer nights, Bible studies, worship nights, meals, recovery groups), soonest first. WHEN TO USE: "something on tonight in Atlanta", "church events this week near Austin", "an online service I can join". WHEN NOT: church buildings: find_churches. Ongoing groups: find_communities. A person to pray with now, or Tables open now: find_people_to_pray_with. MODES (required parameters in brackets): tonight [city] the next hours in one city, matched as text (hours 1 to 36, default 12; country disambiguates). this_week [none] the next seven days within 250 km of lat and lng or city, online gatherings included (limit up to 20, default 10). any [none] a custom window (days 1 to 60, default 14) near a place or anywhere; online true lists only online gatherings; paged with limit and cursor. OUTPUT: mode, answered_by, and count, gatherings [{id, title, when_utc, where, distance_km, kind, online, good_for_a_first_visit

• find_people_to_pray_with

  PURPOSE: Connect a person with real people who pray, honestly: how many believers keep the prayer watch right now and the page where a human answers, which hours of the watch are kept or uncovered, the door where believers pray for them by name, Tables open now, prayers left at places near them, the room where believers pray aloud over the family, and the door to pray for someone by name. WHEN TO USE: the person needs a human rather than information: "can someone pray with me", "is anyone there tonight", "I want someone to pray for my mother", "has anyone prayed near this hospital", "how can I keep a night hour". WHEN NOT: anyone in danger: get_crisis_help first, then this. Scripture: find_scripture_for or read_scripture. Scheduled public events: find_gatherings. MODES (required parameters in brackets): a_person_now [none] the live count keeping watch, the median time to a person, and the door (want: prayer, talk, know_jesus or hard_season picks the door; language says whether someone

• find_ways_to_serve

  PURPOSE: Find open needs on The Living Bread Serve network, posted by verified partner ministries and Christian nonprofits: what is needed, urgency, approximate place, the partner, estimated cost, and whether it can be met in person, remotely or by funding. WHEN TO USE: "how can I help near Kigali", "a need I can fund", "volunteer from home". WHEN NOT: someone who needs prayer or a person to talk to: find_people_to_pray_with. Gatherings to attend: find_gatherings. Committing to a need is a signed-in act on /me (offer_to_serve). MODES (required parameters in brackets): near [none] nearest first within 250 km of lat and lng or city, or by country, or the whole network when no place is given (limit 1 to 20, default 8). public_needs [none] needs that ask for people, filtered by city or country name, remote_only true for needs met from anywhere. OUTPUT: mode, answered_by, and searched, count, needs [{id, title, description, category, urgency, where, distance_km, partner, ways, estimated_cos

• find_communities

  PURPOSE: Find ongoing Christian community to belong to: discoverable groups on The Living Bread (prayer groups, study groups, city and interest communities) with member counts, how to join and the next posted gathering; or the house's University Network page for a country, US state or city. WHEN TO USE: "is there a prayer group", "a Bible study community in Atlanta", "Christian community at universities in Kenya". WHEN NOT: church buildings: find_churches. One-off events: find_gatherings. A person to pray with now: find_people_to_pray_with. MODES (required parameters in brackets): to_join [none] communities, filtered by query words matched against name, description, kind, city and country (any word matches, so more words widen), paged with limit (1 to 20, default 10) and cursor. university [place] one country, US state or city. OUTPUT: mode, answered_by, and: to_join gives count, total, communities [{id, name, kind, description, where, people, join, next_gathering, verified, freshness}

• see_the_kingdom

  PURPOSE: See the family of believers on The Living Bread as it is, in counts and in their own shared words: members by city, today's activity and what people are carrying, testimonies members chose to share, and worship songs for the person's hour. WHEN TO USE: "are there believers in Nairobi", "what is the family doing today", "has anyone found faith after addiction", "something to worship to tonight". WHEN NOT: churches: find_churches. A human to pray with: find_people_to_pray_with. A hymn and its story: learn_the_faith (mode hymn). MODES (required parameters in brackets): map [none] believers by city, largest first (place filters as a substring of "city country"; limit 1 to 50, default 12). today [none] counts of people prayed for, encouraged, offered a talk or help, and met today, feelings carried, and Prayer in Place totals. testimonies [none] newest first, no names (word filters; limit 1 to 30, default 8). worship [none] up to 5 shelves of songs for the hour (local_hour 0 to 23,

• start_with_christ

  PURPOSE: Help someone take a first or next step: what The Living Bread is and how to begin for free, six common journeys run end to end with at most five next steps each, and the multi-day Bible reading plans with one day read in full. WHEN TO USE: "what is The Living Bread", "I am new to Christianity, where do I start", "find me a community near Leeds", "someone to pray with tonight", "where can I serve this weekend", "a prayer group in Spanish", "help me understand and live Romans 12", "a reading plan for anxiety". WHEN NOT: the gospel itself: learn_the_faith (mode gospel). A single verse: read_scripture. A plain list of churches or gatherings: find_churches or find_gatherings. MODES (required parameters in brackets): begin [none] the invitation, the web, App Store and Google Play links, and first steps. next_steps [journey] one of community_near_me, someone_to_pray_with_tonight, serve_this_weekend, new_to_christianity, prayer_group_in_my_language, understand_and_live_a_passage; plac

• search

  PURPOSE: Search everything The Living Bread holds with one free-text query: a flat list of results with ids for search then fetch (mode results, the default, the ChatGPT connector contract), one grounded answer with sourced entities and up to 3 verses (mode answer), or one lb: URN resolved to its public object and JSON Schema (mode protocol). WHEN TO USE: a question no other tool fits, deep research that wants ids to fetch, or an lb: URN to resolve. WHEN NOT: a known reference or exact words: read_scripture. A feeling: find_scripture_for. Churches by place: find_churches. One named denomination or saint: learn_the_faith (mode heritage). MODES (required parameters in brackets): results [query] tried in order as a Bible reference, a need, an entity question, a place, and community words. answer [query, one question per call]. protocol [query, an lb: URN such as lb:ministry:hope-for-a-good-life]. OUTPUT: mode, answered_by, and: results gives results [{id, title, text, url}], never empty (

• fetch

  PURPOSE: Read one item in full by an id that search (or another tool) returned: a verse (KJV text), a need's verse set, a church, a gathering (with whether it has passed), a community, or an lb: denomination, saint, sacred site, biblical figure, Bible place or directory church. WHEN TO USE: right after search, with an id exactly as returned (the ChatGPT connector contract). WHEN NOT: other lb: URNs (gatherings, ministries, needs, testimonies, profiles): search (mode protocol). A reference you already know: read_scripture. PARAMETERS: id, passed unchanged: verse:<ref>, need:<slug>, church:<uuid>, gathering:<uuid>, community:<uuid>, or lb:<kind>:<slug>. The prefix before the first colon picks the source. OUTPUT: id, title, text (Scripture verbatim), url, and metadata (kind-specific facts plus attribution; unresolved holds the id when it was not found). BEHAVIOR: read only. An id that cannot be resolved returns a normal result with metadata.unresolved, not an error. Access: no sign-in; sh