Frequently Asked Questions

The Vine is a web site offering free Christian articles, an online bible, a daily bible reading plan, and Christian community through our forums and blogs.

The Vine is completely free to join. The cost of the web site and its services are covered by gifts and advertising revenue.

Yes. You can read our mission and statement of faith.

In order to make the complete bible text available on The Vine website without breaking copyright law, we needed to choose a translation which is in the public domain. For this reason we chose the World English Bible translation which is an update of the American Standard Version, but uses more modern English.

Your friends and family members must subscribe themselves to The Vine. Everyone joining The Vine must confirm their own e-mail address. This helps prevent abuse by people subscribing others without their consent.

No need to worry. You can easily reset your password.

Sign in to The Vine using your account name or the e-mail address you subscribed with, click 'My Account' and update your e-mail address.

1. Log In to The Vine
2. Click the Edit My Account option on the My Vine menu tab.
3. Click the Delete Account button found at the end of the account details page.
4. Finally, confirm by clicking the Delete button.

This is by far the most commonly asked question. Chances are your e-mails are being blocked as spam by your e-mail provider or anti-spam software on your computer. Please ensure that e-mails from 'thevinetoday.com' are allowed to reach your inbox.

The Vine needs to pay its way somehow. We've found sponsored ads to be an effective way of helping to cover our costs. We believe that most of the ads are useful to our readers.

We are careful to prevent inappropriate Google ads from being served on The Vine. Please contact us with the web site address of the offending ad as it appears in the ad so we can review, and if necessary, block it from appearing again.

Yes. We allow anyone with a legitimate website to advertise on The Vine by using the Google AdWords service. Get more details.

We will never use our mailing list as a public announcement system for all and sundry. If you want to advertise a legitimate business we offer a channel through Google Ads - please see our responses to our advertising questions.

You can send a donation by post or arrange a bank transfer. Please see our support page for more details.

Paypal only accepts payments from certain countries. You can see the list of approved countries here. Please see our support page for details on making a donation by mail or bank transfer.

Please don't worry. We appreciate your desire and willingness to help support us. We appreciate that our payment methods mean that some people are unable to make a gift. You might like to see other ways of supporting The Vine

Yes. Please see our support page for all the details.

There is absolutely no obligation for you to give to The Vine. We would rather you resolve your financial issues first. Furthermore, we believe your local church and tithes come before whatever you may feel you want to give to The Vine. You might like to see other ways of supporting The Vine.

We are not focussed as a prayer ministry, and although we do pray for people, we would encourage you to seek the support and fellowship of your local church who are most likely to identify with you and your specific need.

We are not trained counsellors. We would encourage you to seek appropriate help from your local church fellowship or from other trained personnel suited to your specific need.