Scripture engagement leads to knowing God—and lives changed forever. Now more than ever, Americans need to know God’s Word and the hope we have in its transformative message. The State of the Bible is a yearly, in-depth study, asking Americans their opinions and practices relating to the Bible, all made possible by generous supporters like you.
These Bible insights can provide critical information and give you direction for your Biblical ministry to help better serve the needs of people in your community.
Taking Part in God’s Grand Story
When Cheryl Holland reflects on the story of her life, she sees God’s fingerprints on every page.“This is a God story,” Cheryl says. “God has always stood by me.” Cheryl traces God’s faithfulness back to when her father accepted Christ at a Billy Graham revival. As a result, Cheryl’s childhood home was firmly rooted in the Christian faith. “The church…
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Reaping a Harvest in Rural China
China’s East Lisu people are farmers by trade, but you wouldn’t know it by their soil. Forced off their fertile farmland by more powerful tribes, the East Lisu people eke out a living on the hard, stony mountainsides of Yunnan Province—a rural territory in southwest China. In the dry mountain air, they can grow little more than potatoes, corn and…
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Back to Bible Basics
“I really made a mistake,” thought Mark Gott, a Christian attorney in Charlotte, N.C.Gott had invited one of his colleagues to help start a Bible reading group for law professionals in their city. Only she wasn’t just any colleague. “[She was] actually a judge who presides over some of my cases,” Gott says. “She never replied.” For two long days,…
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A WISE LION TELLS CHILDREN ABOUT JESUS
Every year, children in Egypt engage with the Bible for the first time at Christian festivals. Many of them have their first encounter with Bible stories because of a likeable lion named Kingo who shares stories and lessons from Scripture. “Kingo! Kingo!” All of the children excitedly chant the name, “Kingo! Kingo!” Suddenly, a bigger-than-life costumed lion clad in a…
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MOTHER WHO LOST FIVE CHILDREN IN ONE DAY TURNS TO SCRIPTURE
The unthinkable happened to Maria Tala. In one day everything she loved was taken from her. “My five children were poisoned by my sister-in-law and all died in a single day,” the native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) shares. How do you recover from that tragedy? What can heal a heart that is utterly broken by pain…
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Celebrating 50 Years of the Good News Translation
In September 2016, American Bible Society celebrated the 50th anniversary of its groundbreaking Good News Translation—one of the world’s first Bible translations to present God’s Word in simple, everyday English. The New Testament was originally published as Good News for Modern Man in 1966 and sold more than 30 million copies during its initial five years of publication. In 1971,…
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