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.
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“The Passion Live” Debuts Palm Sunday
In the last 2,000 years, the story of Christ’s journey to the cross has shaken up history. This Sunday, it will rock the world of television entertainment. Literally. At 8 p.m. EDT on Palm Sunday, March 20, Fox will air “The Passion Live,” a musical event that will use pop music to tell the story of Jesus’ journey from the…
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Raised in a Non-Christian Family, One Girl Overcame Darkness to Encounter God’s Word
Even on a cloudless day, sunlight rarely permeates Aholou’s mud and straw hut. Located in Togo, West Africa, the home is completely sheltered from the light, a mandate imposed by her father. But Aholou’s father’s behavior has kept her family from experiencing more than just sunlight. For as long as she can remember, he has discredited the Bible, ensuring everyone…
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One Man in Tanzania Gave Up Drinking and Fighting after Reading the Bible
If you walk through a bookstore in Tanzania’s Kigoma Region—a lakeside territory in the northwest corner of the country—you may overhear customers asking an excited and increasingly common question: “When will the Kiha Bible be available?”Over the course of a decade, the Ha tribe in Kigoma Region has watched God’s Word gradually come to life in their heart language of…
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Lent: A Season for Biblical Meditation
On Ash Wednesday, Christians around the world will begin observing Lent—a 40-day spiritual journey leading up to Holy Week. With Christmas behind us, we shift our eyes from Christ’s cradle to his cross, preparing our hearts to remember his death, and to celebrate his triumphant resurrection from the dead.Paralleling Christ’s 40 days alone in the desert, the season of Lent…
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Lent: A Season for Biblical Meditation
On Ash Wednesday, Christians around the world will begin observing Lent—a 40-day spiritual journey leading up to Holy Week. With Christmas behind us, we shift our eyes from Christ’s cradle to his cross, preparing our hearts to remember his death, and to celebrate his triumphant resurrection from the dead.Paralleling Christ’s 40 days alone in the desert, the season of Lent…
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How an Elderly Woman Waited More Than 40 Years For Her First Bible
While standing in the front of her church’s sanctuary, Liu couldn’t help but flash an ear-to-ear grin. Beside her, a team of pastors—invited by the Chinese church—handed out Bibles to her fellow church members. She watched as men, women and children received a Bible, bowed, and began reading the pages inside. For Liu, this day marked a momentous occasion. Approaching…
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