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.
How a Chinese Gangster met Christ in a Church Bookstore
Xiong Jing could have bought anything he wanted. Organized crime in China has a funny way of doing that—padding your wallet. Xiong, a successful triad member and extortionist, was no exception: “I was bringing home lots of money.” While his wallet was bursting at the seams, Xiong admits, “My soul was empty.” This emptiness compelled him to contact the unlikeliest…
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Americans’ Top Book Is…
Valley Forge, Pa., July 28, 2015— What better book to read at the beach than one with the power to introduce you to the God who made the oceans? The history of humanity is long and the candidates for the book that has influenced it most are endless. But one book above all others has been singled out as the…
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Abandoned By His Parents, One Boy Discovered God’s Love
Abel felt hopeless. Abandoned by his father at age seven—and his mother at age eight—the young Peruvian boy traveled through life feeling rejected. He longed to feel cherished; he needed love.“I felt alone,” Abel says. “I didn’t even want to go to school. I said to myself, ‘There’s no one to give me the books…or even pencils.’ I felt sad…
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Living with HIV, One Woman Found Hope
For years, Grace feared walking to the market with her friends. She dreaded celebrating holidays with her family. And she constantly worried about sleeping, wondering if her agonizing nightmares would return. Every day, Grace endured judgment, rejection and hostility—because every day, Grace endured life with HIV....they experience life as castaways—as outsiders stripped of their voice. In Grace’s South Sudanese community,…
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Ben Franklin, George Whitefield and the Bible
One was a dynamic preacher from England, the other a hard-working printer in Philadelphia. In the mid-1700s, George Whitefield and Ben Franklin weren’t just the most famous people in America, they were the most influential. Both of them knew the Bible well, but they treated it differently. George Whitefield powerfully preached the Scriptures, urging his audiences to hear God’s voice.…
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After Soldiers Murdered His Family, One Man Chose Forgiveness
Martin stashed his belongings into a bag, stuffed his feet into a pair of shoes and began to run. After soldiers brutally killed his father, mother and grandmother during the Burundian Civil War—an ethnic conflict that began in the mid-1990s between tribes in the tiny, East African country—Martin set out to flee his violent surroundings. He desperately wanted a fresh…
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