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.
Leading a Multitude
Photo by Dag SmemoPastoral overload. It’s quite possibly the dilemma of every pastor in the world today. There are always people to visit, budgets to balance and sermons to write. There never are enough hours in the day.But what if you serve a flock made up of 10,000 members and you are its only ordained pastor? What if you are…
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God's Word for At-Risk Nicaraguan Children
12-year-old member of the Iglesia Alégrate en Dios church, Leyla Esperanza Sosa Bustamante was one of the children who benefitted from the Bible studies.Unemployment and poverty have kept Nicaraguan children out of school. In a project of the Bible Society of Nicaragua, more than 19,000 at-risk children or child laborers participated in Bible studies. The children received Bibles and were…
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Changing Lives through Literacy
A small boy reading from a Bible Comic supplied by the Bible Society of Sudan. Photo by United Bible Societies.At last I know how to read and write my name…exclaims a delighted Kuku Kanyar. Kuku Kanyar, 65, is a Nuba Moro man who for the past three years has been attending literacy classes in Khartoum.The Moro felt that their language…
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Prayer for Gaza
Street life in Gaza City. West Bank. Photo by Stephen WilsonDear Bible Society friends and colleagues,Our hearts are broken as we witness the escalation of hostilities in Gaza and southern Israel. We invite you all to join us in praying for a speedy end to this terrible war; for God’s peace and mercy, for the prevalence of godliness, and for…
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A Happy End
A church planter from End to End, left, follows up with a young man in Nigeria. Photo by Pascal Folly. In Tonti, Nigeria, a man is so moved by watching The JESUS Film that he expresses his faith in Christ. The moment is life-changing. “He used to talk to me harshly, drink excessively and never cared to stay home,” says…
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Braille Celebration
Scripture for the blind owes much to Louis Braille, who was born 200 years ago. Photo by Dag Smemo. Louis Braille was three years old when an accident in his father’s harness workshop left him permanently blind. He was sent to a village priest for private tutoring. By the age of 15, he developed a new reading and writing system…
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