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.
Record Winter 2012 Issue
American Bible Society works to share the Bible in the midst of difficult circumstances—from villages in West Africa to orphanages in Bolivia, India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Romania. Teens hear about important Bible resources through the web radio station RemedyLIVE, and American Bible Society challenges youth at World Youth Day to read the Bible through Lectio Divina.
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Record Fall 2011 Issue
American Bible Society provides Bible resources to the U.S. military from the front lines to the home front. Internationally, ABS supports the Bible Society of Egypt in new ministry opportunities and helps the Peruvian Bible Society use Bible resources to stop domestic violence.
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Record Summer 2011 Issue
Through Mission: Literacy, American Bible Society provides Bible resources that give students around the United States the hope of the Bible and the opportunity for a better future. Serial killer David Berkowitz shares his testimony of transformation that started with reading the Bible. In Cuba, the Bible Commission of Cuba begins to print Bibles locally. Download this issue
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Record Spring 2011 Issue
American Bible Society’s print magazine Record appears in a digital format. The nearly 200-year-old magazine shares Bible resources, testimonies and stories of American Bible Society’s ministry around the world. Download this issue
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Record Winter 2011 Issue
By providing Bible resources that specifically address the wounds of veterans, members of the military and military family, American Bible Society brings light to the darkness of war. Through the words of the Bible, American Bible Society and partners help bring healing to people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in Mozambique, urban youth in the United States and those who…
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Record Fall 2010 Issue
Through a Bible-based trauma healing program in central Africa and work in the prisons of the United States, American Bible Society brings hope to those who experience pain and suffering around the world. ABS also supported the Haitian Bible Society in distributing Bible resources in the aftermath of the earthquake.
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