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.
“God really does speak my language!”
Hope has always been hard to find in the Roma community of Serbia, where a 90 percent unemployment rate is the norm. However, 32-year-old Rajko* had another reason to feel hopeless. When he was a child, Rajko battled cancer, resulting in a devastating realization once he was married. “My wife and I struggled to have a child. The problem was…
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One Million Bibles
Life in Uruguay was stressful for Rodrigo*. As he worried about providing for his wife and children, Rodrigo’s anxiety grew and grew, but no solution appeared. Then one day, Rodrigo came across a 1 Million Bibles distribution event, where his life changed forever! “I received my first Bible with great interest,” Rodrigo says. “The kind people who gave it to…
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Laborers for the Gospel: Celebrating the Legacy of Colporteurs
In the age of smartphone apps and overnight shipping, it can be hard to imagine the time (not that long ago) when having access to a Bible in America was a rare and precious gift. But for much of American history, families just like yours depended on volunteers from American Bible Society who were willing to leave their homes to…
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A Love More Costly than Gold
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:19-21 (ESV) A Modern-Day…
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“Life has been very difficult for us.”
When Nadia’s* husband died, she didn’t think life in Cameroon would ever get better. She focused on providing for her seven children, but Nadia’s grief threatened to overwhelm her. “Eleven of us live in a three-room house,” she says. “Life has been very difficult for us.” Then one day, Nadia’s granddaughter had a dream. Jesus appeared and told her that…
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“Not being able to read the Bible made me feel as if I had abandoned God.”
For more than 30 years, Langying* followed a guiding light in her walk of faith … her Bible. “The Bible offers us renewing power daily. It is the bright light that leads us,” the Chinese woman explains. However, as her eyesight deteriorated with age, Langying could not read Scripture. “When I could not read the Bible, my heart was heavy,”…
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