How You Can Pray for Bibleless People Around the World
The Bible. It’s not just a book. No, the Bible is so much more. The Bible contains words of life. It inspires transformation, reveals purpose, and enables hope. And through it we discover God. At American Bible Society we are passionate about helping people discover God through the Bible. For over 200 years, we have been engaging people with the…
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How Introverts Can Make the Best Small Group Leaders
Somewhere around 2007 or so, my pastor pointed me to the now-classic business book by Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap ... and Others Don’t. Collins writes: “Compared to high-profile leaders with big personalities who make headlines and become celebrities, the good-to-great leaders seem to have come from Mars. Self-effacing, quiet, reserved, even shy—these leaders…
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Please Pray: Reaching Children in Egypt with God’s Love
He’s big, he’s furry, and children all over Egypt love him. Who is he? A lovable lion named Kingo! This life-sized lion character began as a video series called Kingsley’s Meadows, produced by American Bible Society. The popular children’s series stars a friendly lion named Kingo and his puppet friends, who teach biblical values in a fun and engaging way.…
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The Bible’s Simple Truth of How to Love My Neighbor
My son the linguist never met a word he didn’t love. And he delights in sharing his etymological treasures with whoever will stop and listen. Recently we celebrated my birthday with breakfast at a little restaurant overlooking the Pacific Ocean near San Diego. As we watched the morning sunlight turn the water to diamonds, he caught me once again with…
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Overwhelmed by Being Busy? Find Peace in God’s Word
You’re too busy to think about how busy you are. Every time you think you’ll have a moment of peace, something comes up—a deadline gets pushed up at work, someone at church needs you to fill in for Sunday School, your kids ask for your advice and you’re the only one who can help them. So you keep pushing off…
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Why You are Never Too Broken for God to Use
As a kid, one of my favorite things to do was to color. I was a perfectionist. I had to stay inside the lines at all times. Crayola was my favorite brand of crayon because they color the best. You couldn’t bring me cheap crayons because I wouldn’t use them. They just didn’t color right. I also had to have…
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How to Reclaim Communal Reading of the Bible
How do you read the Bible? Do you find a quiet corner at home where you can read it silently? Do you fire up a Bible app while being jostled on a commuter train? Or do you wait for a Sunday service and follow along as you hear it read—and explained—to you? You might find it surprising that silent reading…
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