May 9: A Special Day to Pray for Bible Ministry Around the World
Each year on May 9, 150 national Bible Societies spread across 240 countries and territories around the world unite in a global day of prayer. On this day, we spend time thanking God for powerfully working through our ministries, which include Bible translation, production, distribution, advocacy, engagement, and trauma healing. We also seek God’s guidance, wisdom, and strength for ongoing…
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Want to Get Away from It All? Find Hope in God’s Word
The theatre lights turn on and the credits roll as the audience slowly trickles out in a daze, shoes crunching popcorn kernels along the way. But I’m still sitting in my theatre seat, unwilling to let reality set back in after watching such a happy ending. Because right then, in that moment, it feels like the princess always gets the…
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Prayer Request: 2017 National Day of Prayer for America
American Bible Society invites you to pray with us for the United States in observance of America’s National Day of Prayer. The National Day of Prayer is held on the first Thursday of each May. It was created in 1952 to call together people of faith in united prayer for America. This year’s theme comes from Daniel 9:19: “Lord, hear…
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Four Key Moments in Bible Engagement
“Have you been reading my email?” The woman who rushed up to me after a sermon was only pretending to be upset. “What you said about that Bible passage—it was exactly what I needed to hear. It was like you were speaking only to me.” Perhaps you have had similar conversations. Sometimes three or four (or more) people report such…
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Can God be a Father and Mother?
A whole host of people shaped my formative years. I was parented not only by my wonderful mother and father, but I was also given an incredible legacy of grandparents and relatives. Alongside my biological family, I was raised in an evangelical Quaker church where I was given spiritual mothers and fathers who taught and empowered me in my faith. …
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Pray for Healing and Peace for Syrians
In a recent report from Bible Society of Syria, we heard the story of Bana*, a Syrian woman who was held captive for more than a year by a military group. Armed with a small Bible, she daily prayed Bible verses. After being released she wrote: “Due to my own experience, I started believing so strongly that God would not…
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A Contrarian Bible Study Method
I’ve been reading a couple of books on the history of the Bible in America. I’m not finished, so no book reviews yet, but I want to share an impression. Biblical illiteracy is not new. Nor is the tendency to make the Bible into a good-luck charm, more enshrined than encountered, more shelved than searched. And the people in past…
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