New Study Reveals How to Pray for Generation Z
Want to know what youth in America think about the Bible? American Bible Society has just released the fifth chapter of the State of the Bible: USA report entitled, “Generation Z.” In this chapter, we take a look into the precarious relationship between Gen Z youth and the Bible. Who is Gen Z? Gen Z spans people aged nine through…
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5 Bible Verses for When Life Feels Out of Control
As I placed my key into the ignition—and started my car alone, in the dark, after an 11-hour day—I took a deep breath. Inhale, exhale, repeat. On this particular day, I felt as though I had not paused to breath since I rose from my bed so many hours before. For the past week, life had spiraled into a state…
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Stories That Help Us Overcome
“Isa” was arrested in 2010 as a suspected member of a terrorist group that bombed the World Cup in Kampala, Uganda, killing at least 74 people. Yet this teenager’s story began long before. He was abducted from his madrasa by an Al Shabaab operative when he was only eight and forced to attend a radical Islamic school in Somalia. Over…
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5 Bible Verses for When You Doubt God
When life makes sense, I rarely question God. Why would I? As I coast through each day with a smile on my face, brimming with self-confidence, I feel his presence, provision and love. But as soon as this security fades, I begin to doubt. My high-flying approach to life doesn’t feel so high anymore, causing me to wonder if God…
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Gifts Do “Double Work”
“Everything comes from the Lord,” Sam Boring said. Despite serious hardships, Sam and his wife, Thelma, unstintingly shared what they had. Thelma, for instance, tithed “every penny she ever made,” said Sam. As a young man, Sam couldn’t tithe. Nevertheless, he asked the Lord to use him to serve others. His prayer was answered. He worked as an accountant, and…
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Eternal Love: Partner Story
When Mildred Eckert was 20, she committed her life to the Lord. Since then, she has held the cause of American Bible Society dear to her heart. “There are people in the world who are truly hungry for the Word of God,” she says. Mildred knows the power of a single Bible. Before her marriage, Mildred’s intended, Charlie, gave her…
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A Gift of Faith: Partner Story
Lillian R. Schafft who lives in Virginia was inspired by an article she read in the Record magazine about Brian Waite, a chaplain who baptized soldiers in the Tigris River in Iraq. The article gave her a vision to take action. So she recruited her church to gather funds for military Bibles and sent a generous check to American Bible…
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