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.
App Helps Youth Engage God’s Word after World Youth Day
Hundreds of thousands of young people from around the world descended on Krakow, Poland, in July for World Youth Day, an international gathering for Catholic youth. Through “Pilgrimage,” a Bible engagement app that launched at the event, both event attendees and American youth who were unable to travel to Poland could engage Scripture passages with friends, view 360-degree video from…
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Orphans Meet Jesus
Jeremiah was a small boy when his mother died. But he was old enough to feel his heart breaking. “After my mother’s death, nobody loved me,” Jeremiah explains. At first, the devastated child was sent to live with his uncle in a small village in Bangladesh. His house was made of bamboo and hay, and they never seemed to have…
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Scripture Soothes a Hurting Teenager’s Heart in Cambodia
Doeun Chin Lan has experienced a lot of loss.“My mother died when I was little,” explains the 15-year-old. “I don’t even remember her face. All my older siblings left me to work in Thailand. My father is very elderly and poor.…I want to see my whole family together again.”When the message of God’s love came to the small village where…
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God’s Word Strengthens Boys and Girls Caught in Violence
Little boys love airplanes. Give a boy a paper plane, and he’ll zip it through the air—“Zoom! Zoom!” Hear an airplane overhead, and he’ll point and squeal.To most children, airplanes mean excitement and adventure. But not for hurting Ukrainian children like Sergi*.When 4-year-old Sergi hears an airplane, he falls to the floor in terror. In his world, the sound of…
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Inbox: Thousands of Youth Commit to Scripture
Arthur Satterwhite, senior program manager of Arts and Media Bible Advocacy at ABS, challenges youth in Los Angeles to engage with God’s Word every day. photo credit: Michael Gibeault, courtesy of Jesus Culture. More than 50,000 young people gathered in Los Angeles and online for a conference hosted by Jesus Culture, a group that seeks to mobilize young Christians across…
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International Update Fall/Winter 2013
Participate in World Youth Day American Bible Society distributed 250,000 Scripture Portions at World Youth Day in partnership with the Bible Society of Brazil, the Colombian Bible Society and CELAM, a council of Roman Catholic bishops in Latin America. The event, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, drew millions of youth who came to rededicate themselves to the work of…
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