In January, American Bible Society published a new edition of “Healing the Wounds of Trauma”—the flagship text behind its Scripture Engagement trauma healing ministry. First published in 2013, it now includes four new chapters on domestic abuse, suicide, addictions and disaster relief. The new content was added to address… Read More
In Ecuador, more than 20 percent of the population is functionally illiterate. For many of these men and women, it is difficult to break the cycle of poverty or exercise their rights as citizens. That’s why United Bible Societies in Ecuador (UBSEC), with support from American Bible Society’s financial partners,… Read More
Representatives from Bible Societies around the world will gather in Philadelphia this May for the United Bible Societies (UBS) World Assembly. The event, which coincides with American Bible Society’s Bicentennial Celebration, will bring together Bible Society leaders to celebrate God’s faithfulness in the past and plan for a future of… Read More
A new Bible translation was recently completed for Ethiopia’s Tigrai people group, whose heart language is Tigrigna. Although other Bible translations circulated within the Tigrai community for a decade, Tigrigna speakers could not understand them. But thanks to the new Tigrigna Bible translation, 4.5 million Tigrai people now have access… Read More
Amity Printing Company, which is the only authorized printer of Bibles for China, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2015. Since its founding, Amity Printing Company has grown into one of the largest Bible printing presses in the world, producing a total of 140 million Bibles—70 million for mainland China and… Read More
American Bible Society is helping launch a new devotional book for military wives. “Journey of a Military Wife: God’s Truth for Every Step” was written by Brenda Pace, a military wife for 28 years. “Everybody has assignments they don’t like,” says Pace. “But often those are the very places… Read More
Building on partnership with American Bible Society during the World Meeting of Families, the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops launched a National Bible Week in November 2015. The Conference invites “families, parishes, schools and other Catholic groups,” to participate in this annual celebration of God’s Word. This year’s… Read More
Last fall, God’s Word had a voice at Movement Day 2015 in New York City. The annual gathering of urban Christian leaders seeks to heal the spiritual wounds of U.S. cities through collaboration in ministry, business and the arts. American Bible Society provided a special Scripture-based devotional journey for conference… Read More
The 2015 “Teens & Bible Engagement” survey revealed that teenagers are more open to the message of the Bible before they hit their twenties, even though actual Bible reading among teenagers remains low. That’s why American Bible Society recently began a partnership with YoungLife, a Christian youth organization. American Bible… Read More
A new videogame, “The Aetherlight: Chronicles of the Resistance,” provides a digital platform for kids to learn about the Bible. The game, which opened to the public in January, shares the biblical narrative through a medium that is native and accessible to a digital generation. The game… Read More
