For as long as Mu Yang* could remember, his extremely rural village in southern China only had one Bible. Since he had the ability to read it when few others could, Mu Yang’s mother asked him to help her church by reading the selected passages of Scripture aloud for the… Read More

In this episode of “Liana’s Favorite Books,” Dr. Liana Lupas takes you on a tour of a Chinese New Testament once gifted to China’s last emperor, Puyi. Similar to a previous New Testament presented to Puyi’s predecessor, the Empress Dowager, this copy has an ornate silver cover. It… Read More

Sometimes, life feels like a whirlwind parade of one bad thing after another. Your car breaks down. Your basement floods. Your child starts struggling in school. Your flight to visit family in a different state gets canceled. You can’t seem to find a way to plug into your church,… Read More

In this episode of “Liana’s Favorite Books,” Dr. Liana Lupas takes you on a tour of two New Testaments published by Robert Estienne, who was also known by his Latin name: Robertus Stephanus. Estienne was a renowned French academic in the 16th century, but his sympathy for the… Read More

In this episode of “Liana’s Favorite Books,” Dr. Liana Lupas takes you on a tour of the first English Bible printed in New York. In 1782, Robert Aitken printed the English Bible in Philadelphia. He struggled to sell all 10,000 copies, and the endeavor nearly bankrupt… Read More

Aline* was like many in Angola, where about one-third of the people live in poverty. Her heart ached as she longed to understand the message of hope and comfort in the Bible. Her circumstances kept her away from its message, but she still waited. “I lived in a rural… Read More

In order to reach native communities living in the most isolated, rural areas of Mexico, the Bible Society staff must travel on dangerous roads. Then, when the roads run out, they rely on boats, horses, donkeys, and hours of walking. Finally, they reach their destination, where groups of people are… Read More

The nation of Madagascar is one of the poorest in the world. Much of the population barely scrapes by on less than two dollars a day. In recent years, Bibles have been so scarce that some evangelists in rural areas have resorted to hand-copying long sections of Scripture to help… Read More

“Are you okay?” It’s a simple question that can stop you in your tracks—often because you’re afraid that the worries, sorrows, and stresses you keep buried in your heart have somehow become visible. What’s your most common answer? “Oh, sure, I’m just tired.” “Yeah, I just… Read More

Are you an encourager? You can probably remember significant times when someone encouraged you. Maybe a friend encouraged you during a stressful college or job application process. Maybe a pastor came and spoke words of encouragement after the loss of a family member. Or maybe a spouse, child, or… Read More