Beauty from Ashes

Photo by Timothy J. Walsh Q: What is the purpose of the Trauma Healing Advisory Council, and what do you anticipate will be accomplished through it? Our purpose is to guide ABS as it refines its programs, materials and training processes related to the care of individuals traumatized… Read More

Satisfying the Hunger for God’s Word in Cuba

Young Cubans receiving the H20 Bible. (Photo by Chris Leaman.) Like the mustard plant, the church in Cuba has taken root in this lush Caribbean nation. It was anything but easy in what had been an atheistic culture, where the church struggled to survive for many years. In… Read More

God Sets Prisoners Free Every Day

(Photo by Chris Leaman.) “I am more positive and understanding and a lot less selfish! There was a girl who came in my dorm and stole from me. I was mad at first but I read my Bible and let it go and (I) forgave her.” So said Lauren… Read More

The King James Bible

Photo of Cain and Abel (woodcut by Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld) by ©iStockphoto.com/AmericanBibleSociety. Did you know these oft-used phrases came from the King James Version Bible? “…Am I my brother's keeper?” (Genesis 4.9) “To every thing there is a season…” (Ecclesiastes 3.1) “…neither cast ye your… Read More

400 Years Young

Dear Friends, This is one of those wonderful moments in history, when a big birthday for the Bible reminds us how vital the Word of God continues to be. Across this year, it has been our joy to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible —… Read More

Bible Talk Tuesdays

ABS Executive Vice President Julia Oliver hands out water bottles with invitations to Bible Talk Tuesday at the 59th Street subway entrance. (Photo by Drew Segawa.) In a spirit of outreach, 12 employees from American Bible Society handed out 3,000 water bottles and fliers in May, inviting New Yorkers… Read More

King James on Embassy Row

A working model of the Gutenberg Press at Passages exhibition. (Photo by Judy G. Rolfe.) Passages, a remarkable Bible exhibition that premiered at Washington D.C.'s Vatican Embassy, brought together church and political leaders to celebrate the King James Bible at 400. Co-sponsored by American Bible Society and the Green… Read More

Carrying Her Story

(Photo by Amber Boutut.) On May 27, the CongoSister Bike tour, themed “Carrying Her Story,” took off, cycling from Florida to Maine. The team of 11 college students and recent grads is investing their time and energy to fulfill a promise to the women in Eastern Congo that “We… Read More

National Prayer Breakfast

In February, American Bible Society participated in the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. A chief focus was seeking to raise awareness of She's My Sister™ — an ABS initiative that responds to the vicious acts of war that have left women broken and children orphaned in the Eastern Democratic… Read More

9/11 Remembered

Though 10 years have passed since the attacks on lower Manhattan, the Pentagon and rural Pennsylvania, many of us can instantly recall vivid images from that day. In the aftermath, American Bible Society was on the scene ministering to the first responders at Ground Zero and the victims of… Read More