Opening Access to Scriptures

(Photo courtesy of the Bible Society of Egypt.) Egypt is a transit point for refugees seeking passage to the Middle East and Europe, with some 8,000 entering yearly. Most enter from bordering Sudan. Blind adults and those who bring along visually impaired children, face considerable discrimination and neglect. Read More

100 Million Seeds of Peace and Hope

Rudi Zimmer, general secretary of the SBB, holds up the 100 millionth Bible. (Photo courtesy of the Bible Society of Brazil.) The Bible Society of Brazil's (SSB) printing press is the largest manufacturer of Bibles in the world. Since its opening in 1995, it has produced 100 million Bibles… Read More

Back from the Edge

(Photo by Jock Foo.) For much of his life, Ting was gripped in the jaws of addiction and would do anything to get his next fix: steal, rob, even murder. On the run from authorities in his hometown of Pu-er City, Yunnan Province, he moved from city to city,… Read More

Reading is Believing

Mission: Literacy™, the Bible-based literacy program from American Bible Society, is helping at-risk children across the globe to read and interact with the inspired Word of their creator. The child pictured here, like Alicia, is benefiting from the partnership between ABS and The Salvation Army. (Photo by Benjamin Leaman.)… Read More

What Scripture passages would you recommend to someone with anger issues?

What Scripture passages would you recommend to someone with anger issues — someone who cannot control his temper? — Monty, by e-mail Reading the following Scripture passages prayerfully and meditating upon them, perhaps even memorizing them, may prove helpful to someone with anger and temper issues: Psalm 37.7-9; Psalm… Read More

A 50-Year Legacy of Changing Lives

Thanks to our Bible-A-Month partners, these children and many others have been filled with the joy of knowing that Jesus loves them. (Photo courtesy of Bible Socity of Ghana.) They didn't know they were making history, but God was calling them to act. It was 1961. Denying God's… Read More

Reaching Far and Wide

(Photo by Benjamin Leamen.) Mission: Literacy lessons are currently being taught in 138 tutoring groups in 100 sites in 97 cities across the United States, including 16 newly opened sites in Hawaii. Stretching overseas, new Mission: Literacy sites have opened in Ghana, Kenya, the Marshall Islands, the Federated… Read More

Boundless Mercy

When you meet David Berkowitz, you're standing in the company of one of our nation's most notorious serial killers. David Berkowitz, the so-called Son of Sam, killed six people in New York City, injured others and sent a wave of terror through the city during the late 1970s. Read More