For 193 years (1817-2010) and through nine wars, ABS has provided Scriptures to millions of men and women in the U.S. armed forces. 1817Bibles go to the crew of the USS John Adams. 1846 – 1848Mexican WarBoth the American forces and Mexican civilians are supplied. 1861 –… Read More
American Bible Society's God Sets You Free™ program hosted a Correctional Chaplain Conference in August at which the life-sentence inmate, David Berkowitz, was permitted to address those in attendance with the personal letter shown below. A Message to the Members of the American Bible Society I would like to greet… Read More
January 2011Confess Jesus as Lord1 Romans 1.1-172 Romans 5.1-213 Romans 6.1-234 Romans 10.5-175 Matthew 1.1-256 Matthew 2.1-15 Epiphany7 Matthew 2.16-238 Matthew 3.1-179 Matthew 4.12-2510 Matthew 8.1-1711 Matthew 8.18-3412 Matthew 9.1-1713 Matthew 9.18-3814 Matthew 10.1-2515… Read More
There is a piece in the Christmas narrative that catches me every year. It is the blazing message, shouted across the night sky and declared by a babe in a cattle trough — love will not be stopped. With all the flash and flurry of our holidays, this still remains… Read More
Ramez Atallah, general secretary of the Bible Society of Egypt. Photo courtesy of Bible Society of Egypt. Ramez Atallah is one of several Bible Society leaders who gave voice to the global conversation that took place in Cape Town in October. Ramez chaired the program committee that organized the… Read More
At the dedication and worship service for the long-awaited Revised Vietnamese Bible in Ho Chi Min City, there were more than 400 pastors, leaders and Christian well-wishers. This was a proud and moving moment because pastors from the Evangelical Church of Vietnam, North and South, had worked together on… Read More
The term “saint” is often used to describe a person of exceptional holiness, formally recognized by the Christian Church, especially by canonization. Canonization is a solemn declaration by the pope in which a deceased member of the faithful is proposed as a model and intercessor to the Christian faithful and… Read More
Dr. Issa Diab and his wife Enas in Beirut, July 2010. He is a translation consultant for the Bible Society of Lebanon. Photo by Rhoda Gathoga. “Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I do not give it as the… Read More
A village elder in Rangpur (seated, left) lays hands on Anthony Lamuel, general secretary of PBS. Photo courtesy of Pakistan Bible Society. In July, survivors of the worst flooding in 80 years received Scriptures and food provided by the Pakistan Bible Society (PBS). The Bible Society conducted its ministry… Read More
Through Journeys, God's Word can be delivered by SMS and a variety of other methods such as e-mail and audio. “The next generation will be God's tool for shaping the world,” said David Kinnaman, president of The Barna Research Group, at the Embodying Hope dinner hosted by American Bible… Read More
