Heath Evans Shares His Personal Faith

NFL veteran and fullback for the New Orleans Saints, Heath Evans talks about his faith and being a husband and father in the Elementz cover story. “Everything in my life was really based around raising me up in a home where I knew that Jesus was real,” says Heath… Read More

Haitians Reach for the Hope of God’s Word

Mie Gisèle Roc sits by the tent that became her home after the earthquake. Scripture: “. . . people need more than food to live — they need every word that the Lord has spoken.” Deuteronomy 8.3b (CEV) On the afternoon of January 12, 52-year-old Haitian Mie Gisèle Roc… Read More

The Good News of the Jesus Film

The JESUS film in the Igede language showing in Nigeria. What if each culture and people group around the world were given the opportunity to hear the story of Christ in their own heart language or dialect? And what if they were not only able to hear it, but… Read More

Christian Leaders Challenge One Another to Walk the Talk

Q Founder Gabe Lyons, far left, led a stirring conversation on the “Bible in Culture.” “We can read Scripture and believe it's true, but live as if it's not real. The way we read should demonstratively be seen in what we say and do.” So said Alister McGrath at… Read More

Chile Recovering from Earthquake and Tsunami

A Sunday school teacher with children's Bible resources for victims in Chile. Photo courtesy of Chilean Bible Society. Chilean coastal cities and towns were in ruins after the February earthquake — the worst in 50 years — and then the tsunami struck. The combination destroyed thousands of homes and… Read More

Giving Abundantly

Through Journeys, God's Word can be delivered by SMS and a variety of other methods such as e-mail and audio. John Walter, director of National Campaigns at American Bible Society, went to DRC again in May to review ABS's work there. What follows is an excerpt from his blog,… Read More

Precious in God’s Eyes

In biblical times, lepers were considered unclean and unworthy of human touch. Women who have been raped in the DRC bear that same stigma. Often, they are rejected by their husbands, families and communities. For the estimated 200,000 women who have been raped in DRC, this rejection fills them… Read More

A Battle Against Brutality in the Congo

Flora, 27, raised goats and worked in other forms of agriculture in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. One day, she heard gunshots and ran into the bush for safety. There, soldiers captured and raped her. This experience deeply scarred her. But she believes in God’s power to… Read More

500th Bible Translation Commemorated

A painting presented to American Bible Society by Wycliffe to commemorate the 500th Bible translation project. Photo of painting by Matt Steinruck. The Book Should be Red, a painting by Hyatt Moore, 2008, was presented to American Bible Society from The Seed Company, a Wycliffe Bible Translators affiliate. The… Read More