China The typhoon Morakot swept into Mainland China this past August. Deaths were reported and millions of people were forced to flee their homes for safety. Pray for God’s mercy to keep people safe. Pray for the necessary resources to reach those who are grieving, hurting and suffering. Pray… Read More

”The sky and the earth won’t last forever, but my words will.” Matthew 24.35 (CEV) When America's earliest settlers arrived in the New World, they brought their Bibles with them — Bibles written in their heart languages — languages such… Read More

Smiles during my visit. Photo by Malorie Tull. “So do not start worrying: ‘Where will my food come from? or my drink? or my clothes?’ (These are the things the pagens are always concerned about.) Your father in heaven knows that you need all these things.” Matthew 6:31,32… Read More

Photo by Malorie Tull Nabil*, on staff with one of the Bible Societies in the Holy Land, describes the work there as “sowing seed on rocky ground.” “But the Seed is being sown,” Nabil declared, “because we are bringing them the living Gospel.” He went on to explain,… Read More

I am afraid no one can give you an exact number for the English translations and paraphrases of the Bible printed since Tyndale's New Testament of 1526. In part this is due to the difficulty of determining what should be defined as a new translation as opposed to a correction… Read More

At left is John Colligan, and far right is Thom May, both from the American Bible Society, and Cherilyn Frei, of RMH, presenting Bibles to RMH patients. In June, American Bible Society staff members delivered 150 Bibles to the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) on Manhattan’s Upper… Read More

A volunteer helps an inner city boy learn to read with God’s Word. How can we both improve critical literacy deficits and introduce children to God’s Word? Answer: Mission: Literacy. Many low-income urban school districts report that up to 70 percent of fourth-grade students cannot read at a basic… Read More

Amy Grant visits the Rare Scriptures collection at Bible House “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path” (KJV). Reading these words from Psalm 119 brings to mind “Thy Word,“ a song by Amy Grant, one of the pioneers of contemporary Christian… Read More

Alice Ball. Photo by Benjamin Leaman The American Bible Society celebrates the life and mourns the death of Alice Ball, who served with ABS from 1955 through 1988. At retirement she was one of the Bible Societies' top three… Read More