Mei Changlan, 85, is in the fullness of the spirit as she reads from Psalm 91. She has only recently learned how to read. Photo by Dag Smemo/United Bible Societes On September 11, 2007, the 50 millionth Bible rolled off the presses at the Amity Printing Company in… Read More
Marie Rojas. Photo by David Singer Each month, a determined 88-year-old takes the bus to a nearby shopping mall, praying that the Lord will direct her to a Spanish speaker. Sometimes, the fluent Spanish that pours out of the mouth of this radiant gringo puzzles those she greets. Read More
Photo by David Singer The modern world is changing the ways in which we communicate — sometimes radically. This affects how people hear and read God's Word. The Nida Institute for Biblical Scholarship hosted an international conference to discuss the future of Bible translation. Top scholars from the fields… Read More
Liu Yali, a Chinese Christian soccer player whose testimony appears in one of the Gospel Portions being distributed during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Many Chinese sports fans pin their hopes on athlete Han Duan. Because of her outstanding performance in the recent Four Nations women's soccer tournament, she… Read More
A tribute to Jeremiah Lanphier In 1857 a New Yorker of Dutch descent, Jeremiah Lanphier, began lunchtime prayer meetings in lower Manhattan. Those meetings sparked a spiritual fire that brought 1 million people to faith during the 18 months of its heyday. On the weekend of September 21 to… Read More
On hand to honor Latino leaders are Jaime Cardinal Alamino, Edward Cardinal Egan and Theodore Cardinal E. McCarrick. Photo by David Singer More than 250 people, including Edward Cardinal Egan, the archbishop of New York, and salsa legend Willie Colón, gathered in New York City to honor the work… Read More
Full body immersion. Many of the Urak Lawoi of Thailand have embraced Christ in the years since the tsunami. Photo by Rath Lekhavat The waves that brought devastation to Southeast Asia in late 2004 brought change to the people living along the coast — not all of which… Read More
Van loaded with blankets and Bibles en route to Peru earthquake/hurricane aftermath Central and South America have been hit hard by natural disasters. The promise of God’s Word in difficult times becomes critically important. The Bible Society of Peru brought relief to the people of Huancavelica who… Read More
Any biography of Eugene A. Nida is cause for celebration. Now one of the most thorough will reach a much wider audience. Let the Words Be Written: The Lasting Influence of Eugene A. Nida (Society of Biblical Literature, 2004) by Dr. Philip C. Stine is available in paperback. A Chinese… Read More
”Send your light and your truth to guide me; Let them lead me to your house on your sacred mountain.” Psalm 43.3 (CEV) On your morning walk, the first 10 chapters of Romans come loud and clear through your iPod… Read More
