In this episode of “Liana’s Favorite Books,” Dr. Liana Lupas takes you on a tour of La Biblia del Cántaro, a 1602 Spanish revision of the first Spanish Bible printed in a single volume known as “the Bear Bible.” The Bear Bible was translated by Casiodoro… Read More

When he went home to glory, Rev. Dr. Wilbert D. Gough had lived longer than most people—104 years! Throughout his long life, Rev. Dr. Gough treasured God’s Word above everything else. He loved the Bible, but he also lived its teachings. And he was passionate about sharing the good… Read More

American Bible Society Partners have helped place more than 1 million Bibles and New Testaments in the hands and hearts of people in 31 African countries during the past year! Pastors from impoverished regions received Bibles for members of their congregations who had none. School children were also… Read More

Many Haitians like Samuel* live in a constant struggle for survival in one of the poorest countries in the world. But the horrors Samuel faced were much darker than just financial woes. As a child, he even had his life threatened by practitioners of witchcraft who lived nearby. Samuel… Read More

There are roughly 100 million people living in Vietnam, and they speak 110 different languages. Bible poverty is a major problem, not only for the poor living in rural communities, but also for those living in larger cities. But a Bible that sat untouched in the home of Trang* and… Read More

How does anyone understand, heal, or move on from the knowledge that their entire people group was targeted for genocide? Though we will likely never know the full extent of the horrors involved, the Rwandan genocide in 1994 killed more than 800,000, primarily of the Tutsi people. Among those who… Read More

But those who trust in the LORD for help will find their strength renewed. They will rise on wings like eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will walk and not grow weak. Isaiah 40:31 GNT In… Read More

Pastor Josias grew up in an abusive home in Mali. “I don’t know why, but my dad was very mean—especially to me,” Josias remembers. “[He] hit me like an enemy.” At the age of 12, Josias fled his home. When he returned a few years later, Josias discovered that… Read More

Because of our sins he was wounded, beaten because of the evil we did. We are healed by the punishment he suffered, made whole by the blows he received. Isaiah 53:5 GNT In this fourth part of… Read More

In this episode of “Liana’s Favorite Books,” Dr. Liana Lupas takes you on a tour of a 1517 Malermi Bible, which is the Italian translation of God’s Word. In 1471, printers in Italy used printing techniques pioneered by Johannes Gutenberg approximately two decades earlier to print… Read More