Scripture engagement leads to knowing God—and lives changed forever. Now more than ever, Americans need to know God’s Word and the hope we have in its transformative message. The State of the Bible is a yearly, in-depth study, asking Americans their opinions and practices relating to the Bible, all made possible by generous supporters like you.
These Bible insights can provide critical information and give you direction for your Biblical ministry to help better serve the needs of people in your community.
Leading a Multitude
Photo by Dag SmemoPastoral overload. It’s quite possibly the dilemma of every pastor in the world today. There are always people to visit, budgets to balance and sermons to write. There never are enough hours in the day.But what if you serve a flock made up of 10,000 members and you are its only ordained pastor? What if you are…
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Historic Celebration
At the Amity Press supporters and workers gather at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new facility. Photo courtesy of United Bible Society The official opening of the new Amity Printing Press was celebrated on May 18 in Nanjing, China. Kua Wee Seng, coordinator of the UBS China partnership, board members of the American Bible Society and…
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Light of the Olympic Village
Unloading Bibles from the Amity Press. Photo by Liu Hongliang.An estimated 2 million visitors came to Beijing in August, including 500,000 from abroad. Scriptures printed at the Amity Printing Company's new facility were ready for the occasion.A special edition of the Chinese-English Four Gospel Portions included the official emblem of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee. Some 100,000 copies were printed…
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50 Million and Counting
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 SocietesOn September 11, 2007, the 50 millionth Bible rolled off the presses at the Amity Printing Company in Nanjing. While the world mourned the tragedies of 2001, we in China were…
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Score One for Duan
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 receives extensive media coverage. Han uses this exposure to share her Christian…
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After the Storm
Full body immersion. Many of the Urak Lawoi of Thailand have embraced Christ in the years since the tsunami. Photo by Rath LekhavatThe waves that brought devastation to Southeast Asia in late 2004 brought change to the people living along the coast — not all of which was bad. Since the tsunami, there has been significant church growth among the…
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