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.
World Assembly: Bible Societies Plan for a Future of Bible Ministry
Representatives from Bible Societies around the world will gather in Philadelphia this May for the United Bible Societies (UBS) World Assembly. The event, which coincides with American Bible Society’s Bicentennial Celebration, will bring together Bible Society leaders to celebrate God’s faithfulness in the past and plan for a future of Bible ministry. UBS, which is comprised of 147 Bible Societies,…
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Ecuador: The Bible Brings Hope and a Future
In Ecuador, more than 20 percent of the population is functionally illiterate. For many of these men and women, it is difficult to break the cycle of poverty or exercise their rights as citizens. That’s why United Bible Societies in Ecuador (UBSEC), with support from American Bible Society’s financial partners, has implemented a Bible-based literacy program for key people groups…
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Mission Trauma Healing: Pointing Hurting People to the Bible
In January, American Bible Society published a new edition of “Healing the Wounds of Trauma”—the flagship text behind its Scripture Engagement trauma healing ministry. First published in 2013, it now includes four new chapters on domestic abuse, suicide, addictions and disaster relief. The new content was added to address the specific needs of partners who use the book to minister…
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The Family’s Firm Foundation
On Sept. 27, 2015, Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway looked a little bit like heaven. The long stretch of road, normally jammed with honking cars and bustling pedestrians, burst at the seams with something resembling the throng of believers from Revelation 7.9—“a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language.” Tens of thousands of pilgrims…
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Iraq Through the Eyes of a Father
When American Bible Society launched its Bible-based trauma healing program in the Middle East, the first issue to capture my heart was the exploitation and abuse of women at the hands of cruel and deviant men, especially within the Islamic State. Perhaps it’s because I’ve seen so many hurting women, especially in Africa, find reconciliation and forgiveness by claiming the…
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Pray Around the World
Bible Societies around the world are helping to spread God’s message of hope and love with those who need it most. Here are prayer requests from a select group of Bible Societies that ask you to lift them up in prayer. Uganda Building on its Bible-based trauma healing program for oral cultures, American Bible Society’s partners in Uganda are launching…
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