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.
Bike for Your Congo Sisters
2011 Bike Tour members. Photo courtesy of Lewie Briggs. Last summer, a group of college students embarked on a bike tour from Florida to Maine, with the united goal of raising both funds and awareness for the victims of rape in the Congo. This summer you have the same opportunity. For the 2012 bike tour, American Bible Society is looking…
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Dig Deeper into the Soul
Trees don’t bear fruit on demand. If they did, I could be enjoying a bowl of succulent, ripe cherries from the two saplings I planted in my back yard earlier this spring. But whether I like it or not, I’m going to need to be patient. For the next two or three years, both trees will be slowly establishing themselves:…
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Rediscovering God's Word
“To get the full flavor of an herb, it must be pressed between the fingers. So it is the same with the Scriptures; the more familiar they become, the more they reveal their hidden treasures and yield their indescribable riches.” – St. John Chrysostom, A.D. 347-407 Scripture does yield indescribable riches when we take the time to read it and…
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Record Winter 2012 Issue
American Bible Society works to share the Bible in the midst of difficult circumstances—from villages in West Africa to orphanages in Bolivia, India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Romania. Teens hear about important Bible resources through the web radio station RemedyLIVE, and American Bible Society challenges youth at World Youth Day to read the Bible through Lectio Divina.
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Armed Services Ministry Goes to Sunbelt
Despite torrential rains and a cold wind that threatened to blow it over, the American Bible Society (ABS) tent at Sunbelt Agricultural Expo welcomed thousands of men, women and children who personally signed Bibles to send to troops overseas. An authentic “deuce and a half” military truck — restored from combat action during the first Gulf War — held the…
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Is celebrating Christmas with a tree and gifts wrong?
ABS Executive Vice President Julia Oliver hands out water bottles with invitations to Bible Talk Tuesday at the 59th Street subway entrance. (Photo by Drew Segawa.)Is celebrating Christmas with a tree and gift exchanging considered wrong? Because it says somewhere in the Bible we are not to celebrate pagan holidays/sungod feast. So, are we celebrating, in a sense, a pagan…
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