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.
Yearning for a New Day
Haitian Children at the Christian Institute, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Photo by Rhoda Gathoga) She's clad in a red and white checked shirt and a navy blue skirt, her hair braided in three ponytails. Her feet sport black shoes and white socks raised to the ankle, and her face and alert eyes convey confidence despite her circumstances. Marie Lunie Laventure, at 9…
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Haiti Donor Report
Schoolchildren getting drinking water supplied by Water Missions International, funded by ABS. (Photo by Michael Gibeault) Since the earthquake over a year ago, more than 300,000 people in Haiti have perished. But, one survivor after another tells of the miracle of God leading them out of collapsed buildings and other tragedies. They cling to Bible verses such as, “Do not…
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Words of Jesus for Migrant Workers
Migrant workers in Dubai with Scriptures from the Bible Society in the Gulf. (Photograph Courtesy of the Bible Society in the Gulf ) Prakash wakes up each morning surrounded by sand, heat and a burden of loneliness. A migrant worker in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Prakash lives in a cramped, dusty labor camp more than 1,000 miles away from…
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President's Message – All Things New
You need to see what happens when someone, after waiting her entire life, finally holds a copy of God's Word in her own hands. It's a joy that is literally beyond words. And it's the day-in and day-out story of our Bible ministry across rural China. Here, in one of the fastest growing churches in the world today, thousands are…
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Journeys – Something Good Every Day
Photo from iStockPhoto American Bible Society has just launched a new website called Journeys, which offers a wide array of Scripture devotionals delivered by cell phone, e-mail and online. Through Journeys, you can find hope, encouragement and direction from God's Word, delivered directly to you. Recently, Terri Lynn Rucks, a Journeys user, shared her experience. She wrote, “This is an…
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U.S. Troops Overseas Received Three Times More Christmas Cards in 2010
Christmas saw a tripling of Christmas cards to U.S. troops over Christmas 2009. In 2010, American Bible Society donors personalized some 63,050 cards with Christmas greetings, Scripture verses, drawings and signatures that were sent around the globe to our troops along with orders for military Bibles.
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