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.
God’s Word Is Restoring Lives in Central Africa
From genocide to civil war to persecution, Central Africa is a region of broken people. But God’s Word is bringing healing and hope to people of all ages, even in the most difficult of circumstances. An effective tool for communicating the healing love and grace of God, End-to-End is a three-step program that introduces hurting people to Jesus Christ and…
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Equipping American Heroes with Life-Changing Scripture
In his 28 years of military service, Joe Miller* spent a lot of time far from his family. The retired lieutenant colonel remembers combat tours and special assignments in volatile regions like Ethiopia, Pakistan, Lebanon, and Egypt.Despite the distance from home, Joe says comfort was within arm’s reach. “I had a Bible that I always carried in my cargo pocket…reminding…
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Healing and Heeding God’s Word
At first glance, there’s nothing special about Rugero Gaudance’s house in Rwanda’s Southern Province. Perched on a mountainside, the blind widow’s one-room home is comprised of four walls caked with mud and small, reddish stones. The roof is a sheet of metal slung across wooden beams.But as Rugero hobbles around her humble abode, she knows that her house is anything…
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MOZAMBIQUE: God’s Word Reaches Waiting People
A new Bible translation for the Xirhonga people, primarily located in Mozambique, is set to launch in 2017, bringing God’s Word to people who have waited more than 40 years for an understandable Scripture translation.Xirhonga speakers do not understand their original Bible translation due to changes in their language structure. This updated Xirhonga Bible translation was started in the 1970s,…
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Spiritual Refuge for Displaced People
Suffering communities in Central African Republic found strength through God’s Word, thanks to a series of Bible-based trauma healing workshops coordinated by American Bible Society and its partners in the fall of 2016. “People shared things they had been holding on to for a long time, unable to forgive, and God gave them the freedom to let it go,” reports…
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A WISE LION TELLS CHILDREN ABOUT JESUS
Every year, children in Egypt engage with the Bible for the first time at Christian festivals. Many of them have their first encounter with Bible stories because of a likeable lion named Kingo who shares stories and lessons from Scripture. “Kingo! Kingo!” All of the children excitedly chant the name, “Kingo! Kingo!” Suddenly, a bigger-than-life costumed lion clad in a…
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