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Quiet Time
January 2011Confess Jesus as Lord1 Romans 1.1-172 Romans 5.1-213 Romans 6.1-234 Romans 10.5-175 Matthew 1.1-256 Matthew 2.1-15 Epiphany7 Matthew 2.16-238 Matthew 3.1-179 Matthew 4.12-2510 Matthew 8.1-1711 Matthew 8.18-3412 Matthew 9.1-1713 Matthew 9.18-3814 Matthew 10.1-2515 Matthew 10.26-4216 Matthew 11.1-1917 Matthew 11.20-30*18 Matthew 16.1-28 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Begins19 Matthew 17.1-2320 Matthew 17.24—18.521 Matthew 18.6-2022 Acts 8.4-2523 John 17.1-26 Ecumenical…
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Reformed ‘Son of Sam’ Addresses ABS
American Bible Society's God Sets You Free™ program hosted a Correctional Chaplain Conference in August at which the life-sentence inmate, David Berkowitz, was permitted to address those in attendance with the personal letter shown below.A Message to the Members of the American Bible SocietyI would like to greet everyone who is a member or supporter of the American Bible Society,…
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American Bible Society A History of Serving Those Who Serve
For 193 years (1817-2010) and through nine wars, ABS has provided Scriptures to millions of men and women in the U.S. armed forces.1817Bibles go to the crew of the USS John Adams.1846 – 1848Mexican WarBoth the American forces and Mexican civilians are supplied.1861 – 1865Civil War5,297,832 Scriptures go to both North and South.1898Spanish-American War75,000 Scriptures deployed.1917 – 1918World War I6,387,943…
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The Beauty of God’s Word Rediscovered
Brother Ricardo Grzona (in the blue golf shirt) presenting the Spanish version of Lectio Divina at the Bronx, New York Passionist Spiritual Center, May 2010. Photo by Alicia DeFrange.“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…
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Spain – Leading Linguists
Photo by Robert Hodgson.In 1943, Eugene Nida joined the staff of American Bible Society, serving as a linguist. He has been a pioneer in translation theory. The Eugene A. Nida Institute for Biblical Scholarship, a ministry of ABS, continues his legacy.American Bible Society's Nida School of Translation Studies, held in June in Murcia, Spain, focused on “Translation and Cognition,” gathering…
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Suriname: Children's Bible
The cover of Make-Your-Own Children's Bible in Suriname Dutch. Photo courtesy of Suriname Bible Society.American Bible Society has broken new ground in directing international support for a new Bible Society in Nickerie, the second largest city in Suriname, near the border of Guyana.The Suriname Bible Society is distributing 10,000 copies of the Make-Your-Own Children's Bible to Sunday Schools and children's…
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