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Rick Gage Receives Pilgrim Award
Evangelist Rick Gage recently received the 2010 Pilgrim Award for Workplace Evangelism from American Bible Society. Gage is the founder and president of Go Tell Ministries in Duluth, Iowa. The award, named in honor of Texas businessman Bo Pilgrim, is presented for a lifetime of Christian service and workplace evangelism. Gage launched his ministry after a career coaching college football.
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Sidewalk Prophets Named New Artist of the Year
Dave Frey performing at Winter Jam 2010.The prestigious “New Artist of the Year” award went to Sidewalk Prophets at the 2010 Dove Awards in Nashville. In his acceptance speech, lead singer Dave Frey thanked American Bible Society for partnering with Sidewalk Prophets and cited Psalm 150 as the group's musical inspiration. The Dove Awards is one of the biggest awards…
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The Book of Luke in Patois Released in the UK
The prospect of the Bible's appearance in Patois has outraged some traditionalists in the U.K., but the Book of Luke has just been released, and the rest of the New Testament will soon follow. Patois is a language that is traditionally considered slang or broken English and is spoken by 90 percent of Jamaicans. Up until now, there has never…
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500th Bible Translation Commemorated
A painting presented to American Bible Society by Wycliffe to commemorate the 500th Bible translation project. Photo of painting by Matt Steinruck.The Book Should be Red, a painting by Hyatt Moore, 2008, was presented to American Bible Society from The Seed Company, a Wycliffe Bible Translators affiliate. The painting is of a young Majang man holding a red Bible, symbolizing…
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A Battle Against Brutality in the Congo
Flora, 27, raised goats and worked in other forms of agriculture in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. One day, she heard gunshots and ran into the bush for safety. There, soldiers captured and raped her. This experience deeply scarred her. But she believes in God’s power to help and strengthen her. Photo by Malorie Tull.“Praise the Lord, who…
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Precious in God’s Eyes
In biblical times, lepers were considered unclean and unworthy of human touch. Women who have been raped in the DRC bear that same stigma.Often, they are rejected by their husbands, families and communities. For the estimated 200,000 women who have been raped in DRC, this rejection fills them with even greater shame.“When a woman is raped, her body becomes the…
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