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.
Mission: Literacy
When a second-grader named Carlos first started in The Salvation Army (TSA) and American Bible Society literacy programs, he was overwhelmed. From the beginning he clearly enjoyed his time there, but he had so many questions: “Who is God? Was he before everything else? Can he see us all the time?”The more questions Carlos asked, the more he learned. And…
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Hearing is Believing
All kinds of vehicles rushed toward the remote village of Zamana for the March 7 meeting. Some were cars but most were carts pulled by donkeys, bicycles and mopeds. And many of the 300 delegates had simply walked to get to this rural area. Photograph by Joaquim Dassonville.“Late into the night local ministers continued to come and register for the…
READ MORERecord Spring/Summer 2008 Issue
China: 50 million Bibles and Counting; Middle East: Stories of Hardship and Grace; Easter: New Publication on The Life of Christ; Simon Barnes; Katherine H. K. Hsu MD; USA, French Antilles, Uganda, Malawi Download this issue
READ MORERecord Winter 2008 Issue
Bibles for Children: Helping young people around the world discover Scripture; Russia: History of Bible Society; Presidential Wisdom: quotes on God or God's Word by George Washington, John Quincy Adams, James Madison, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson; Rev. Emilio A. Reyes; Lotus Harris; Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Peru Download this issue
READ MORERecord Fall 2007 Issue
Tell Every Nation: Scripture translation in the 21st century; Heaven and Earth: Former astronaut Frank Borman; Dr. Lamar Vest; Elizabeth Sedat; Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Kazakhstan, Russia Download this issue
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Fun with the Bible
Young Egyptian Christians are the minority in their classrooms. Photo by Francine Lange This fall, a lively new attraction comes to the Heliopolis suburb of Cairo. Bible World is an interactive exhibition that promises to deliver fun and history to the 500,000 Christian children in the Greater Cairo area.Sprawling over seven rooms on the ground floor of the Bible Society…
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