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.
“I understand the Word of God and my life has changed.”
As a caring mother, Celine* did all she could for her children. But tragedy struck when Celine’s son fell gravely ill and was taken to the hospital. “That was the most difficult time in my life,” she says. Sadly, when her son died, Celine’s terrible grief worsened as she struggled to find the finances to bury him. She felt lost…
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“Now I read the Bible and sing praises for the Lord!”
Quite often, young people in Cuba have faced many difficulties in their short lives. The small island nation suffers through yearly natural disasters, such as earthquakes and floods, and now shoulders the added strain caused by the pandemic. And because they lack the ability to print Bibles, or even purchase Bibles in a store, many Cubans are unable to turn…
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“I did not know Christ.”
May your world never crash down around you the way Hannah’s* did. Hannah’s husband and son died, leaving her as a widowed mother of five. Life was already difficult in her native Angola, where four out of 10 people live in poverty. As a widow, it must have seemed unbearable. “It shook me a lot, and I no longer had…
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“I Never Knew About the Bible”
“I was hurt, sad, confused, hopeless, tired, and felt everyone hated me.” When you learn 15-year-old Mahesh’s* story, you’ll agree that he had every right to feel this way. “My parents abandoned me in a children’s home,” the young man explains. “I failed in tests. I had no friends. I felt that I was nobody and that there was no…
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First Scripture In Mwimbi-Muthambi Arrives In Kenya
Mwimbi-Muthambi-speaking Christians are receiving Scripture in their heart language for the first time! Prior to the new translation, speakers of Mwimbi-Muthambi had to read the Bible in other dialects or languages. “This will help people of my age to understand the Word of God better, and we will grow spiritually,” one young believer named Blessing said. The Bible launch was…
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God’s Word for Unreached People
But how can they call to him for help if they have not believed? And how can they believe if they have not heard the message? And how can they hear if the message is not proclaimed? Romans 10:14 GNT Can you imagine your world without the Bible? Imagine facing the uncertainty of each day without the confidence of salvation…
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