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.
Let God’s Peace Shape Your Day
“How will the coronavirus change my life today?” Each new COVID-19 update seems to bring another wave of drastic change. Between school closings, business shut-downs, and alerts about infection rates, life has been completely turned upside-down in just a matter of weeks. In trying to navigate these uncharted waters while swimming through a sea of COVID-19 information, it’s quite difficult…
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Children’s Bibles Around the World
God is changing the lives of children around the world through His Word. Here are just a few testimonies from the millions of children who are having their hearts transformed by Scripture thanks to partners like you. Peru When Xavier was 4, his dad dropped him off at an orphanage in Peru. He felt sad and lost, like many of…
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The Bible’s Message for Bahrain’s Migrants
Two arced, mirrored towers spear the sky in a triangular shape: Bahrain’s World Trade Center. At night, the sea of ultra-sleek structures and bright city lights bounce off the Persian Gulf—a rainbow of reflections. Not far from modern Manama, however, packed housing units line unlit streets. Here, behind-the-scenes service and domestic workers rest their weary heads. More than half of…
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Finding Faith at Fort Jackson
Thanks to your support, a Veteran named Pastor Vargas gives 1,000 Soldiers a Bible of their own each year. Pastor Vargas has served on the Fort Jackson base in South Carolina for more than 23 years, and he partners with American Bible Society’s Armed Services Ministry. Half of the Army goes through Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, where Soldiers…
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God’s Word from Generation to Generation
Elsie Sokol was an impressive woman. Always prim and proper, she exuded charm and acumen. She lived the American dream: starting as a bookkeeper at the Freehold Trust Company and working her way up to the position of President and CEO of Freehold Trust Company and its later expansion as Central Jersey Bank and Trust. She taught herself golf and…
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1 of 85 Million Bibles for China
You are sitting under a brisk summer sky on a carved wooden stool. Next to you is a modest clay house with a thatched roof. At your feet, the ground rolls away down the hill and into tiered rice paddies and rivers. Bundles of sticks are piled to your right and left—the hope of heat for the fall and winter…
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