Just a few weeks ago, American Bible Society released a study on America’s Bible Minded Cities, a report that ranks 100 cities in the U.S. from most to least “Bible minded.” The response was incredible. The story was picked up by The Huffington Post, Fox News and NPR, to… Read More
Annie Vallotton, illustrator of the iconic images in American Bible Society’s Good News Bible, died in France on December 28, 2013 at the age of 98. The publisher HarperCollins has identified Vallotton as the best-selling artist of all time, thanks largely to the success of the Good News Bible,… Read More
Bishop Aloysius Jim Luxian has a deep devotion to God's Word, which is his source and strength. Photo by UBSCP/Yeo Tan Tan. China – A Lifelong Commitment to God's Word Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian, 95, of China's Catholic Patriotic Association granted a rare interview with the United… Read More
Bibles in production at the Bible Society of Brazil's printing facility in Sao Paolo. Photo by Andrew Hood. ALBANIA: Free Coffee and New Testaments Bring About a ConversionThe head of the Bible Society of Albania recounted his conversion story to American Bible Society staff at a recent… Read More
Photo courtesy of Benjamin Leaman. ‘A Soldier's Hope' at ChristmasChristian trio Point of Grace gave 10 concerts in December, singing traditional and original Christmas music and promoting American Bible Society's Armed Services Ministry. From Nashville to California, the concerts featured a compelling video inviting attendees to support ministry… Read More
Left to right: Rev. Simon Barnes, EVP ABS; Mr. Ho Yong Kim, executive director of KBS and Mr. Eui Hyun Kwon, president of KBS. (Photo by Lucy Barnes.) A war, a language barrier and an unbelieving heart: humans see all these as obstacles. But to God,… Read More
*Name changed for security purposes Dian and friends singing Scripture songs in Sena. (Photo by The Seed Company.) Ghana: Singing Scripture By Heart Dian* loved to sing, but she was tired of church songs in other languages: Malawi or Shona. She sang along with the rest… Read More
Photo of Cain and Abel (woodcut by Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld) by ©iStockphoto.com/AmericanBibleSociety. Did you know these oft-used phrases came from the King James Version Bible? “…Am I my brother's keeper?” (Genesis 4.9) “To every thing there is a season…” (Ecclesiastes 3.1) “…neither cast ye your… Read More
Though 10 years have passed since the attacks on lower Manhattan, the Pentagon and rural Pennsylvania, many of us can instantly recall vivid images from that day. In the aftermath, American Bible Society was on the scene ministering to the first responders at Ground Zero and the victims of… Read More
Members of the Chikunda translation team in prayer. The New Testament was released in 2009 and the whole Bible is slated to be finished by 2015. About 145,000 people speak Chikunda in Zimbabwe. (Photo courtesy of the Bible Society of Zimbabwe.) “People are really turning to God,” said Pastor… Read More
