3 Psalms to Pray for Your Mom on Mother’s Day

On Mother’s Day, as you pause to honor the loving mom in your life, take a moment to pray. Ask God to keep her and protect her, providing hope for her peaks and encouragement for her valleys. Share your desires for her, asking the Lord to give her guidance… Read More

Pray With Us for United Bible Societies’ Day of Prayer

Today, United Bible Societies will take part in a worldwide Day of Prayer, aligning Bible Societies across the globe as part of an annual celebration. This time of unity and sharing will provide an opportunity for Bible Society staff members, supporters and friends to lift up God’s work around… Read More

Today, Read the Improbable Story of Jesus’ Resurrection

On Easter Sunday, Jesus rose from the dead. The embattled figure we envision on the cross, crowned in thorns and hung for all to see, defeated death, leaving an empty tomb outside the city of Jerusalem. Today, in the midst of honey-baked hams, Easter egg hunts and laughter with… Read More

Stop and Read the Story of Good Friday

On a typical Friday, thoughts of weekend activities, restful mornings and life away from work may surface. Or, as preparations ensue for a weekend at home, anxiety may rise about chores, housework and errands. But today is different. Today, we celebrate the ultimate sacrifice: Jesus’ death by crucifixion, an act… Read More

Celebrating Passover as both a Christian and a Jew

The people are to take some of the blood and put it on the doorposts and above the doors of the houses in which the animals are to be eaten…. The blood on the doorposts will be a sign to mark the houses in which you live. When I see… Read More

9 Anonymous Heroines of the Bible

The Bible is full of famous women—queens, prophets, a judge, notable disciples of Jesus and associates of Paul. Some women have books of the Bible named after them. Others share the spotlight with their also-famous husbands or sons. You can probably name quite a few of these women. Read More

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Peaceful Warrior

Monday, January 19, we will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy of nonviolent activism for civil rights. As you reflect on everything MLK stood and fought for, you can’t help but notice the countless biblical references in his speeches, sermons, and letters from prison. The Baptist minister drew from his… Read More

World AIDS Day

December 1 was World AIDS Day, a day when people renewed their battle against this worldwide scourge. American Bible Society has joined many other Bible Societies in the United Bible Societies fellowship to provide education and assistance to populations hit by HIV/AIDS, like Swaziland’s Bible Society, responding… Read More

Remembering Our Fallen Heroes on Memorial Day

This graffiti poem was written on a wall in New York City: God and the soldier doth all men adore in time of war and not before; When the war is over and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier slighted. Believe it or not,… Read More

Honoring Hispanic Leaders of the Bible

To recognize Hispanic leaders who’ve championed the Bible, Multi-Language Ministries—an outreach of American Bible Society—hosted a celebration dinner April 24 at its New York City headquarters. Mariano Rivera, legendary New York Yankees closer and five-time World Series champion, was honored, along with Pablo Perez and The… Read More