ABS staff handing out invitations to Bible Talk Tuesday on Broadway. Photo by Drew Segawa. Starting Tuesdays in October, American Bible Society is welcoming New Yorkers off the street into a noontime reading and discussion of God's Word. In the spirit of the Fulton Street Revival more than 150… Read More
“Today's [Sept. 28] research report from The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life exposes a deficit in religious knowledge among a majority of Americans,” said ABS President R. Lamar Vest. He continued, “Particularly disturbing was the lack of knowledge among self-professed Christians about the Christian faith. Jewish adherents… Read More
Dave Frey performing at Winter Jam 2010. The prestigious “New Artist of the Year” award went to Sidewalk Prophets at the 2010 Dove Awards in Nashville. In his acceptance speech, lead singer Dave Frey thanked American Bible Society for partnering with Sidewalk Prophets and cited Psalm 150 as the… Read More
Evangelist Rick Gage recently received the 2010 Pilgrim Award for Workplace Evangelism from American Bible Society. Gage is the founder and president of Go Tell Ministries in Duluth, Iowa. The award, named in honor of Texas businessman Bo Pilgrim, is presented for a lifetime of Christian service and workplace evangelism. Read More
John Eliot's Algonquin Bible, printed in 1663 for the Massachusetts Indians will be on display Oct. 15 to Jan. 16, 2011, in A Light to the Nations: America's Earliest Bibles. One of the largest and finest collections of Scriptures in the United States is now on rotating display in… Read More
Michael Nutter, pictured above, said the Good News Bible is the only book he still has from high school. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says he used the Good News Bible to encourage city dwellers to respond to the 2010 census. This is according to Philadelphia Inquirer staff writer Dianna… Read More
Billie Callendar at the diner in Cumby, Texas, in May. “Jesus came to them and said: ‘I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth! Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples.’” Matthew 28.18-19a (CEV) On a modest plot of rural acreage… Read More
A woman at Cameron County Jail in Brownsville, Texas, stands at her cell door, waiting to receive a Bible through the God Sets You Free™ program, American Bible Society's ministry to incarcerated men and women. Photo by Chris Leaman. “ . . . you will know the truth, and… Read More
Photo of the Cardinal by Tomas del Valle. In June, American Bible Society sponsored the first New York Catholic Bible Summit to encourage Bible engagement among Catholics. Some 400 Catholic leaders and lay people participated in the day-long event that included educational sessions and a celebration of the Mass. Read More
NFL veteran and fullback for the New Orleans Saints, Heath Evans talks about his faith and being a husband and father in the Elementz cover story. “Everything in my life was really based around raising me up in a home where I knew that Jesus was real,” says Heath… Read More
