Returning Soldiers: A Long-Term Treatment Challenge

Many of the two million American troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001 will suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI), depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) — and these diagnoses often overlap. A think tank at Rand Corporation estimates that more than 26 percent of troops will return… Read More

Branching Out to America's Military

“Before I went to basic training I didn't read the Bible or believe in God,” writes PVT Michael McIntyre. But it didn't take long for the typical trials of military service to strike home. After his first three weeks at boot camp, Michael's girlfriend phoned him to end their… Read More

Fall 2011 National Update

President Barack H. Obama was the keynote speaker at NHPB in May. Uncover the Word™ Goes Bilingual Latinos make the U.S. the fifth largest Spanish-speaking country in the world. And, some 20 percent of Americans speak a language other than English at home. American Bible Society is launching… Read More

Uncover Magazine Launched

American Bible Society is excited to announce the launch of a new magazine, Uncover, to give voice to the multi-partner national Scripture engagement initiative Uncover the Word™. The first issue will be unveiled at the Forum of Bible Agencies conference to be held in Orlando, Fla., November 7 to… Read More

Unshakable America

On September 9th, 2011 the people of New York gathered around Bible House at 1865 Broadway to pay tribute to the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and were encouraged to post a prayer on the glass and receive the God is Our Shelter and Strength Scripture Portion. The following ran… Read More

Dr. Eugene Nida (Nov. 11, 1914 – Aug. 25, 2011)

The global Bible translation community lost one of its iconic figures with the passing of Dr. Eugene Nida, who died yesterday at age 96. For more than 50 years, Nida was the leader of the translation program of American Bible Society. “Today we celebrate the life and… Read More

ABS President shares his heart for DR Congo

Below is an excerpt from his article: Most of us in America are given to hyperbole in our everyday conversations. “Traffic was brutal.” “The meeting was horrendous.” “Yesterday was a nightmare.” “You won’t believe what happened.” It isn’t a big deal that we tend to speak this way. Read More

Rare Bibles Come to Life

“Lord, open the King of England's eyes!” These were the final words uttered by William Tyndale as he burned at the stake, convicted for his work in translating the Bible into English. Little did he know that God would answer that prayer within 50 years, and the resulting translation would… Read More

The Cure for Teenage Trauma

Ariel Miller, once a desperate caller, now volunteers at Remedy.fm to minister on-air to teens in need. Ariel is 19. A self-described perfectionist, she says she felt the need to “punish herself” from an early age. By her first year of high school, Ariel had resorted to cutting herself… Read More

Pedaling 2,000 Miles for Help

From left to right: (top) Mark Jacobs, Gordon Brown, Bryan Dougan, Jon Felker, Emily Werkheiser; (middle) Andy Clack, Lewie Briggs, Jenna Liew; (bottom) Shannon Cutlip, Marianne Millen. Little more than a month ago, eight cyclists began a 2,000-mile journey up the East Coast on the She's My Sister™ Bike… Read More