Expanding urban Bible ministry can transform hearts and minds in cities across the United States. Known for bringing God’s Word to hard-to-reach places worldwide, American Bible Society also focuses its attention at home through key partnerships that foster Scripture engagement in cities around the country. Through an alliance with… Read More
Arthur Satterwhite, senior program manager of Arts and Media Bible Advocacy at ABS, challenges youth in Los Angeles to engage with God’s Word every day. photo credit: Michael Gibeault, courtesy of Jesus Culture. More than 50,000 young people gathered in Los Angeles and online for… Read More
Anna* is in love with Jesus and enjoys reading about Him in the Mission:Literacy program. She attends a Mission: Literacy™ program in Philadelphia. Photo by Kim Carter. “People who are like these little children belong to the kingdom of God.” Mark 10.14b (CEV) Anna* had… Read More
Detail of an illustration by Ronald Pichardo from Elementz of Life™, issue No. 6. Photo of Heath Evans courtesy of Heath Evans. Tonya Wilder-Butts is a woman with vision. As editor-in-chief of Elementz of Life™ magazine, she goes after stories that will minister deeply to her audience — the… Read More
ABS staff Donald Cavanaugh and Delores Burnett flank honoree Edward H. Morgan, Jr., of The Bowery Mission, with ABS staff Emilio A. Reyes and Robert L. Briggs, left to right. Photo by Rebecca Detrick. “The Bowery Mission has a gem in Ed Morgan as their leader. Ed's passion for… Read More
Video still by Eliu Cornielle. Eddie grew up without a father and survived multiple rapes by family members. In high school, he got into street drugs to ease his emotional pain but was trying to break the habit. One day, he and his sister were driving on a freeway,… 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
Stephen Tavani (center), president of WOW International shares a copy of Elementz of Life™ with a couple of WOW Jam attendees. Photo by Tonya Wilder-Butts. Growing up on unfriendly city streets full of gangs and drug dealers, 15-year-old Carlos has never felt truly loved or understood. He has looked… Read More
A girl leafs through “Moses” — one of the beginner books in the Mission: Literacy curriculum. Photo by Malorie Tull. On her way to class, Tori* navigates garbage-strewn city streets, passing areas that drug pushers and prostitutes frequent. She has faced many challenges in her young life, but she's… Read More
James Macklin, director of outreach for the Bowery Mission James Macklin, 70, is a modestly dressed, simple black man with short, curly salt-and-pepper hair. He smiles as he shares his life's story, a grandfather-like poise communicating a love for the people around him. “One of my favorite sayings is… Read More
