Scripture engagement leads to knowing God—and lives changed forever. Now more than ever, Americans need to know God’s Word and the hope we have in its transformative message. The State of the Bible is a yearly, in-depth study, asking Americans their opinions and practices relating to the Bible, all made possible by generous supporters like you.
These Bible insights can provide critical information and give you direction for your Biblical ministry to help better serve the needs of people in your community.
9/11 Remembered
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 9/11 in several ways. Ten years later, we're still here, marking…
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Rallying Leaders to Uncover the Word
In early May, ABS held its annual National Church Leaders Summit at Bible House in New York. Some 50 leaders gathered for a three-day conference that focused on increasing Christ-like character empowered by a renewed daily practice of Scripture engagement. Summit leaders represented Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant churches; together, they wrestled with how ABS can help the whole Church develop…
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‘Thy Word is the Truth’
This exhibit focuses on more than a thousand years of Bible work and the development of the Church in China. It was organized to foster mutual understanding of the churches in China and America. Seminars will be conducted that cover themes such as church life, social services and theological education. This exhibition is on tour now in the following venues:…
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Bibles to the Moon
(Photo by iStockphoto.com/AmericanBibleSociety.)This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 14 lunar flight — the first landing that succeeded in bringing the Bible to the moon. On Feb. 5, 1971, pilot Edgar D. Mitchell landed the lunar module Antares on the surface of the moon. He was carrying a packet of Bibles on microfilm, each the size of a…
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Reading is Believing
Mission: Literacy™, the Bible-based literacy program from American Bible Society, is helping at-risk children across the globe to read and interact with the inspired Word of their creator. The child pictured here, like Alicia, is benefiting from the partnership between ABS and The Salvation Army. (Photo by Benjamin Leaman.)From the back of an abandoned chapel, Lynne Verhaagh watches as 12-year-old…
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Boundless Mercy
When you meet David Berkowitz, you're standing in the company of one of our nation's most notorious serial killers. David Berkowitz, the so-called Son of Sam, killed six people in New York City, injured others and sent a wave of terror through the city during the late 1970s. Yet Christ chose to meet him in the most humble of places…
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