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.
Record Fall 2019 Issue
Your prayers and gifts provide life-changing Bibles for people around the world. In this issue of Record, hear one American Veteran’s story on how a large-print King James Veteran’s Edition Bible turned his life around. Read how you’re bringing healing to thousands of broken hearts in Guatemala. And celebrate with us how people in the United States and abroad are…
READ MORERecord Spring 2019 Issue
This issue of Record contains stories that start in dark places. Violence. Oppression. Persecution. Praise God, however, that they don’t stay there! When God’s Word enters the scene, a person’s whole perspective shifts. Read how you provided a 90-year-old with her first Bible. Hear one American soldier’s take on why reading the Bible really matters. Rejoice at how Scripture is…
READ MORERecord Winter 2018 Issue
Every Bible tells a unique story. In this issue, you’ll read how Bibles you provided have brought purpose, direction, and healing to people across the globe. For example, read what happened 5 years after Mercy, an orphan in Kenya, received her first Bible. Hear how Christie met Jesus in Scripture and was set free. Learn how the Bible and pottery…
READ MORERecord Fall 2018 Issue
For 200 years, Record magazine has been recording stories of how the Bible radically changes people’s lives for the better. In this issue, you’ll hear how your gifts and prayers are bringing God’s peace to members of our Armed Services, God’s hope to America’s next generation, and God’s forgiveness to prisoners in Ethiopia—all through the power of Scripture. Download this…
READ MORERecord Spring 2018 Issue
Through your giving and praying, you are handing first Bibles to Chinese believers who have waited a lifetime for them. You are sharing words of peace with refugees in Jordan. You are being a witness for Jesus here in America and to the ends of the earth. Read about these and more in this issue of Record. Download this issue
READ MORERecord Christmas 2017 Issue
Thanks to supporters like you, people around the world are seeing, hearing, and experiencing the power of God's Word. Cynthia, a teenager from Suriname, tells how everything changed when she met Jesus and got a Bible. Bible-based trauma healing is leading widows in Rwanda to bring their grief to Jesus and find joy. There's a new wave of Bible reading…
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