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.
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We thought you might enjoy getting to know our donor support team better. They are here to help connect your passion for God's Word with active ministry around the world. Please don't hesitate to contact us. Melinda TrineMeet Melinda Trine, our director of Donor Care. She heads up efforts to ensure that the needs of donors are met.“I like to…
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Giving From The Heart
Dr. Pauline Cason is a woman who doesn't waste time. When she was 5 years old, she told her mother she wanted to be baptized. The minister asked Pauline why, and she said, “Well, I love Jesus, and I want to do whatever he wants me to do. I want to belong to him.” That simple profession of faith was…
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Give to What You Love
“Find something you love and give to that,” is the wise advice Rachel MacQuarrie received from her mother Helen Cox when she was a child. Helen had been an American Bible Society donor since 1949, the year she became a believer through reading an ABS Bible. Gilbert and Helen Cox were devout Presbyterians and brought up their three daughters to…
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Words to Live By
Burt and Jerry DysonBurt Dyson likes to point out that he became a believer at the age of 33, the same age that Jesus died. Over the 60 years since, Burt has had many adventures in his native Texas, around the U.S. and across the world. In World War II, he served as a machine gunner off the back of…
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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 a new ministry unit to reach non-English-speaking Christians in the United States.…
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A Thankful Heart
Students at a public school in Managua, Nicaragua, after receiving Scriptures from the Bible Society of Nicaragua. American Bible Society is currently funding Scriptures for the Indian Miskitu people and for children with cancer there. Art Borden helped set up the Bible Society of Nicaragua in 1969. (Photo courtesy of the Bible Society of Nicaragua.) “I started picking blueberries and…
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