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.
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Strengthening Marriages in Bolivia
Sugar cane cutters receiving Scriptures from the Bolivian Bible Society. Photo by Jan Peddersen.Divorce rates country-wide have reached an all-time high in Bolivia; it's nearly doubled since 2002. The Bolivian Bible Society (SBB) is equipping Catholic and Protestant churches with biblical materials to strengthen pastoral and counseling services for married and engaged couples for 24 months. The SBB is also…
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Equipping Churches in West Africa with Don Moen
Don Moen. Courtesy of Don Moen.In October and November, the Bible Society partnered with Don Moen's national “I Believe There is More” tour to help bring God's Word and new churches to West Africa. Don Moen describes himself as a song writer and worship leader who “helps people experience God's presence in a new and fresh way.” Hundreds signed on…
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Travelog
Smiles during my visit. Photo by Malorie Tull.“So do not start worrying: ‘Where will my food come from? or my drink? or my clothes?’ (These are the things the pagens are always concerned about.) Your father in heaven knows that you need all these things.” Matthew 6:31,32 (GNT)Day 1Prayers at the DunesIt is dark, but I can still clearly make…
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Living the Gospel
Photo by Malorie TullNabil*, on staff with one of the Bible Societies in the Holy Land, describes the work there as “sowing seed on rocky ground.” “But the Seed is being sown,” Nabil declared, “because we are bringing them the living Gospel.” He went on to explain, “We provide the Scripture, and as we do, we demonstrate who Jesus is…
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A View from the Summit
Rwandan worship leader, Jean Paul Samputu, at left, and traditional drummers performed at the Global Bible Summit. Photo by David Singer.Celebrated writer and Bible teacher, Philip Yancey, opened the American Bible Society's fifth Global Bible Summit with a simple and powerful invitation. “The cross set loose a stream of grace and it carves its way through history, like water, it…
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Operation Christmas Child Goes to Panama
New graduate and recipient of a New Testament in Panama. Photo by Chris Leaman.The first thing that strikes you is the laughter — it's contagious as each child holds for herself, a first, personal New Testament. It is not the sound you expect, given the lives too many of these children have experienced — abandoned by parents, forced into drug…
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