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.
Mission: Literacy to the Rescue
A volunteer helps an inner city boy learn to read with God’s Word.How can we both improve critical literacy deficits and introduce children to God’s Word? Answer: Mission: Literacy. Many low-income urban school districts report that up to 70 percent of fourth-grade students cannot read at a basic level. Mission: Literacy is an effective multicultural literacy program that employs Scripture…
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New Relevance for Timeless Words
Andy Crouch. Photo by Courtney Brooke“The Bible” as we know it — a printed book with numbered chapters and verses — is only a few hundred years old. Is it possible that the Bible of future generations will look and feel very different from ours, while still conveying the same Word of God that has sustained faith in Jesus Christ…
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Secretary of State Receives Amity Press Bible
Bible presentation to Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, during diplomatic visit. Photo Courtesy of Beijing Christian Council. On a diplomatic visit to Beijing in February, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended Sunday services at Beijing's Haidian Protestant Church. Following the service, the Rev. Yu Xinli presented Mrs. Clinton with a copy of Today's Chinese Version/Good News Translation diglot Bible (in…
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Music and Scripture From the Heart
Joshua Johnson, right, is the winner of the ABS Scripture Song Award for amateur class. Presenting the award is Dr. Joseph Crockett, Special Assistant to the President of ABS. Photo courtesy of GMA Immerse.Something exciting happens when today's top Christian musicians move from song to words, telling of the greatness of God's Word. ABS again partnered with the Gospel Music…
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Love as Big as the Whole Outdoors
Children attending Camp Tecumseh in Hunterdon County, N.J.This fall, just over 1,000 kids came back to school with a very different story about what they did on their summer vacation. Leaving the sweltering streets of New York City, these inner-city children took advantage of scholarships provided by the American Bible Society to spend a week at Camp Tecumseh in New…
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Empowering Christian Artists
Since its founding in 1816, the American Bible Society (ABS) has consistently supported organizations that promote the life-changing message of the Bible through innovative and meaningful experiences.Today, ABS carries on this tradition through creative collaborations.This summer, the American Bible Society is an official sponsor of IMMERSE, the Gospel Music Association’s (GMA) music community event at Belmont University, in Nashville, Tenn.,…
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