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.
Haiti One Year Later
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A Call For Prayer Rises Out of Egypt
Dear Friends, On New Year’s Eve, just after midnight, a bomb exploded outside a Church in Alexandria just as worshipers were beginning to leave the Church. 21 were instantly and brutally killed (four others died later) and more than 70 were wounded.Since the terrible explosion last October in a Catholic Church in Baghdad, El-Qaeda terrorists in Iraq have threatened to…
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Courage in the Congo
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Proclaiming God’s Word in Tanzania
In this listening group in Getarer, Tanzania, men and women sit on opposite sides of the church and listen to the Scriptures in Iraqw, their heart language.“The word of God is alive and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. . . . It judges the desires and thoughts of the heart.” – Hebrews 4.12 (GNT)It starts with a two-pound, black…
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China – A Hunger to Read
Teacher Zhang points out a difficult Chinese word from Matthew 11. Photo courtesy of UBS/China Partnership.Thousands of rural villagers, including an 80-year-old man in teacher Zhang's class, are learning to read by attending Scripture literacy classes. Since 2006, seven rounds of classes have been conducted, training some 25,000 villagers across rural Henan to read the Chinese Bible. “The response for…
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Suriname: Children's Bible
The cover of Make-Your-Own Children's Bible in Suriname Dutch. Photo courtesy of Suriname Bible Society.American Bible Society has broken new ground in directing international support for a new Bible Society in Nickerie, the second largest city in Suriname, near the border of Guyana.The Suriname Bible Society is distributing 10,000 copies of the Make-Your-Own Children's Bible to Sunday Schools and children's…
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