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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Philadelphia Mayor Cites Good News Bible
Michael Nutter, pictured above, said the Good News Bible is the only book he still has from high school.Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says he used the Good News Bible to encourage city dwellers to respond to the 2010 census. This is according to Philadelphia Inquirer staff writer Dianna Marder, whose March 15 article, “Sermon on the (Head) Count,” recounted Mayor…
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No Regrets
Billie Callendar at the diner in Cumby, Texas, in May.“Jesus came to them and said: ‘I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth! Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples.’” Matthew 28.18-19a (CEV)On a modest plot of rural acreage near Cumby, outside of Dallas, Texas, Billie Callendar and her husband raised and…
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Making the Soul Strong and Free
A woman at Cameron County Jail in Brownsville, Texas, stands at her cell door, waiting to receive a Bible through the God Sets You Free™ program, American Bible Society's ministry to incarcerated men and women. Photo by Chris Leaman.“ . . . you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8.32 (GNT)Her smile belies her…
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Lectionautas Captivates Teens in Latin America
Photo of the Cardinal by Tomas del Valle.In June, American Bible Society sponsored the first New York Catholic Bible Summit to encourage Bible engagement among Catholics. Some 400 Catholic leaders and lay people participated in the day-long event that included educational sessions and a celebration of the Mass. In a speech at the Summit, Oscar Cardinal Rodríguez, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa,…
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Heath Evans Shares His Personal Faith
NFL veteran and fullback for the New Orleans Saints, Heath Evans talks about his faith and being a husband and father in the Elementz cover story.“Everything in my life was really based around raising me up in a home where I knew that Jesus was real,” says Heath Evans in the sixth issue of Elementz of Life™, which is American…
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The Good News of the Jesus Film
The JESUS film in the Igede language showing in Nigeria.What if each culture and people group around the world were given the opportunity to hear the story of Christ in their own heart language or dialect? And what if they were not only able to hear it, but also experience it in a way they hadn't known before? These questions…
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