Record Winter 2010 Issue

The Bible brings peace and hope to the Middle East and new opportunities for women and girls in India. At the American Bible Society archive, Dr. Liana Lupas catalogs Bibles that have changed the world for hundreds of years.

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Old Bibles: Toss or Treasure?

There is no Christian ceremony or procedure for the disposal of old, worn Bibles. Although everyone agrees that if a book is worn and no longer usable, it should be discarded, discarding a Bible is...

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Thanksgiving Baskets

ABS staff members Tom Trageser and Frank Gomez, and others, packed Thanksgiving baskets for inner-city families in New York city. Photo by Timothy Walsh, Jr. This Thanksgiving, ABS staff assembled 34 baskets of food to give...

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Launching God's Word for Justice

Working alongside the Christian relief and development organization, World Vision, ABS launched The Poverty & Justice Bible to help bring focus to the Scripture’s deeply-rooted message of compassion and care for the world&...

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Winter 2010 - President's Message

President Lamar VestEspecially with Christmas just around the corner, it's good to be reminded of the precious gift we have in the Word of God. Honestly, it's hard for me to...

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Christmas Angels

Recipient of Angel Tree® gift. Photo by Timothy Walsh, Jr.Nine-year-old Elijah misses his daddy desperately. His mom took him to visit his dad in prison, but it overwhelmed Elijah and he never went...

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Orthodox Patriarch Visits Bible House

The American Bible Society welcomed His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of the Orthodox Church to Bible House on October 30 with an exhibition at MOBIA. Photo by ThrowingLight.com“The Green Patriarch,” more officially known as His...

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Winter 2010 ? Please Pray

China The typhoon Morakot swept into Mainland China this past August. Deaths were reported and millions of people were forced to flee their homes for safety. Pray for God’s mercy to keep people...

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America's Earliest Bibles

”The sky and the earth won’t last forever, but my words will.” Matthew 24.35 (CEV)When America's earliest settlers arrived in the New World, they brought their Bibles with them — Bibles written in...

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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.)...

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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...

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