Roy Peterson

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  Mar 25, 2016

  Jesus in Jeans, Singing in Streets of New Orleans: Why This Isn't as Radical as You Think

  Art has always had the strange power to convey deeper truth precisely by helping people see that truth in creative and beautiful ways.

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  Dec 24, 2015

  A New Christmas Tradition

  The moment we take our last bite of pie on Thanksgiving, our thoughts turn from turkeys to trees. Radio stations begin to play Christmas music, mall parking lots fill faster than ever and parents everywhere begin to stress out about fulfilling the wish-lists for Santa from children who are suddenly on their best behavior. It is a time filled with yuletide traditions.

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  Jul 6, 2015

  Bible-Based Healing for Victims of ISIS, Boko Haram

  The visible aftermath of the terror wrought by groups like ISIS and Boko Haram is devastatingly obvious: dead bodies in the streets; men, women and children left homeless, their bodies bleeding and broken; and makeshift refugee communities popping up across the more stable areas of the Middle East.

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  Apr 9, 2015

  America: Supportive but Overly Optimistic About Bible Access

  Sometimes it is easy to forget that not everyone in the world enjoys all the privileges we do here in America. Perhaps that explains why, according to American Bible Society's State of the Bible Survey released this week, 72 percent of Americans mistakenly believe that the Bible has already been translated into all of the earth's languages.

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  Feb 18, 2015

  Fifty Shades of Grey: Can True Love And Abuse Really Co-Exist?

  Does anyone else think it is strange that, at a time when our culture is finally starting to face up to the horrors of domestic and sexual abuse, the most anticipated Valentine's Day movie was about a man tying up a woman?

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  Jan 26, 2015

  How Bible-Minded Are You?

  Across this country thousands of Americans read the Bible each day. They read it to connect with God and as a source of inspiration, hope, encouragement and entertainment. Each city and state is home to people who believe the Bible to be a source of truth and an essential guide to life. At the same time, people who adamantly oppose the Bible also make their homes in cities across the country.

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  Dec 2, 2014

  The Bible on Campus

  Throughout American Bible Society's nearly 200-year history, our organization, along with faithful financial supporters, has helped people engage God's Word in a number of unusual environments. In the 1800s, we began putting Bibles in hotel rooms.

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  Nov 3, 2014

  Candidates Need to Take a Page Out of This Book

  It's that time of year again. The time when all of America gives a collective cringe every time a commercial comes on the TV screen. Yes, it's election time.

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  Aug 7, 2014

  Back to School? Head Back to the Bible

  Research shows that most Americans wish they spent more time reading the Bible – 62 percent. According to American Bible Society's 2014 State of the Bible research, the number one reason people don't read God's Word more often is busyness. Among those who read the Bible at least once per week, 47 percent say they never have enough time to read the Bible.