Global Bible Month Invites Christians to Read Scripture Daily

November began with the midterm elections and will culminate with Thanksgiving, Black Friday and the start of the Christmas season. But perhaps more importantly, it also is Global Bible Month, during which Christians are encouraged to read God’s word

Multiple organizations, including Walmart, Hobby Lobby and the YouVersion Bible app, are collaborating in the Global Bible Month 30-day challenge through November 30, with the theme “One Word for The World.” So far, nearly 15 million people and 589 ministries are participating in a 30-day Bible-reading challenge, whether through a physical copy of the Bible or a digital app.

YouVersion founder Bobby Gruenewald told CBN News that the campaign will be featured in some of the world’s most prominent public places.

“We have people that created 30-day Bible plans,” he said. “I think there are hundreds of our partners that have created special plans for Global Bible Month. We actually celebrate the Bible in Times Square and Piccadilly Circus in London, and just different iconic places around the world.”

The YouVersion app hit a record-breaking milestone of one billion app downloads, and the number continues to increase today. Daily use is up 13 percent, bringing the total to 18.5 million visitors each day. Growth stems from people seeking truth in a digital age in which artificial intelligence has taken precedence in society, Gruenewald said.

“I don’t think it’s an accident,” he said. “I think we have a generation right now with AI that is searching for what can be trusted and what is true, and there’s nothing like God’s word, and so we see people turning to the Bible during this time as they’re trying to understand what is truth.”

Gruenewald is encouraged that people are turning to the word of God for answers, because the app’s most-searched terms this year include anxiety, hope and healing.

“That’s encouragement to me, just because there are a lot of places you can turn to in these types of moments,” he said. “But the fact that people are turning to God’s word, I feel like, should be an encouragement to all of us.

Learn more about Global Bible Month and www.globalbiblemonth.com.

–Alan Goforth

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