Jim went to be with the Lord in 2015, but his story was far from over. In fact, new chapters were being written 9000 miles away where a three-generation, three-decade labor of love was taking place.
For Less than 67 Cents, You Can Introduce a Young Person in India to Jesus
“I didn’t make it to the NFL on my own,” admits Rashied Davis, formerly a wide receiver for the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions. “God put people in my life who helped me accomplish everything I’ve been able to accomplish. So it’s been my life mission from the time I met Christ to give back to those who deal with the same stuff I grew up with.”
Today Rashied has retired from the National Football League and serves as a Biblica Ambassador. And one of the Biblica projects that is especially close to his heart is The Game of Life—a sports program that is providing young people in India with the opportunity to be impacted by athletics, discipleship, testimonies of Christian athletes in their country, and the Word of God.
NFL Stars Team Up with Biblica for Sports-Themed Outreach in South Asia
Four NFL veterans have teamed up with Biblica, the International Bible Society (www.biblica.com), to throw their weight behind a sports outreach that aims to score with thousands of young people in South Asia through “the other football.” Photo: Former NFL star Rashied Davis with participants in a soccer event in India who received a copy of Biblica’s Game of Life book, featuring Scripture and testimonies of leading Indian soccer players. Matt Forte, Anthony “Spice” Adams, Rashied Davis, and Ray McElroy—who …
What Goes Into Recording an Audio Bible in Another Language?
While audio Bibles are a powerful tool for evangelism and discipleship, and a life-changing gift for people with reading difficulties, creating them can be a long and labor-intensive process. But that hasn’t kept Biblica from seeking to produce high-quality audio Bibles for all of our contemporary translations.
She Was Left Behind While Evacuating Her Country. Then a Miracle Happened
Zahra had joined a group of people attempting to escape their strife-ridden homeland and cross the border to safety in a neighboring country. But the crossing was not easy: the roads were dangerous, the surrounding terrain rugged, and the old woman very frail.
Nobody Thinks it Will Happen to Them. And Then it Does
It never rains in California But girl, don’t they warn ya? It pours, man, it pours The residents of the Golden State know the lyrics of the old Albert Hammond song to be true. They’ve seen it pour water from the sky. They’ve seen floods rage. They’ve seen their homes carried down mountainsides, into the waiting mouth of the Pacific Ocean. That’s exactly what happened this past spring in Montecito, an unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California. Just weeks …
This Bible App is Making God’s Word Available All Over the World
In 2008, God did something spectacular. He helped us overcome the debacle of the Tower of Babel by inspiring Bobby Gruenewald and Life.Church of Edmund, Oklahoma to create and launch an app called YouVersion.