Mar. 5—Superior is certainly a central character in the drama that led to the first among literally billions of Gideon Bibles found in hotels and other establishments throughout the world. But my ...

In a rented room, somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota, Rocky Raccoon found solace on his nightstand. At least that’s how Paul McCartney sang the sad tale of a jilted guy who’d just lost a ...

Why is there a Gideon Bible in almost every hotel or motel room? That’s easy: Because the Gideons put them there. The books are given to hotels and motels by Gideon International, a Christian ...

Gideons International is celebrating its 100th anniversary distributing Bibles and has begun efforts to hand out more Scriptures in the U.S. to boost a distribution rate that's remained relatively ...

If you're staying at the Hotel Preston, you can get a copy of the ancient Hindu text for your room from a "spiritual menu" that includes the Quran, the Bible and other religious texts. Provenance ...

BOONEVILLE • Open the top drawer of any hotel nightstand and you’re almost sure to find a Gideon Bible — its corner gold-stamped with the iconic two-handled lamp made famous in the Old Testament story ...

The Christian Traveling Men’s Association, more commonly known as the Gideons, began as a Christian organization at the turn of the 20th century, with a Cedar Rapids man an early leader in the group ...

SUMMIT COUNTY – Questions about the separation of church and state surfaced this month in Summit County when members of Gideons International were allowed to set up tables offering free Bibles in the ...

(RNS) — A $60 ‘God Bless the USA’ Bible to help pay off Trump’s legal fees is evangelicalism’s inevitable culmination. (RNS) — For me, the ideal Bible is the Gideon Bible. I’m not talking about the ...

Photo Provided The Rev. Charles Leisure, left, sits with his daughter, Jennifer Lane, and Ohemma Akyema Agyokwa, a sponsored child at a Ghana school. PARKERSBURG — Charles Leisure stands in the pulpit ...