For the first time in nearly a decade, the "Good Book" is seeing a massive, unexpected comeback. After years of steady decline in religious engagement, recent data from the State of the Bible 2026 reports reveals a stunning reversal: over 11 million more Americans are reading the Bible this year compared to just two years ago. But this isn't your grandparents' revival. This surge is being driven by the very groups many thought had walked away from faith for good. The Numbers: A Surprising Demographic Shift The most shocking aspect of the 2026 Bible Surge is who is doing the reading. According to the American Bible Society, the largest increases aren't coming from the "Bible Belt," but from the most secular regions of the U.S.—the Northeast and the West. Young Men leading the charge: Bible use among men has spiked by 21% in the last year. Millennials & Gen Z: Millennials saw a 30% surge in engagement, while Gen Z is increasingly using Scriptu...
I've been trying to practice my faith for the past 40 plus years and yet I have failed to read the entirety of the Bible. I have trouble finishing books as I get easily sleepy when reading even the best and most exciting novels or piece of literature. I've thought about getting audio books in Amazon to help with this or try to get more quality sleep with Chilisleep to see if I can stay awake longer but lately, I think I may have found a way to help me with finishing the Bible and it won't cost me a cent. In Youtube, I've found this video summaries of each of book of the Bible in the Bible Project Channel. I'm pretty sure that they aren't Catholic like myself but my plan is just get enough of an idea of each of the books, specially those in the Old Testament and then dig in on those that I will find most interesting first and work my way through it that way. I have subscribed on Youtube channel's Bible Project and I am a fan of their wor...