Gideons mark 100 years of giving out the Bible

Long before cable television, spa treatments and eco-friendly soaps and shampoos became staples in hotel rooms, there was the Bible ”” the Gideon Bible.

And the book with the familiar two-handled pitcher and torch on its cover that most guests find inside hotel nightstands doesn’t appear to be going anywhere anytime soon.

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Posted in Theology, Theology: Scripture

2 comments on “Gideons mark 100 years of giving out the Bible

  1. Undergroundpewster says:

    I thank the Gideons for their role in my own return to God all those years ago…

  2. libraryjim says:

    An anniversary well worth celebrating!