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 ...

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 ...

He was going to shoot himself in motel room that night, but before he did, he saw a Gideon Bible laying on a television, he said. "When I looked at it, I thought who needs that and threw it on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

May 20—Maureen Miller, a White Oak author, describes her first novel as a time-slip with a male protagonist who finds a Gideon Bible that sends him on a journey to save a life. "He doesn't feel ...