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Africa Bible Translation

God Speaks My Language: Part 1

This video from Wycliffe Canada gives a good overview of one strategy for Bible translation in Africa. My twitter friend Fosterius gives a great overview of the extent of project.

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Observations

Understanding Revelation

In the many years since I read Fee and Stuart’s How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, I still haven’t come across a better popular guide to reading the Bible. If you haven’t read it, you should. One of the co-authors, Gordon Fee, has just published a new commentary on Revelation. You can […]

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Observations

The Biblical Plagues Really Happened

There is an interesting report in today’s Telegraph that says that the plagues which are mentioned in the book of Exodus really happened, because a scientist says so. Researchers believe they have found evidence of real natural disasters on which the ten plagues of Egypt, which led to Moses freeing the Israelites from slavery in […]

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Do Not Use

Plane Talking

Language is incredibly important to us and touches us at a very deep level. This is wonderfully illustrated by this story from today’s Telegraph: Four-out-of-five airline passengers feel more at ease if their pilot speaks with a “posh” voice, according to new research. And while air travellers are also reassured by Scottish and Newcastle accents, […]

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Observations

The Wrong Jesus

It’s no use getting all excited and shouting and cheering for Jesus, if the Jesus you are shouting and cheering for is the wrong one! Today is Palm Sunday and we are celebrating Jesus entry into Jerusalem riding on a donkey, with the crowds spreading their cloaks before him and waving palm branches in celebration. […]

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Politics

Christianity is Not British

That reliable rodent, the Church mouse has just come up with an amazing story from the British National Party. Nick Griffin the party leader has often claimed that Christianity is indigenous to Britain, unlike Islam, Hinduism and the rest. Of course, Christianity is actually indigenous to the Middle East, though it adapts to any culture. […]

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Bible Translation

BibleFresh

For over a year now, I’ve been involved in the development of an initiative called BibleFresh which draws together a wide of range of Christian organisations in the UK. Wycliffe Bible Translators is going to be very involved in the initiative as it rolls out. The aim is to encourage British Christians to engage with […]

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Bible Translation

The Lexham English Bible

Just in case you were worried that you didn’t have enough Bibles in English, along comes the Lexham English Bible which describes itself as a transparent and linear translation. The translation (which is just of the New Testament as far as I can tell) originates with an interlinear Greek English translation which has then been […]

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Reviews

Beyond Empire

It’s a strange new world, where newly released books have their own Facebook fan groups. But Jonathan Ingleby’s Beyond Empire: Postcolonialism & Mission in a Global Context deserves to have a fan or two. Make no mistake about it, this is a disturbing and challenging book to read. If you are British or American you […]

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Bible Translation

Why Not Just Teach Them All English?

A one minute forty second answer to a question that I often get asked: