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Every Man’s Bible

Men face different challenges than women do, and it is important for men to have a deep understanding of the Holy Scriptures. So the features and notes of this edition were written specifically for men. God created men and women with different strengths and different roles. Our desire in presenting the Every Man’s Bible is […]

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Remaking a Broken World

Anyone who sets out to write an overview of the Bible has to find some sort of theme to tie to the work together, otherwise the whole thing will just spiral out of control.  Remaking a Broken World by Christopher Ash revolves around the themes of gathering and scattering. The thesis of this chapter, indeed […]

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Observations

So, What Do I Know?

I have to admit that I love cricket: test cricket in particular. I can understand why people don’t like the idea of a game that can last five days and still end in a draw, but for me the complexities, twists and turns of a five day test match are delightful. Life isn’t simple and […]

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Church: World Computing/Internet Observations

Living in a Connected World

A few days ago, Phil wrote about the problems of writing online articles which might be aimed at a local audience, but which may have a worldwide readership. Once I could pick my target audience. Magazines and newspapers knew who their readers were, radio stations knew their listeners, everything could be targeted and tailored for […]

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Do Not Use

An Inspired Blog Post

The Rev. Drayton Parslow of Frisby on Soar has weighed in on the King James only debate. Please excuse me if I quote him at some length. But let us look closer. What does Paul mean when he says “all Scripture”? Does he mean all things that have been called the Bible, including the Vulgate, […]

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Bible Translation Observations

More on KJV Only

I keep promising myself that I won’t mention the King James Only movement again, but every now and then I come across a blog post that I can’t resist mentioning. This is from Dan Wallace: I do not lie when I say that a friend of mine lost his job in a church back in […]

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Bible & Mission

Chris Wright: Mission of The People of God

This is an introduction to Chris Wright’s eagerly awaited book, the Mission of the People of God. From Koinonia

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Church: World

Women who can read have children who live longer.

My friend Dave has written an extremely powerful piece for the Wycliffe Bible Translators Magazine; Words for Life. Anée wept bitterly as she held her baby close to her chest. She was filled with a confusion of anger, grief and guilt. She was supposed to have taken the medicine herself and the baby would have […]

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Christian Life

God’s Plan for My Life

Many Christians that I have come across are fascinated, obsessed even, with discovering God’s plan for their lives. I must admit that I’ve never really had a sense of any plan in my life. I’ve gone from one thing to the other as it seemed right at the time, if there is a plan in […]

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Church: UK

Churches and Mission Agencies Part 2

If you are involved in church leadership, particularly in the UK, Wycliffe Bible Translators would be very grateful for 5-10 minutes of your time to fill in a survey on the relationships between churches and mission agencies. If you want to know my thoughts you can see them here.