This is the second in a series of posts expanding my thoughts on contextualisation of the Gospel which you can find here. In the first post in this series, I suggested that the Gospel is Homeless, that is there is no such thing as a the definitive Christian language or culture. However, the opposite side […]
Author: Eddie
A few days ago, I posted a short piece on the Gospel and Culture with five bullet points. I want to unpack each of these points in a series of posts over the next wee while, starting (somewhat strangely) with the first point: The original language and culture of the Gospel are not sacred… this […]
Press Release
I’ve never had a press release about me before – but I do now, it’s all very exciting. If anyone wants to write about Wycliffe and Bible translation in the national press feel free to interview me. This photo is better than the recent ones too!
Do not store treasure…
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. (Matthew 6:18-20) Or in a Bank safety deposit box where […]
David of LaFamilleGrise writes: Just in case you think Bible Translation is a back-room activity for the seriously academic, here is a blog from a Bible-translation type who thinks otherwise. For one, these days it is mostly carried out by mother-tongue speakers of the language. In many parts of the world these are believers, and […]
The Gospel and Culture
There is a fascinating blog discussion going on between Andrew Jones of Tall Skinny Kiwi and Phil Johnson of Pyromaniacs on the subject of the contextualisation of the Gospel. As is the case with Internet conversations the whole thing becomes a mishmash of links and comments and it’s hard to step into it half way […]
Bible Mapper
If like me you sometimes have to produce Bible maps for PowerPoint presentations or for handouts, you will be very interested in Bible mapper. This is a free programme with the following features: select the types of standard map objects you want to appear on your map (cities, mountain peaks, rivers, roads, political boundaries, etc.) […]
Like a book saved from the burning.
Peter Kirk has tagged me with a meme, challenging me to name which one book I would choose to save if all of my books were being burned. The Bible is excepted – which is a shame, because I rarely use a paper Bible, tending to use the one on my phone, PDA or laptop […]
Are Some Languages Impure?
This is a short article written by my colleague Alan Gibson. I thought it was worthy of a wider readership, so I asked his permission to republish it here. I hope you enjoy it. ‘I will purify each language and make those languages acceptable for praising me. Then, with hearts united, everyone will serve only […]
Timely News
I don’t have time to write much this morning, but I didn’t want to allow two important timely news items to go un-remarked. Better Bibles Blog highlights the start of a new translation into Canadian English, with a very interesting group of scholars. Doug Chaplin is the first with the news that NT Wright will […]