• On Being a Translation Consultant

    On Being a Translation Consultant

    1 minute

    It was an honor to be interviewed recently on the topic of what it means to be a Bible translation consultant. Thinking through the questions was a great opportunity to reflect on how I view myself as a consultant. Who am I? What am I doing? Here’s an excerpt: Can you share about a time […]

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  • Justa, the Syrophoenician Woman

    Justa, the Syrophoenician Woman

    10 minutes

    Introduction: Wit’s Ends Have you ever been in a situation where you thought of what you should have said but only after the fact? In French, that’s called l’esprit de l’escalier or staircase wit. That’s the witty response that only comes to you when you are on your way down the stairs after the conversation […]

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  • Most Popular Bible Verses of 2023

    Most Popular Bible Verses of 2023

    5 minutes

    According to YouVersion’s 2023 stats, here are the most popular Bible passages of 2023: Jos 1:9; Pr 3:5–6; 4:23; 16:3; Is 41:10; 53:5; Je 29:11; Mt 6:33–34; 11:28; Jn 3:16; 10:10; 14:6, 27; Ro 8:28, 31; 12:2; 1 Co 10:13; 13:7; 2 Co 5:17; Eph 2:10; Php 4:6–8, 13, 19; 2 Ti 1:7; Heb 4:12; […]

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  • Whip-poor-will Song

    Whip-poor-will Song

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    One of the songs I remember hearing my grandmother sing is the “Whippoorwill Song.” It can be found in The Star of Bethlehem: A Collection of Church-Tunes, Anthems, Choruses and Glees, originally compiled by J. H. Hall, J. H. Ruebush, and Aldine S. Kieffer and published by Ruebush, Kieffer & Co. in 1889. The entire book […]

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