James 1:2 says, “Count it all joy my brothers when you meet trials of various kinds.” I want to be able to do this, don’t you? We all meet trials. We all live in a fallen and broken world. No one has ever lived a life free from trials. Being able to “count it all … More How to Count
This morning I read one of my favorite parables – the parable of the sower. Every time I read it, I find myself chewing on it, meditating on it, and learning from it. I invite you to do the same… “And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. … More The Parable of the Sower
We are wrapping up our second term of service here in Papua New Guinea – it’s amazing how quickly the time has gone by! It seems like a good time to pause and reflect on the changes our family and our ministry have been through in the last 2 ½ years. So here it goes… … More Reflections from our Second Term in PNG
How do you translate the Bible? What’s involved? What steps do you follow? How do you translate texts written in Greek or Hebrew thousands of years ago into a modern day language of Papua New Guinea? The languages are radically different. The cultures are radically different. The geographies and technologies and economies are radically different. … More The Process of Bible Translation
The Psalmist begins Psalm 90 by meditating on the God’s infinite nature and on man’s finite nature… “Before the mountains were brought forth or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” “You return man to dust…You sweep them away as with a flood, they are like … More Meditations on Psalm 90
We concluded our last village trip with a ‘family bung’ (a family meeting). The meeting was the brain-child of several of our co-translators. They have all attended various training courses and have started to develop an interest in Bible translation, but their families have not. Their families sometimes struggle to understand why we bother to … More A Family Bung
A Retelling1 from John 21:1-4 (and surrounding text) “After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias and he revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said … More Peter’s Restoration
The language of wider communication in most of Papua New Guinea is Tok Pisin. It is similar to English in some ways (because it’s an English pidgin language), but it is very different in other ways. There are many English words that are very difficult to translate into Tok Pisin and there are some Tok … More God’s Tokples
We talk about ‘village trips’ fairly often, but you might have wondered what exactly they are and what’s involved in preparing for them. Well, wonder no longer, because that is the focus of this blog article… Papua New Guinea is a wonderful and beautiful country and we feel privileged to live here (especially during the … More Village Prep 101
This morning I read Psalm 136 in my daily reading plan. In it, the phrase “for his steadfast love endures forever” is repeated 26 times – once in every single verse. The psalmist is recounting the works and the wonders of God and he attributes all of God’s various actions to His steadfast love. Why … More Hesed
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