Let's remember to pray for the advance of the written Word. O Lord our God, our heavenly Father, the heavens declare Your glory; the earth and skies reveal Your work. Their testimonies reach to the ends of the earth. How much greater is Your Word, O Lord. It stands firm in the heavens. It is a lamp for our feet, a light along our path. Help us who have …
What is the Ultimate Purpose of Bible Translation?
Why translate the Bible? What is the purpose of translating into a given language? Some say the purpose is to provide a language community with the Scriptures. That explains the task to a certain extent but doesn’t say anything about the unique character of the Bible or the relationship between God and humanity. A more biblically-grounded statement might …
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Aaron’s Testimony, Part 2
The Lord preserved my life and sustained our family through my first difficult years of life. As I shared in the first part of my testimony, God redirected my parents from the mission field to service in the States. When I was only a few months old, my dad accepted a call to serve as interim pastor at a church in Georgetown, Illinois.Since my dad was a …
Pentecost Then and Now, Part 2
On Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples in Jerusalem. They preached fearlessly, and by the end of the day about three thousand people were baptized. In the first article in this series, we looked at what Pentecost reveals about what the church was and will continue to be until gathered in eternal praise around the throne of God. In …
Pentecost Then and Now, Part 1
Pentecost is remembered as the day the church was born. Yet Pentecost is much more, revealing what the church was, is, and will continue to be until all the redeemed are gathered in eternal praise around the throne of God. In the events of that day, we see how the church is to proclaim the gospel: by the power of the Spirit, for the sake of the …