#TranslationTuesday
“We cannot go forth in mission to the world without attending to ourselves. This is not to suggest that we have to wait until we
“We cannot go forth in mission to the world without attending to ourselves. This is not to suggest that we have to wait until we
“We have lost the eternal youthfulness of Christianity and have aged into calculating manhood. We seldom pray in earnest for the extraordinary, the limitless, the
“Jesus does not write a book to transmit the good news to succeeding generations. Instead, he chooses, prepares and commissions a community to make the
“The Bible addresses issues that missionaries don’t. People in different situations see things in the Bible that others miss. Missionaries come with a whole load
“We cannot force someone to hear a message they are not ready to receive. But we must never underestimate the power of planting a seed.”
“One of the great blessings of being involved in Bible translation is that you get to wrestle with expressing God’s word in other languages and
“One of the abiding values of language acquisition is developing the capacity to listen well. Most missionary training programs focus almost entirely on teaching missionaries
“You cannot love someone across the border until you have loved someone across the street.” —Jerry Ireland
“Since the days of Pentecost, has the whole church ever put aside every other work and waited upon Him for ten days, that the Spirit’s
“Even though I speak the language fluently, and have perfectly prepared my presentation, and understand all there is to know about culture and worldview, and