Articles for tag: Bible Translation

December 7, 2008

Christian Standard

They Were Our Supporters

By Mike Sweeney When I speak to people about the prospect of entering cross-cultural ministry, I often hear them say, “I would love to become a missionary””if only I didn”t need to raise my own support.” I understand. The prospect of going church-to-church marketing myself never appealed to me. But, looking back on the whole adventure from the opposite side, I wouldn”t trade the relationships that developed with our supporters for anything. For the 15 years we served as Bible translators in Papua New Guinea, we always knew there were people praying for us by name, people concerned that our

December 3, 2008

Christian Standard

Interview with Bob Carter

By Brad Dupray You couldn”t write the history of Standard Publishing without devoting a chapter to John Carter Sr., who served the organization for 34 years. Likewise, John”s son, Bob, has devoted himself to a lifetime of ministry. Bob”s work has taken him in a different direction as he has recently completed work on the translation of the Bible into Pijin, the unofficial national language of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. Bob and Amy, his wife of 24 years, reside in Waxhaw, North Carolina, where they work with SIL International, a sister organization of Wycliffe Bible Translators. Bob

August 24, 2008

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Especially in Bible Translation . . . Close Only Counts . . .

By Jeff Miller The list usually begins with horseshoes, followed by a couple clever additions. Thankfully, however, no one has proposed Bible translation as an area where “close only counts.” Indeed, problems with the details of a translated text can nudge a reader off course to the point that accurate understanding is all but impossible. Many Christians and many congregations are engaged in discussions about women in ministry and leadership. While some disagreement is inevitable, we all agree the Bible should drive these discussions. The accuracy of our English Bibles is therefore at the heart of the matter. How can

June 29, 2008

Christian Standard

The Inside-Out Life

By Ken Idleman Janice and Faye Rosvit are twin sisters who left their very close-knit family circle, their aging parents, their beloved Colorado Rocky Mountains, and promising country-western singing careers to enroll in Bible college. There they studied phonetics and missions before eventually traveling to more than 100 countries of the world. They have been destitute, sick with dysentery, separated from loved ones, and stung by a Portugese Man “O War. (And that hurts!) Why would they do all of this? Kevin D. took his wife and children to the jungles of Panama to fight the drug traffic in the United

February 10, 2008

Christian Standard

Compelled by Love

By Chris DeWelt “This is the National Missionary Convention!” With his exuberant sense of humor, NMC Treasurer John Fuller spoke this familiar annual line to an audience that instantly responded with cheers and applause. Some might have wondered why the crowd reacted in this way to such an obvious statement, especially when it was in the form of an offering appeal. Simply put, it is because the National Missionary Convention is a unique annual event. The 60th convention held at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 15-18, 2007, was a passionate, creative, energetic, and moving blessing to all

February 10, 2008

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How God’s Word Has Come to Us (Part 4): God’s Word Translated

By H. Lynn Gardner ABOUT THIS SERIES: January 20″”God”s Word Written. How did God communicate through prophets and Scripture writers? January 27″”God”s Word Collected. What is the canon and how can we be sure our Bibles contain the right books? Last Week””God”s Word Preserved. How close to the original are the Bible manuscripts we have today? Today””God”s Word Translated. How true to God”s Word are the English words available for us to read? After his conversion to Christ, Samuel I. J. Schereschewsky, a brilliant Lithuanian Jew, went as a missionary to China. A paralytic affliction occurred confining him to a

February 6, 2008

Christian Standard

Interview with Marsha Relyea Miles

By Brad Dupray Marsha Relyea Miles”s credentials as president of the 2007 National Missionary Convention were established in the jungle of Papua New Guinea, where she worked with her husband, John, for more than 20 years on the translation of the Bible into the Aruamu language. With the completion of the translation, and John”s sudden death, in 2005, Marsha returned to the United States to continue her work as director of mobilization and development with Pioneer Bible Translators. Marsha is a graduate of Ozark Christian College, Joplin, Missouri, and the University of Texas at Arlington and is the proud mother

May 27, 2007

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Do Some Missions Committees Interpret Their Strategies Too Narrowly?

By Michael Sweeney There are times I think being on a missions committee is even tougher than being a missionary. Just how do you decide where to put the church”s money when you are so inundated with requests? Some people think of a missionary”s handshake as one with the palm up, waiting for a donation. And it”s true. We missionaries seem to ask for money a lot; there never seems to be enough to meet all the needs we see. So I apologize in advance for trying to make your job even harder. Because of the constant demand on the

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