by Emily Wilson | May 28, 2015 | Acts, Engaging Scripture, Official Blog, Uncategorized, Voices
From Alvina Federwitz, serving in Liberia, West Africa About a year and half ago I learned that you could put the entire Bible on an SD card. Since we have eleven New Testaments in Liberian languages recorded, I downloaded the Lorma New Testament. After I...
by Emily Wilson | May 27, 2015 | Acts, Engaging Scripture, Official Blog
Translation for oral societies Some scholars believe that the majority of the people in the world today remain predominantly oral communicators. This means they either 1) cannot read, or 2) if literate, still prefer the spoken word as the primary means of...
by Rev. Rich Rudowske | May 26, 2015 | Acts, Engaging Scripture, Official Blog
Lutheran Bible Translators is diligently working to determine best practices and implementation of what we call Scripture engagement. But what is Scripture engagement? Maybe you’re thinking, “I thought they were just Bible translators. That’s what they’re...
by Emily Wilson | May 12, 2015 | Core Values, Official Blog
Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you. 2 Timothy 1:14 What greater trust can there be but that God would allow all of us at LBT the privilege of making His Word accessible to people in the language of their...
by Emily Wilson | May 5, 2015 | Official Blog, The MK Perspective, Uncategorized
Ruthie Wagner is a third-generation missionary, having grown up in Bangladesh. She and her husband, Josh, have been working with the Themne people of Sierra Leone since Fall 2013. What’s your history? (Were you born overseas? How long have your parents been...