No Longer in the Dark

No Longer in the Dark

The young woman was clearly uncomfortable. She’d agreed to participate in a test group to determine the effectiveness of oral Bible-based stories in her language. But the when the story touched on angels and the spirit realm, she became nervous. Fear of spirits,...
Faith of Our Fathers

Faith of Our Fathers

The word “father” is mentioned over 900 times in the Bible! Fathers have great influence in our lives. As Scripture says, they are to encourage and comfort (1 Thessalonians 2:11-12). They show compassion (Psalm 103:13). Fathers should set an example (Proverbs 22:6)...
Sustaining Faith

Sustaining Faith

Missionaries serving with Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT) in West Africa recently wrote about meeting a gentleman I’ll call John. Many years ago, John worked with another missionary to produce Biblical short stories and literacy primers in John’s language. At that...