by Emily Wilson | Aug 28, 2014 | Official Blog
When Rev. John and Maila Davies went to live in Salemp, Papua New Guinea, in 1972 to serve as translation advisors with the Kobon people, there was widespread fear of all kinds of spirits, especially the spirits of dead relatives. People felt compelled to follow the...
by Emily Wilson | Aug 21, 2014 | Official Blog, Uncategorized
There is no such thing as a “Lutheran Bible.” There is a German Bible (called the Luther Bible) translated by Martin Luther and printed in 1534. And there are Bibles with study notes written from a Lutheran perspective. But there is no official Lutheran Bible or...
by Karen Campbell | Mar 18, 2013 | Official Blog
During the last Ogoja Luke Partnership workshop, I worked with the Ekpari translation team. It was difficult because the team did not do all that needed to be done before this workshop. As a result, instead of spending the first week checking drafts, the team spent...
by Karen Campbell | Nov 21, 2012 | Official Blog
“Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.” (Col 3:19, NIV) How would you read this verse if you were a polygamist? In our American cultural context, the first meaning we get out of this verse is that each husband should love his wife and not be harsh...
by Karen Campbell | Oct 3, 2012 | Official Blog
Then the king said to the attendants, “Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 22:13, ESV) What do you understand by the phrase “gnashing of teeth”? Easton’s Bible Dictionary...
