Writing is such a blast …

June 4, 2015

A crack of thunder punctuated the patter of rain on the roof. I walked from my office to our conference room to look out on the darkened afternoon. I watched the wind whip rain, leaves and small branches through the air. Now and then, lightning blazed and thunder roared. It seemed fitting to observe the […]

Unreached, close at hand

October 22, 2014

It’s Baja California. Tourists. Beaches. Fish tacos. And hidden in plain sight are a variety of people groups: Zapoteca, Mixteca, Triqui and more. People who have held onto their languages and worldviews in spite of constant pressures to assimilate. As one missionary here said, “The children all say they don’t speak Triqui. But then they […]

Proofreading New Testaments

September 23, 2014

Last week I took home seven books for Julie. Not just any books. Seven books from the New Testament translation for the Dom people of Papua New Guinea, so she could proofread them. And yesterday, I took her two more. She’s already worked through the Gospels. Here’s a story I wrote for the NTM weekly […]

God’s watching your rice pot?

August 22, 2012

I hope you’re a good cook. Romans 2:6 says that God “will render to each one according to his cooking.” What, that’s not what your translation says? Does yours say, “his deeds”? That’s because you have an accurate, good Bible translation. And because Bible translators Bill and Donna Davis are working hard to create an […]