You have probably heard someone quote 1 John 1:9, perhaps in its immediate context: 8If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us Read more…
We recently accepted an invitation to work in the Cameroon, on the Linguistics Service Team (LST). We’ve already begun sharing some of this informally, but I’ll describe the LST here, rather than leave anyone out. The basic facts are that my work won’t change, though the location and level of Read more…
I just realized I don’t have an article to refer to on this topic, while I’ve been using and talking about these methods for some years, so I’ll briefly describe what I mean here. The term comes from “Participatory Research in Linguistics”, by Constance Kutsch Lojenga (1996). Others have used Read more…
As we have thought through our messaging lately, one thing we saw friends do was develop a personal ministry hashtag. This is not just to try to be trendy (though hashtags are integral to communication these days), but to communicate a particular repetitive theme in a terse manner. I think Read more…
As you can see, there are actually lots of countries in Africa which have French as an official language as one sort or another —together they are called francophone Africa. When we started working in DR Congo (DRC), we had to first spend time learning French, because French is the Read more…
We have been communicating about our Wycliffe ministry for almost two decades, and during that time we have tried to communicate well in both content and form. Our first newsletter was very plain, with a small picture and lots of text: By our next newsletter, we had a title, header, Read more…
Have you ever wondered how people make their first alphabet? Starting this summer, we are giving people a taste of Bible Translation work in Africa, through small group meetings designed to be interactive and engaging. We introduce people to the language work we do with Wycliffe Bible Translators, in three Read more…
Here is my mindmap for Romans 6:15-23: Here is the scrolls for this week, and here are some more questions of my own: What does the rhetorical question in v15 mean? And the answer? What is the relationship between slavery and obedience? Does the Gospel make us no longer slaves? Read more…
Here is my mindmap for Romans 6:1-14: Here is the scrolls for this week, and here are a few more questions of my own: What questions does Paul ask the reader? What are the answers? How is Baptism like death? What does it mean to be Baptized into Christ? How Read more…
Here is my mindmap of Romans 5:12-21: Here is the scrolls for this week, and this chart I’ve found helpful laying out this passage, to make it’s content and structure more accessible. And some more questions of my own: How are Adam and Jesus alike? How are they different? How Read more…
