I heard this week that Wal-Mart made a big change to their DEI orientation, and found myself once again at odds with what most people seem to be thinking. These changes are summarized by NPR as “sweeping and include everything from not renewing a five-year commitment for an equity racial Read more…
On our recent trip to Cameroon, our pastor wanted to say a few words on camera
We took this photo at the end of the day today, to celebrate our first tone rule, resulting in our first rule about how to write tone in this language! It took us awhile to get there together, but I think it was worth it. We found eight different tone Read more…
As we think about Bible translation, and how to facilitate the impact of the scriptures in the worldwide church, it’s interesting to consider the impact of recent technology. Many Americans show up to church on Sunday morning without a printed Bible (I have observed). Whatever you think of that, it Read more…
This is a post for my engineer friends. I took a shower this morning for the first time in days, because couldn’t figure this thing out. This is my second stay in this compound; before I stayed in a flat that had a nice hot water system, I think from Read more…
The last post focused on workshop issues; this one will have more other life issues. This was the longest workshop I’ve done in Cameroon, and my first time flying within the country. For instance, we stayed at a Benedictine monastery, so we were able to buy fresh milk, from the Read more…
I just got back from a workshop where we tested out AZT in a longer workshop, and things went well. I say “longer”, because it was supposed to be three weeks, but we had to isolate after the first day, because of a COVID-19 exposure (the first in our whole Read more…
I’ve written before about triviality, but I’ve been thinking a lot lately about its application to our current times. That is, for missionaries and others working cross-culturally, there is always an element of adjusting to a new environment and culture. This includes how to find your bedroom light switch in Read more…
This trip was probably the least well planned international trip that I have ever taken.
I heard this morning from a friend in our Cameroonian church that there was news that things would start to open up soon, so they were starting to make plans on how to do that at church. This surprised me, and since I haven’t looked at the stats for awhile, Read more…