Good News for All People
One of my seminary students was leading a group of eight-year-olds at Vacation Bible School. The Scripture portion was John 15:5, a text in which
October 2, 2014
Type of Resource: Academic Article
From a Translator’s Point of View: Bury Me With My Fathers
A Sexist or an Inclusive View of Death? As a translator of the Old Testament and member of several NIV teams, I’ve had many opportunities
October 2, 2014
Am I Wrong Because I’m Politically Correct? Ten Reasons to Embrace Inclusive Language Revision
How many times have you heard from the lips of conservatives, “I’m not politically correct, and proud of it!”? The badge of political incorrectness began
October 2, 2014
Which Bible to Use?
Shortly after the controversy over the New International Version Inclusive Language Edition (NIVI) erupted, an older woman in one of my Bible classes asked me,
October 2, 2014
A Gender Matter: A Response to the Colorado Springs Guidelines
“This is not a gender matter, it’s a language matter.” Professor Jimmy Duke speaks for many in his comments on translations (Saint Paul Pioneer, June,
October 2, 2014
Analyzing the Colorado Springs Guidelines for Translation of Gender-Related Language
What Are They? Where Did They Come From? And What Do They Really Mean? When a bomb goes off those behind the incident will usually
October 2, 2014
“Lord, If Only…”: Reflections on Single Adulthood in Africa and in the West
January 1984: The plane touched down on shimmering tarmac and my heart trembled with anticipation. At long last I had returned to Africa, the continent
September 30, 2014
Anna, Prophet of God
An Israelite woman doing the work of a man is found infrequently in the Scriptures, but Anna is one of the exceptions. Luke 2:36-38 pictures
September 30, 2014
How Does Paul Interpret Eve in 1 Timothy 2?
Evangelical interpreters, egalitarians and complementarians alike, have slain many trees over Paul’s precise point in citing Eve in 1 Timothy 2:13-15. Is Eve a transcultural
September 30, 2014
North American Women Hymn Writers
In his book, Women Composers and Hymnists, Gene Claghorn lists 356 women hymn text writers who are North American. A few of the most outstanding
September 26, 2014
