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Angela

5 days ago
4 min

Return of the Bicycle Horses!

Leave it to the bicycle horses to rear their heads again in Daniel 7!

Colorful Language from the Gospel of John

Angela

May 11
2 min

Colorful Language from the Gospel of John

The exact meanings of colors present a challenge for translation of Broadway musicals... and the Bible!

Pressing Down Hearts: The Comfort of God's Word in a New Language

Angela

Apr 15
3 min

Pressing Down Hearts: The Comfort of God's Word in a New Language

These idioms have been used by this community for a long time, but now they are part of their own Bible translation. Now, God is "pressing d

What Would You Do? Practice Bible Translation Consulting

Angela

Mar 22
2 min

What Would You Do? Practice Bible Translation Consulting

By comparing the translation draft to the original Hebrew and looking at what other translators have done, we can discuss what the meaning o

Greet Your Family and Other Cross Cultural Work Strategies

Angela

Mar 9
5 min

Greet Your Family and Other Cross Cultural Work Strategies

As a Bible translation consultant, I have the privilege of working with translation teams from all over the world and in a variety of cultur

Put on the Armor of God-- But Without the Armor

Angela

Feb 23
3 min

Put on the Armor of God-- But Without the Armor

When I asked the Nigerian team what their warriors might put on to prepare for a battle they said, "Nothing!"

Living the Hands of Shirt with Christ: Saved by Grace in Nigeria

Angela

Jan 20
3 min

Living the Hands of Shirt with Christ: Saved by Grace in Nigeria

"Living the hands of shirt" means "apart," the translators explain. On my Zoom screen, they spread their arms out wide like giant wingspans.

Angela

Dec 29, 2020
2 min

Jesus and the Kamikaze Pigs

When Jesus performed this dramatic exorcism in Decapolis, the people there asked him to get OUT. A group of translation teams in Asia helped

Angela

Dec 15, 2020
2 min

Joy to the Bibleless

For many people groups, a Bible translation is the first time they hear the gospel of what God has done for them in their heart language.

Angela

Dec 8, 2020
2 min

Faith of the Bibleless

When the translators heard the Old Testament stories in their language for the first time, they immediately recognized them

Angela

Nov 10, 2020
2 min

It's Easier to Dig Holes

A few weeks ago, a Nigerian translation team was struggling with the translation of "tabernacle" in the book of Exodus. We couldn't find...

Angela

Nov 3, 2020
3 min

New Testament Authors as Translators

With All Your Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength You may know the apostles Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, and Timothy as authors of the...

Translation of Proper Names in the Bible

Angela

Oct 20, 2020
4 min

Translation of Proper Names in the Bible

What's in a Name? Abraham, Belshazzar, Cyrus, David, Elisha, Festus, Gilead, Hagar, Isaac, Jesus... there are a lot of names in the...

Angela

Oct 13, 2020
2 min

Speaking the Truth in Blood

God isn't just saying, "You're lying." His justice moves him to do something about it.

Angela

Sep 15, 2020
3 min

When People Took Jesus To Heaven

Last week I was reading the translation of Acts. I only made it to verse 2 before an incredulous, "Wait, what?!"

Angela

Aug 18, 2020
5 min

Good Stories, Beautifully Told

Knowing what makes our languages beautiful is an essential piece of good storytelling, and consequently, of good translating.

Angela

Jul 14, 2020
2 min

O Death, Where are Thy Arrows?

They responded, "Death has no more arrows."

That Time When There Were Frogs in the Oven

Angela

Jun 22, 2020
2 min

That Time When There Were Frogs in the Oven

Amphibian Invasion "The Nile will teem with frogs. They will come up into your palace and your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses...

Angela

Jun 9, 2020
2 min

Pharaoh and His Bicycle Horses

No Escape At dusk, the people of Israel are fleeing slavery in plague-torn Egypt and stop dead on the shores of the sea. Now what?...

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