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This is the last full entry on the survey of translations from Pocket Guide to the Bible. If you missed the earlier installments, here they are up to this point: King James Version Revised Standard Version Jerusalem Bible New American Bible The Living Bible New International Version New King James Version Now, on to one…

If you voted, you probably received an email to this effect. If you didn’t vote, you probably don’t care anyway. But the results of the ChangeEffect contest are in and my story about Paw-Paw was the big winner. Chicago, here I come. Here’s a link to the announcement at ChangeEffect. If you voted for me,…

I’ve been avoiding this until the time was right — by which I mean the contracts are signed and everything’s a go — but here’s the big announcement: my Pocket Guide series of books has a new home! Having finalized everything over the last few weeks, I’m now officially obligated to write and deliver three…

Just a friendly reminder: The final day to vote for my story in the ChangeEffect contest is tomorrow (Wednesday, Jan. 30). Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. CST. Go here to cast your vote for Jason (“The Day I Met Paw-Paw”). Thanks. Meanwhile, my 5-year-old son Owen cracks me up on a regular basis. Here’s what…

I love photography, and I also love things that are cool, so when you can combine “coolness” and “photography” into a single site, I am generally interested in it. Which means this site caught my attention:The World Time Clock. Here’s a website that’s pretty much just a collection of photos…but each photo is of a…

Back to our series on recycled content from Pocket Guide to the Bible. Earlier entries: the King James Version, the Revised Standard Version, the Jerusalem Bible, the New American Bible, The Living Bible, the NIV. Today? The NKJV.The New King James Version (NKJV) First published in: 1982, by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Translation style: Formal EquivalenceQuick…

Update: I made the Top 5 in the ChangeEffect story contest, in which the winner gets a 3-day, 2-night trip to Chicago (and a Cubs game). For some background, I’ve written about it already here and here. Since this is the final round, all previous votes have been cleared and the whole thing starts over.…

February 14 is in three weeks. I’m writing an article about it for TrueU.org, the premise of which is that I don’t like Valentine’s Day because it’s a mandatory romance day. Guys (and girls) are required to be romantic on that day because, if they don’t, they will face serious, serious consequences. Why? Because you…

My favorite MLK quote: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” [from Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (Beacon Press, 1968), p. 62.] What’s funny about the above quote is that, when I first heard it, I didn’t know…

Now for Part 6 of our survey of popular biblical translations, in which we turn to the Big One: The NIV. Previously appearing in this series: the King James Version, the Revised Standard Version, the Jerusalem Bible, the New American Bible, and The Living Bible. New International Version (NIV) First published in: 1978, by the…
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