Harriet Hill

Advocacy

Bible Engagement: a process

"Are you stuck along the way of engaging with the Bible? If so, where? Why? If you're involved in ministry, are the people you work with stuck? If so, where? Why?" Scripture Engagement can be seen as a process: Bible…

RichardApril 27, 2010

Trauma Healing

Trauma Healing at the Cross of Christ

"In 2001, a small group of concerned people met in Nairobi to discuss how to help people traumatized by war. By 2009, this discussion had yielded much fruit, both in Africa and around the world. As violence increases in the…

RichardMarch 31, 2010

Bible Translation Culture Language Issues

The Vernacular Treasure: A Century of Mother-Tongue Bible Translation

Bible translators realized that translated Scriptures sitting in warehouses fell short of their goal. Their real goal was that receptors use these Scriptures to draw closer to God. UBS refers to this goal as Scripture engagement; SIL and Wycliffe refer…

RichardSeptember 25, 2009

Advocacy Marketing and Distribution Research

How To Know When Scripture Use Is Succeeding

Not only do we not know about the state of Scripture Use in our projects, we often don’t even know how many New Testaments or Bibles have been sold. In an effort to define progress and success in Scripture Use,…

RichardNovember 19, 2008

Bible Translation Culture

The Bible at Cultural Crossroads

Bible translators have focused their efforts on preparing a text that is clear, natural and accurate, with the expectation that audiences will understand the message if it is in their language. Field research among the Adioukrou of Côte d'Ivoire shows…

RichardOctober 21, 2008