I’ve asked people to pray that my support would increase to 55% by the end of May. So far, I haven’t seen the increase in any reports from BMM. But that’s partly because the process of reporting can take some time. Though I haven’t seen any new support, I have heard encouraging indications from 2 [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Encouraging Developments
Posted in deputation, tagged support on May 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
And the Doctor Said…
Posted in personal, tagged back on May 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
… that my back is healing up quite well. Praise the Lord! Today I had my 3-month check-up to see how the back brace did. Apparently, it did the job. I’ll see her again in November to make sure that it continues to heal properly. The only concern with my back’s healing is that such [...]
The Blessings of Deputation
Posted in deputation, ministry, personal, tagged back, Chad on May 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Is it really possible to put those two words–”blessings” and “deputation”–in the same phrase? To tell you the truth, I might have questioned that a few weeks ago, but a former deputizing missionary (who’s now on the field) helped me to renew my perspective by some comments she made about her experience. It’s easy to [...]
Translators, Graduates, My Back, and My Support
Posted in deputation, personal, translation, tagged back, BJU, support, translators on May 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Translators. I just finished reading The Theory and Practice of Translation, by Eugene A. Nida and Charles R. Taber (Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill, 1969). David Bell called Nida “undoubtedly the most influential figure in modern Bible translation. He coined the term “dynamic equivalence,” which he defines in terms of receptor response. Though the book posits various principles that I [...]
No More Armor
Posted in deputation, personal, tagged back, Grace on May 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s been three months since I had the sledding accident in which I fractured the T-12 vertebra. The doctor said that the healing would be advanced enough that I could go without the brace at this point. Since the temperatures have been rising recently, I decided I would get some relief by taking it off. [...]
Man’s Needs or God’s Glory
Posted in deputation, ministry, tagged glory, Morning Star on May 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When I present my ministry to churches, I pray that the people will gain a burden for believers around the world who have no or insufficient access to the Word of God. But recently a friend of mine let me watch a video on the internet that helped me to focus my thoughts in the [...]
