I know America is heading into shut-down mode ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. While you feast, I’ll be creating my annual roundup of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. Stay tuned for that.
There aren’t a lot of Kindle deals today, but on the short list is Albert Martin’s excellent Grieving, Hope and Solace.
(Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Christian Books for November 2020)
The Greatest Need in Bible Translation
What’s the greatest need? It might actually surprise you. “At some point in the past I can remember asking myself: ‘How hard can translation really be?’ The answer is simple: ‘really hard.’ Translation is hard because languages are different, but also because cultures are different. And one of the most difficult aspects of Bible translation is dealing with unknown ideas: concepts in the biblical language/culture that are absent from the target language/culture.”
If You Can’t be with the Church You Love, Love the Church You’re With
Jared Wilson: “We may be on the verge of another series of church shut-downs, as states scramble to compensate for resurgent Covid19 infections. Many churches have figured out mitigating practices in the aftermath of the summer shut-downs — social
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