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I host 16 web sites and one public ftp site. I used to host all of those on one or two leased dedicated servers in a data center over a thousand miles away. Because Hawaiian Telecom finally ran optical fiber all the way to my home office, it suddenly became more economical to run my …
Read More Bible Data Center Technical FunSatellite view of Hurricane Lala passing the Hawaiian Islands Hurricane Lala calmed down to a tropical storm before passing Maui. The center of the storm didn’t actually hit land, but the storm was big enough that we got lots of wind and rain from its outer bands. Some power lines and trees blew down, but …
Read More Like a Mighty WindI have totally lost count of the many thanks we get for the World English Bible and for the many other Bible translations that we distribute. I usually don’t pass those on, because (1) I’m hesitant to ask permission to do so from everyone who sends them, (2) they would dominate the prayer letters, and …
Read More Thanking God for you!I have heard people talking about computer security like it is something you add on to a program at the end, like maybe asking for a password or something. Or maybe it is a software package or subscription that you buy. Install it and your computer is secure, right? Wrong. Oh, for sure, there are …
Read More Computer Security is not an Add-onA friend is working on a new freely-copyable, Modern Bible translation for Japan. Only about 2% of people in Japan identify themselves as Christian. There are other Bible translations in Japanese, but the Japanese Freedom Bible will be the only complete Japanese Bible that is both in clear modern Japanese and free from all copyright …
Read More New Bible Translation for JapanMap showing East Timor (Timor-Leste) Rejoice! We have a new Bible web site for East Timor! East Timor (which they call Timor-Leste in their local languages) is the first new soverign state of the 21st century. Getting this web site up and running has been on my to-do list for a long time, now. I …
Read More New Bible Site for East TimorI have recently had a couple of people ask me about if/how I use artificial intelligence (AI) in my ministry, and what precautions I take. The short answer is that I use AI in several different areas, but with caution and checking. AI can provide a significant boost to productivity. It can also give wrong …
Read More Ways I Use Artificial IntelligenceOne great thing about releasing the World English Bible in such a way that it can be copied, shared, and distributed freely is that some people do some truly awesome things with it. God led Rob to do one of these awesome things. Rob is a talented musician who has created “The Sing Bible” by …
Read More The Sing BibleMichael, Lori, Kaylee, Evan, and Ellie on Memorial Day Island living has some redeeming qualities, but after a while, it is really good to travel around and visit family and friends. Before leaving, I set up secure remote access to the servers in my home office so that I can do some essential maintenance from …
Read More Fellowship, Family, and Ministry on the RoadWe are celebrating the birth of our granddaughter, Ellie! May God bless Evan, Kaylee, and Ellie. Lori and I will go visit them, then visit Ben, Naomi, and our other two grandchildren soon. After that, we plan to visit friends and family in Colorado. We look forward to worshipping with church family in two places: …
Read More Meet Ellie!Did you ever have one of those times or seasons where challenging things keep happening? I can totally relate. I suppose most people can. Here is a little bit about what I recently was working on and how I kept in peace through it (unlike I would have been in times past). This last couple …
Read More OOPS!I was pleased to see the launch of the Tap Bible app. It is capable of downloading and displaying Bible translations from the eBible.org Sword repository. It is still under development, but it is already useful for Bible reading and searching. I’m looking forward to see how this develops.
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