The Great Commission is our Mission.
Once upon a time, there was a grievous war. Many people lost their homes and fled to wherever they could. A compassionate king agreed to take 20,000 refugees and provide for their needs. They were assigned to tents on two different islands. Every week, the king sent a ship with food, fresh water, and other …
Read More A Tale of Two Islands“If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” —Jesus in John 8:31b-32 Although I lost count of how many times I have read the Holy Bible, I keep reading it, because it really is God’s Word, and it is …
Read More Truth and FreedomOne of the most important themes in the Holy Bible and the history of God’s interaction with His people is the importance of marriage and family. I get that. There are many references on that topic, and many important lessons to be learned. One thing I have been noticing in my personal Bible study lately …
Read More Marriage and Church LeadershipThe eBible.org ftp service is up again, including the selection of source files for freely redistributable Bibles. That link is for writers of Bible study software and people who want to add Bibles to their web sites.
Read More eBible.org ftp service is up againI’m glad we are on the winning side of spiritual war. In case you haven’t noticed yet, spiritual battles spill over into the natural realm. The enemy of our souls tries to distract us from doing what God calls us to do. Sometimes it is ordinary distractions. Sometimes the spiritual forces of darkness try a …
Read More Hacker attacks, bombs, spam wars…The one true God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is active today and working miracles in our generation. He is showing his love and reaching out to people all over the world, and He wants to show His love to you. Sometimes the miracles are spectacular, and sometimes they are very subtle, but they always …
Read More Jesus is ALIVE!One day in March 1994, I was discussing electronic Bible publishing with the Lord while driving between Boulder and Longmont in a Volkswagon Rabbit. I asked God directly what I should do about the lack of a modern English Bible translation that could be freely copied from computer to computer. He told me “You do …
Read More World English Bible “Essentially Done”!Elephant shower, a photo by kahunapulej on Flickr. Over the weekend, I finally succeeded in getting the “free” Windows 8.1 update from Windows 8 installed on my desktop computer. It took about 7 tries. Why did I even bother? Because in the world of software development, it is kind of like dancing with elephants. It …
Read More Dancing with Elephants and Software DevelopmentGot new Bibles!, a photo by kahunapulej on Flickr. Sound Bible Interpretation Bible Interpretation just means figuring out what the Bible is really saying. Sound Bible Interpretation is figuring out what the Bible is saying in a right way. It is possible to misinterpret the Bible, just like it is possible to misunderstand or misinterpret …
Read More Sound Bible InterpretationInductive Bible Study, a photo by kahunapulej on Flickr. BIBLE STUDY METHODS 1. Simple reading and listening 2. Meditation – speaking out loud and thinking about a passage of Scripture 3. Topical Bible study – search through the Scriptures to see what the Bible says about one particular topic, such as marriage, money, angels, etc. …
Read More Inductive Bible StudyChoose your next steps wisely!, a photo by kahunapulej on Flickr. I got some questions from some thoughtful people about why I recommended the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND+ license for Bibles, as outlined at http://PNGScriptures.org/terms.htm in my last post. It is NOT because I think it is the best possible license. I don’t. It is because …
Read More What is the best Bible copyright license?St. Joseph’s Church & Kaupo Gap, a photo by kahunapulej on Flickr. Bible copyright notices and liberal licenses should be accurate and clearly published with Bibles, lest we hinder the Church’s fulfilment of the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. Thousands of years ago, over a span of at least a thousand years, the Holy …
Read More Bible Copyright vs. the Church