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Caught in a network of mutuality…honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

  “I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not…the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice; who prefers a negative … Continue reading

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Que conlleva la traducción de la Biblia

La traducción de la Biblia con lleva más que simplemente traductores. Es un esfuerzo de equipo, y un sinnúmero de servicios en áreas que probablemente nunca usted esperaría. ¡Vea este video para saber cómo Dios puede utilizarlo a usted para … Continue reading

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The best Christmas gift ever!

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The Impossible People: Changed by the Word

The Chamula people of southern Mexico earned the nickname “The Impossible People” by their fierce resistance to anything new. To them, change was dangerous.  In fact new ideas that even hinted at change were dangerous — they threatened to provoke … Continue reading

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Taking God Seriously

“My uncle’s new God is no different from the all the gods of our ancestors,” grumbled Mariano. “He demands perfection just like they do, and I cannot attain it!” Reading Scripture in his Chamula language for the first time, he’d come … Continue reading

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I’m Free!

Silence reigned in the room in southern Mexico where Wycliffe translator Ken Jacobs and a team of Chamula Bible translators sat waiting for their colleague Fortunato to close in prayer. They’d just finished revising Luke 8:26-39 where Jesus healed a … Continue reading

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Tending the Seedlings

Jacques, a Karang man in Cameroon, is blind, yet he weeds his soy field with confidence and skill. Amazingly, even without his sight, he is able to find the little soy seedlings among the many overgrown weeds. He gently and … Continue reading

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Salt and light

Dallas and I saw this sign last week on a beautiful hike at Wallace Falls just outside Seattle. It struck me as a statement made by an honest seeker but someone who is rather confused, looking to creation rather than … Continue reading

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God’s word is no longer at a distance

 Jean is a Karang man living in Cameroon. Translation advisor Bob Ulfers met Jean while testing translated Karang Scripture in his village. A frail old blind man, Jean would sit at a distance and listen as the Scripture passages were … Continue reading

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A seat at the table

Building on the teaching of Jesus, (John 3:3, 16-17 NLT) the writers of the New Testament continually refer to their message (the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus) as Good News because believing the message results in a new start—being … Continue reading

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