Category Archives: Devotionals

The year was 1862, and Phillips Brooks was pastor of the Holy Trinity Church in Philadelphia. Brooks was a tall man, some records have his height at 6’8”, and he loved children. While never married, he kept toys in his office and it was not unusual to see this giant of a man sitting on… Read More

The year was 1861, and Fannie had been sealing envelopes with hot wax. Suddenly the wax fell on her dress, catching it on fire. Her husband Henry, awakened from a nap by the commotion, rushed to try to extinguish the flames, first with a blanket and then by covering her with his own body, but… Read More

People want to know which Bible translation is the “best”, so here are a few principles of Bible translation that will help you choose wisely. There are two primary methods of Bible translation:Formal Equivalence, or word-for-word translation which translates the original text in the same form as the original, and often uses the same word order as the… Read More