Archive for September 2009

Back to the Bible Training College equips pastors to bring the gospel to Africa. They describe their vision simply as “Africa for Jesus”. At present, their students are from 14 different countries across the continent; their goal is to be training pastors from all 52.
Through their ministry, 106 students and staff members in Barberton, [...]

For those who haven’t yet tried the ESV Online Study Bible, here’s an excellent preview and tutorial. We first linked to this in March. Jacob Abshire shows how the online component can add more to your study experience with functions such as highlighting, copy/paste, extensive space for personalized notes, and the ability to print notes [...]

Leland Ryken will be answering some timely questions on Bible translation starting tomorrow on the Crossway Blog.
Dr. Ryken’s new book, Understanding the English Bible Translation: The Case for an Essentially Literal Approach arrived at Crossway’s offices the same day that Fox News and USA Today featured articles on Bible translations and revisions.
Ryken has been [...]

The Good Shepherd Christian Book & Gift Shoppe in Newark, New Jersey, plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the store this December by doubling customers’ purchases of Crossway’s Share the Good News of Christmas gift bags. For every carton purchased, Good Shepherd will provide another carton for free.
The store’s owner, Karen Wilson, had [...]