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Languages change (even English)
There will always be a need for Bible translation because languages are constantly changing. That's true for English as well as...
Sep 201 min read


The impact of the PEV
We've recently received some really encouraging feedback about the Plain English Version (PEV) Bible portions from people around the...
Aug 52 min read


You think you know a verse!
A young lady from my church has started volunteering with us a day a week and she had a go at translating Psalm 118. When we got to verse...
Jun 181 min read


PEV progress
Plain English Version progress I made the below progress chart for my Sydney presentations to show what parts of the Bible have already...
May 281 min read


The PEV in the Torres Strait
Helping Hands made a 10 minute documentary in partnership with Bible League, publisher of the Plain English Version (PEV),...
Apr 281 min read


Translating 1 John
This year, I've been checking colleagues' Plain English Version (PEV) drafts of 1 John and sections in Luke and Matthew that hadn't been...
Mar 212 min read


18 languages translating Scripture together
In November we had a Bible translation workshop where 50 speakers of Aboriginal languages came together and translated Bible verses into...
Dec 4, 20241 min read


The PEV reprint is coming!
In May we found out that Bible League had sent out almost half of the 10,000 Plain English Version (PEV) Mini-Bibles* that were printed...
Oct 30, 20241 min read


What is the greatest need?
A question for our team conference We had our team conference at the beginning of August. By 'team' I mean members of AuSIL – the...
Sep 5, 20241 min read


Trivia
Here's a few questions for you: 1. Why do language groups often translate Jonah (and Ruth) early on? 2. How many people live in...
Aug 2, 20241 min read


Give thanks for the old people missionaries
While Reconciliation Week events were happening all around Australia, here at Nungalinya College, church leaders from remote...
Jul 4, 20241 min read


Who opened the basket?
What do you think? Soon, Pharaoh's daughter came to wash herself in the river. Her servant girls were walking near the edge of the river....
Jun 6, 20241 min read


Jonah
A volunteer drafted the *PEV book of Jonah a few years ago, but between the Mini-Bible publication, Genesis, audio recordings, and other...
Jun 6, 20242 min read


To the one who has, more will be given...?!?
TRANSLATING PARALLEL PASSAGES We are trying to fill in the gaps in the Plain English Version gospels where passages were left...
May 17, 20241 min read


How many PEV Bibles have been sent out?
10,000 Plain English Version (PEV) *Bibles (portions) were printed and arrived in Australia mid last year. At the beginning of May, we...
May 17, 20241 min read


Video - Australian Bibles App
We made this video to show people how to get the Bible on your phone in Aboriginal languages.
May 17, 20241 min read


Katherine Christian Convention
Fellowship at fellowship Around here, worship evenings are called fellowship. They are full of singing and dancing, praying and sharing...
May 14, 20241 min read


Abstract nouns and other confusing language
English – and Greek and Hebrew – have some very clever grammar which allows you to leave a lot of information out of a sentence. (Which...
Apr 16, 20242 min read


The cultural challenge
When I was in Brisbane recently, someone commented that interacting in such a different culture must get very tiring. I think that would...
Apr 12, 20243 min read


Genesis is nearly finished
Genesis means origin or beginning, but we are thankfully nearly at the end of the process of translation for the Plain English Version...
Apr 12, 20241 min read