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Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
I recently listened to this book. It's an anthology of people’s experiences growing up as Aboriginal Australians. They were certainly...
Jun 11, 20211 min read


A translation workshop
We recently had a translation workshop in Darwin where people from communities around the Top End came together to translate 7 verses...
Jun 8, 20211 min read


Katherine Christian Convention
At the beginning of May, I went to the Katherine Christian Convention, an event designed to encourage Christians from remote communities....
May 19, 20211 min read


AuSIL is turning 60!
The Australian Society for Indigenous Languages (AuSIL) began on 19th June 60 years ago! So we are planning some events to celebrate. If...
May 7, 20211 min read


More Scripture in Aboriginal languages
Slowly, but surely After 18 years of work in Central Australia, my colleague David celebrated the release of a Mini-Bible in Anmatyerr,...
Apr 30, 20211 min read


Slowly building relationships
Someone asked me recently what the hardest thing about cross cultural relationships was, and I said, "Not knowing whether I'm doing the...
Apr 30, 20211 min read


Google Translate for Bible translation?
I am extremely thankful to be doing translation work in the time of computers, and I'm thankful for the computer programs that exist to...
Apr 15, 20211 min read


PEV on YouVersion
The PEV (Plain English Version) is now available on the YouVersion Bible app! This means people with iPhones who can't get our PEV...
Apr 9, 20211 min read


A new director
On Tuesday 16th Feb we had a service to welcome Phil Townsend as the new director of our organisation (which covers Indigenous Australia...
Mar 3, 20211 min read


Aboriginal sign languages
I've always thought it would be useful if everyone 'spoke' a sign language. We could communicate when it's noisy, or when someone's far...
Feb 2, 20211 min read


A new worker!
Help with the Plain English Version I'm very excited to announce that another Wycliffe member will be joining the Plain English Version...
Jan 29, 20211 min read


Australia Day... What do remote Indigenous Australians think?
A number of people have asked me what Aboriginal people in the Top End think about Australia Day. Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Baumann, the...
Jan 27, 20211 min read


"It really does speak their language"
The impact of the PEV I've been encouraged recently by numerous stories of the PEV Bible really speaking to Aboriginal people around...
Jan 2, 20211 min read


The Christmas story in multiple Indigenous languages
One of my colleagues is trying to get Luke 2:6-12 translated into as many Indigenous Australian languages as possible, hopefully by next...
Dec 22, 20201 min read


What does 'nephew' mean?
Did you know that in English 'nephew' used to mean 'grandson'? Language can be so confusing! (I found this out when I was reading a book...
Dec 15, 20201 min read


An update, article and video
The Plain English Version Mini-Bible consultant check is finished! The final consultant check for the Plain English Version (PEV)...
Nov 30, 20201 min read


When students become teachers
Celebrating NAIDOC week In reality, I am constantly learning from the students at Nungalinya College – the Indigenous Bible college where...
Nov 28, 20201 min read


What comes after the PEV publication?
A few people have asked what my plans are after the PEV Mini-Bible is (finally) published. I haven't really spoken about it because I...
Nov 19, 20201 min read


Doubt
Reading 'Phosphorescence' by Julia Baird I recently listened to a book called Phosphorescence, by Julia Baird, “on awe, wonder & things...
Oct 15, 20202 min read


Getting closer to a Plain English Version publication
It feels like we've been close to publishing a Mini-Bible in the Plain English Version (PEV) for a long time! (It's designed for...
Sep 28, 20201 min read