Thursday, March 11, 2010
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An Editorial From My Daughter: Scary Needs to Go

By Alan S. Bandy • January 28, 2010 • Leave a Comment

My daughter, Alexandra (age 10), had to write an editorial for a school assignment. I thought that what she wrote was worth sharing. While I am proud of my daughter for her critical thinking skills, I thought she raised a great point.
Scary Is Gone
by Alexandra Bandy

People like to advertise movies, but have you ever thought [...]

Categories: Insight Blog

A Culture of Convenience?

By Alan S. Bandy • January 25, 2010 • Leave a Comment

I think that I am still processing from my recent trip to the Peruvian Amazon. The Bryan Baptist Association has adopted the Iquito people who live along the Chambira river, which is a tributary of the Amazon. I took a group of OBU students as part of a GO Trip specifically to build relationships and [...]

Imitating Paul the Missionary: Acts 20:24

By Alan S. Bandy • January 19, 2010 • Leave a Comment

About ten years ago I adopted Acts 20:24 as my life motto. Paul, in his farewell message to the Ephesian elders, remarks:  “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me– the task of testifying to the gospel [...]

Categories: Insight Blog, Missions

Bible Translations: Are They Accurate?

By Alan S. Bandy • December 21, 2009 • 3 Comments

Editor’s Note:
This is the second in a series of articles that traces the origin, collection, transmission and translation of the Bible. Each representative article examines one of the four questions pertaining to the inspiration, canonization, textual transmission and translation of the Bible.
The issue of translation of the Bible stems as a natural corollary once [...]

Categories: Feature, Theology

From Pen to Pew Tracing the Origin, Collection, Transmission and Translation of the Bible

By Alan S. Bandy • December 7, 2009 • 1 Comment

by Alan S. Bandy, Ph.D.
Editor’s Note
This is the introduction to a series of articles that will trace the origin, collection, transmission and translation of the Bible. Each respective article will examine one of the four questions pertaining to the inspiration, canonization, textual transmission and translation of the Bible.
The Bible is like no other book. [...]

Categories: Feature