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The Word in Your Native Tongue
One of the goals of contemporary Christianity is to translate the Bible into every possible...

What does it mean to misuse God's name?
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Today's devotional: speaking with grace and gentleness... about politics?
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The Word in Your Native Tongue
Some encouraging numbers from Lausanne World Pulse about the number of languages into which the Bible has been translated around the world.

http://gospel.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/03/the-word-in-your-native-tongue/

The Tongue in the Bible: James 3:1-11
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me"--a familiar saying, but one at odds with the Bible's teachings about the power of the tongue, both to heal and to hurt. This passage uses some interesting metaphors to describe the destructive power of an untamed tongue.

http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James%203:1-11&version=NIV

Language - a Christian perspective
Christian language is pure and honest, without any hint of vulgarity or deceit. We are to carefully watch the language we use to be sure that everything we say brings glory to God.

http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%203:8&version=NIV

The Luke Partnership: A First Step in Evangelism, Church Planting, and Descipleship
The Luke Partnership includes: the translation of Luke’s Gospel (usually published in both print and audio form), the JESUS film (based on the Gospel of Luke), and further Old and New Testament selections.

http://lausanneworldpulse.com/themedarticles.php/993/08-2008

Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Communicating Better - #8020
The fact is, most of us are not communication majors. We could use some help in communicating with our spouse, with our kids, with our coworkers, with people in general.

http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Communicating-Better-8020

LWP-Audio Bible Ministry Reaches Amazon Tribes
One testimony of how the teaching of God's word orally is transforming villages around the world.

http://lausanneworldpulse.com/perspectives.php/967

Tower of Babel
The story of the Lord confusing the language and scattering the people as found in the Bible, Genesis 11:1-8.

http://biblica.com/niv/passagesearch.php?passage_request=Genesis+11%3A1-8