I had this great idea to do daily blogs on the ITD conference. It didn’t happen for a variety of reasons. I’ll try to do a little reflection for now. The truth is I will be thinking about this for a while. On Tuesday Hans Reinders spoke about the situation regarding L’Arche and Jean Vanier’s […]
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On Faith and Prayer
I have been having a number of conversations about faith lately. They all come to one center. I can’t live a life of faith in God and at the same time plan as if God might not take care of me. I have wrestled for most of my life with the concept of what it […]
Technology, Online Language Courses, and Discipline
I have taught biblical language courses online at Anderson University since 2015. During the first week of a first-year language course, I introduce the language writing system and sound correspondence, and I introduce enough words that the students can read a few sentences. I also teach at least as much use of technology as I […]
The Rise of Ancient Language Text Access for People Who Are Blind
Recently an article was published on the Anderson University blog and in Signatures Magazine about my work as a braille transcriber. Space is limited in this article, and the author is able to provide limited introduction to my work. The following post is here to give further detail for those who are interested in what […]
D.Min. Final Project Defense
For a D.Min. degree, the candidate submits what is called a “final project” rather than a dissertation. For some candidates there is very little difference between the two–the final project looks much like a dissertation except that it is different in methodology and in tone. It is based in practice rather than in scientific methodology. […]
Sermon: I Will Praise the Lord
“I Will Praise the Lord” is a sermon based on Leah’s response to her circumstances, specifically the fact that even the blessings of God were not enough to make Jacob love her. Sermon text: Gen. 29:15-35: 15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell […]
God’s Call is Forever
Do you ever feel like asking God why you were the one chosen to do something? Why not send someone else? That is what Moses did. Moses was so persistent that God’s anger burned against him. Here is what came of that interaction. Watch on YouTube. Text is Exo 4:1-16.
Remember
Sometimes, even with the best of intentions, I have difficulty remembering to make my medical appointments. My husband has been reminding me all week that I have an appointment to make. Sometimes I have asked him to please remind me during the day–after all, I cannot make the appointment in the late evening. Sometimes, during […]
biblical languages and scholars who are blind: state of technology
Yesterday, I announced on Facebook that the Bartimaeus Alliance of the Blind has released a digital braille format version of Jacob Weingreen’s A Practical Grammar for Classical Hebrew. This, along with other digital braille files available on their site, may be an important breakthrough for people who are blind and who want to study Hebrew. […]
a note from the chair in the back room
My Facebook posts often say something to the effect of, “Editing Hebrew with some coffee and a purring cat in the chair in the back room…” I thought it might be about time that I gave my readers a glimpse into my Hebrew editing life. I hope that my Hebrew colleagues will indulge me a […]