It's been said that people don't want to know: 1) how sausages are made, 2) how bibles are translated. In this podcast we bravely talk about the latter, go deep into biblical studies, and seek to treasure and understand the Bible together. It's for people who want to get nerdy about Scripture and for those who want to understand how their translations came to be. Everything from history to Hebrew, we're on a quest to learn more and make beautiful translations of God's Word. We believe the Bi ...
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The boys are back in town! Andrew L. Jude A. & Kevin A. bring you their own unique twist on Sports, Pop Culture and so much more. Others get to the bottom, WE will get to the Middle!
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Therapists talk about relationship problems, mental health, couple and family issues, addiction, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, psychology, and trauma resolution to provide you with messages of hope and empowerment. Presented to you by PCSIntensive.com.
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It's a pleasure to feature the work of veteran Bible translator Nico Daams in this episode. In this paper he seeks to show that the name YHWH ’Elohim is used in rather unique contexts, and this in turn will suggest that the meaning of this name is more than just the sum total of the two parts YHWH and ’Elohim. Read the paper. website…
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Casual Conversations with Megan Lawson and Dr. Marcus Earle
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38:21PCS celebrated 50 years of healing hearts and transforming lives! Megan Lawson interviewed Dr. Marcus Earle, PCS' Clinical Director. He provided us with the honor of authenticity while he shared the history of PCS. In this audio, you'll catch a glimpse of the energy that flows through our doors weekly, and how PCS became to be the pioneers of inten…
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The Statement on the Stewardship of Scripture & an Invitation
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7:44An invitation to unite in one conviction: Scripture is the Word of God, and he has authorized his people to use, copy, distribute, and adapt it regardless of man’s consent. Read the statement: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12DwWu4BZpAu-Ys0Pbg0jDrK7tthzVZFEfaxpZOWEA1c/edit?usp=sharingSend feedback: https://forms.gle/67jLjk6xecJP4QMU7https://www…
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Casual Conversations with Dr. Marcus Earle and Cydney Germany
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13:44Cydney believes that everyone deserves to feel truly seen, understood, and supported on their journey toward fulfillment. Her goal is to help her clients gain a deeper understanding of themselves, develop emotional intelligence, and navigate life’s challenges with confidence. If you'd like to read more about Cydney Germany, please clink on the link…
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The First Full Eclectic Edition of the Hebrew Bible - with Stephen Brown
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45:03The Solid Rock Hebrew Bible represents a significant step forward in the ongoing effort to recover the most accurate possible form of the biblical text. Unlike many standard editions in circulation today—which are largely based on a single medieval manuscript—this volume offers an eclectic Hebrew text informed by the insights of modern textual crit…
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The Amazing Legacy of Katharine Barnwell - with Jordan Monson
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42:08What if Mother Teresa or Billy Graham lived and worked — and nobody knew their names? What if one of the church’s most influential missionaries went almost unnoticed? Meet Katharine (Katy) Barnwell. Within Bible translation, she’s a legend. Outside of Bible translation, few have heard of her. But not even Billy Graham holds a candle to what God did…
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Casual Conversations with Dr. Marcus Earle & Roman Picarello
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15:50Through Roman's professional and personal journey, he has developed a deep belief in the power of resilience and the human capacity for growth and healing. Click on the link below to read more about Roman. Roman's Biography Read here
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In this episode, we dive into the captivating and complex history of Bible translation in Thailand. Our guest, Doug Liao, has spent a lot of time studying the history of Bible translation into Thai, and helps introduce us to the pioneers who brought the Scriptures to this unique cultural landscape. In this lesson from history we'll be reminded of h…
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Casual Conversations with Dr. Marcus Earle and Agustin Hubert
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18:19Agustin believes in the potential, capacity, worthiness, and value of every individual. His goal is to provide a safe place where you can explore, address, and work through whatever you may be facing. Agustin knows starting is the hardest part, so his goal is for you to feel heard, seen, and supported, without being judged or doubted, and challenge…
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How to Get Started with AI Drafting - with Jeff Webster
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49:47After hearing the panel discussion on AI a couple episodes back, some of you may be wondering what exactly it might look like for you to explore using AI for your translation project. I myself was curious as well. So I reached out to James, who led the panel discussion, and he connected me to Jeff Webster with Seed Company who has a good deal of ex…
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Casual Conversations with Dr. Marcus Earle and Lizzy Hanson
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13:15Elizabeth 'Lizzy' believes in balancing the empirically based tools of psychology with the life experience clients bring to the room. She hopes to create a genuine, and trusting environment for people where they can be challenged appropriately and see growth in their goals and self-awareness. Listen in while her and our Clinical Director dive into …
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Read the article. One of the common misconceptions about the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible is that it is a universally public domain work—something many tout as a feature of its superiority to modern copyrighted translations. But most don’t realize that it is still under a special perpetual copyright of the Crown in the United Kingdom. Unl…
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Casual Conversations with Dr. Marcus Earle & Dr. Brian Case
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16:41Dr. Brian Case has been a PCS therapist for 28 years and counting. Please enjoy this meaningful and easy going conversation as these two colleagues, two friends, speak about how he began his journey.
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AI & Bible Translation Panel Discussion - Redemptive AI
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1:21:38As AI gains more and more momentum, I believe that Christians should be compelled to think biblically and carefully about the technology. Are there redemptive uses for it, and what are the dangers? Is it all a doomsday scenario, or are there ways in which it can be used for God’s glory in a responsible way that promotes human flourishing and the sp…
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The Spoken English Bible - with Josh Frost
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1:15:56The Spoken English Bible is a new translation of the Bible that is intended to be heard and told, not read. It is being produced from the original languages and is intended to maximize retention while still being faithful to the meaning. The SEB is owned and produced by SIL International, and is licensed under the open CC BY-SA license. In this epi…
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Casual Conversations with Hadas Ron-Zarki and Gary Katz
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39:44Gary Katz a Licensed clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist, who is based out of New York and the Owner of Center of Intimacy Recovery. More information about Gary - Click here Listen in while Hadas and Gary speak about the topic of Ibogaine and its potential healing effects in partners who have experienced betrayal trauma or veterans with traumat…
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Links: Global Bible Tools Intro How to Self-Publish a Free Book That Is Truly Freely Given Video version of the psalm at the end of the episode The Dark Side of Copyright website | books | twitter | music | …
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Casual Conversations with Marcus Earle and Lisa Merrin
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13:46Lisa has tremendous respect for the clients who come to PCS and for the work they do to heal and to grow. She believes that people are incredibly resilient and is honored to work alongside clients in the Intensive Program to support their process. Lisa's orientation is strength-based and trauma-informed. She believes in the power of connection and …
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Casual Conversations with Dr. Marcus Earle and Doug Withrow
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19:54Meet Doug Withrow! As a therapist, he seeks to create a safe place where your discovery can happen — a place to heal emotional pain, come to new understandings of “who you are,” and develop new skills for coping with life’s surprises. Doug understands there are many avenues to growth. He values insight-oriented work, and cognitive behavioral therap…
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The Spanish Bible & the Reina Valera 1960 Revision
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31:27It’s an incredible time to be alive, especially getting to watch the advances of AI in various fields. While I realize that there’s probably a sizeable percentage of this audience that thinks AI is the opposite of progress, I want to introduce you to a tool that you might find useful. It’s called NotebookLM by Google, and it’s free for you to start…
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I co-wrote this article with Conley Owens for sellingJesus.org. It was originally published on the Selling Jesus podcast. "For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ" (2 Cor. 2:17, ESV). This highly technical discussion is not an easy listen, and it's…
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Casual Conversations with Hadas Ron-Zarki Featuring Dr. Skip Speer
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33:48Clinical sexologist, Dr. Skip Speer, has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California since 1999 and Texas since 2008. Dr. Speer started a private psychotherapy practice in 2005 to work with adults struggling with addiction, mood disorders, trauma, and issues related to gender identity and sexual orientation. He started specializing in trea…
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An important decision a translator makes is whether or not to domesticate/contextualize/localize the foreign elements of a text. In this episode, we will discuss the concepts of domestication and foreignization in Bible translation, and explore some of the factors that translators should consider when making this decision. As we’ll see, foreignness…
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Casual Conversation with Dr.. Marcus Earle Featuring Rachel Jensen, Doctor of Psychology
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10:34Rachel Jensen has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PsyD) from Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ where she also received a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology (M.A.). Prior to that, Rachel received a Masters degree in Counseling (MC) from Arizona State University as well. Her previous clinical training experiences have included providing EMDR…
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The Joy of Memorizing Job in Hebrew - with Ellie Wiener
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59:24The other day I ran across a fascinating article written by a Cambridge PhD student who memorized the entire book of Job in Hebrew as part of her dissertation research. The article was entitled Learning to love: The surprising joy of memorising Job, and after reading it I knew I wanted to learn more about the process and the insights she gleaned fr…
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Bible Translations Are for People - with Drew Maust
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23:04"Accuracy is often thought to be the main criterion for good translation, but acceptability is just as important." Drew Maust is a translation consultant and one of the editors of the SIL Journal of Translation. He kindly agreed to read and share a recent article of his on this podcast. A big thanks to Drew for taking the time to record his insight…
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The First Eclectic Edition of the Hebrew Psalms - with Drew Longacre
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50:32In this episode we have the pleasure of talking to biblical scholar Dr. Drew Longacre. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham and has recently been a researcher at Cambridge Digital Bible Research on the Psalms: Layer by Layer project, which we did an episode on in the past. From 2016–2021, he was the postdoctoral researcher on the a pr…
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Translation News - Video Bible Dictionary, FOBAI Update, & More
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7:41View the newsletter tips.translation.bible Video Bible Dictionary workingfortheword.com | my books | twitter | music | Hebrew | academic articles | facebook | contact | download all ep…
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Casual Conversations with Dr. Marcus Earle Featuring Megan Bleam, LAC
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9:41Megan Bleam is a Licensed Associate Counselor who has her Masters in Clinical Psychology/Counseling from Grand Canyon University, who is EMDR Trained. A few of her client specialties are Anxiety, Addiction, Body Dysmorphia, Codependency, Depression, Relationship issues, and Trauma. She has experience in working with clients of all ages. Throughout …
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Bitcoin represents a transformative tool for missionaries, offering a secure, transparent, and ethical alternative to traditional financial systems. By embracing Bitcoin, missionaries can protect themselves and those they serve from economic instability and corruption. Moreover, Bitcoin’s alignment with biblical principles of fairness and justice m…
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P.S. on the Divine Name - some last thoughts and loose ends
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10:13Am I dogmatic about using "Yahweh" as opposed to other pronunciations? What about Yehovah? How do we end up with the pronunciation of "Yahweh" anyway? Doesn't the Septuagint provide conclusive evidence for how to pronounce the divine name? These are some closing thoughts and loose ends I wanted to address. Read the book. workingfortheword…
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How Was the Divine Name Translated in the Reformation? - Part 4
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8:57The previous episodes in this series considered God’s desire for us to use his name, how the pronunciation was lost, and how the New Testament writers handled the matter. It remains, finally, to consider how it has been handled by translators since the Reformation. In that time there have been various departures from Jerome’s Latin Vulgate, which r…
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Middle Initial Podcast Episode 163 Featuring Kayla Pace
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1:22:16We welcome back Kayla Pace again, always great to have her on. Congratulate her on her new position with the NY Mets. We talk Jets draft, Double Jude Grooves, Euphoria, and more. Love you guys, comment, like, and tell us what you want!By Andrew L. Case
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Middle Initial Podcast Episode 162 Featuring Brandon Pokrass
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1:45:44With the NFL Draft only days away, we brought in writer and contributer Brandyn Pokrass to discuss the 2024 NFL Draft. What should the NY Jets do at 10, some key Jets moments and Judes Grooves gets gangsta! #sportsanalysis #sportstalk #collegebasketball #baseball #allnba #nflBy Andrew L. Case
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No Jude, no problem . Case & Kev dive into the polarizing life and times of OJ Simpson. We also peek into the world of sports gambling and question how Ohtani couldn't have noticed 16Ms missing. Caitlin Clark vs ERRBODY. Is J Cole a vegetarian? Plus much more.
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Why Didn’t the New Testament Authors Use God’s Name? - Part 3
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10:45We know that the inhibition for pronouncing God’s name came before Christianity, although we don’t know how widespread it was. It’s possible that rendering the divine name as “Lord” (kurios) had already been a strong tradition for centuries by the time we get to Jesus and the apostles. What’s clear is that the New Testament manuscripts we have all …
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How Was the Pronunciation of God’s Name Lost? Part 2
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11:17This is part 2 of a short series on the divine name. It’s important to recognize right up front that we simply do not know with absolute certainty how God’s name was originally pronounced. The common English pronunciation of “Yahweh” is an educated guess, but we’ll never know for sure how it sounded when God spoke it to Moses. Two key things preven…
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Does God Want Us to Use His Divine Name? Part 1
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11:45A few years ago I did a series on the pronunciation and translation of the divine name here on this podcast. It was a long series that eventually turned into a book. Now, a while back the Text and Canon Institute asked me to do a four-part series on the divine name for their website, which forced me to significantly condense the highlights of the b…
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Gender in Bible Translation: A Crucial Issue Still Mired in Misunderstanding - with Dave Brunn
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59:14Back in 2021 I had Dave Brunn on this podcast to talk about his amazing book One Bible, Many Versions. If you haven’t heard parts 1 and 2 of that interview, I highly recommend going back to listen when you finish this episode. Dave recently published an article titled Gender in Bible Translation: A Crucial Issue Still Mired in Misunderstanding. It …
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Behind the Scenes of the Hebrew Semantic Dictionary - with Reinier de Blois - part 2
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45:38This is the second in a two part series that aims to introduce you to the work of Dr. Reinier de Blois and honor some of the incredible labor of love he has poured out for the sake of the Bible translation community and movement. Specifically, I want to highlight his work in Hebrew lexicography as he nears the end of a project that has spanned over…
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Towards a New Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew Based on Semantic Domains - with Reinier de Blois - part 1
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40:45This is the first in a two part series that aims to introduce you to the work of Dr. Reinier de Blois and honor some of the incredible labor of love he has poured out for the sake of the Bible translation community and movement. Specifically, I want to highlight his work in Hebrew lexicography as he nears the end of a project that has spanned over …
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A Paradigm Shift for Consulting, & CIT Practice
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28:19This is an episode about consulting, specifically addressing some challenges involved with the current consulting model, and possibly some ways it could improve. It also covers some difficulties that may arise when mentoring a consultant in training (CIT) or being mentored as a CIT. Recently I supervised a CIT doing practice checking, and I want to…
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Middle Initial Podcast Episode 160 - Welcome NYJ Matt
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1:38:08NYJ Matt from the Channel "Broadway Jets" joins us to discuss, "Sandwich Gate", his brush in with being an internet sensation overnight, being a fan of the team, his out look on the up coming season, and much more. Can this episode break the record? We sure think soBy Andrew L. Case
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Middle Initial Podcast Episode 159 - Welcome Matty Traynor
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1:36:44In this episode of the Middle Initial Podcast, Go Wolfpack GO! Jude talks NC State Basketball, Matty Traynor makes his debut, Jack Gohlke can go be a family man, thoughts on Deion Sanders comments, breaking down the NY Jets off-season, plus Judes Grooves.By Andrew L. Case
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Middle Initial Podcast Episode 158 - Break In Case Of Tampering
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1:24:36NFL Tampering is nigh. Things get a little heated over Russell Wilson, we discussed the Jets Free Agency Issues and what's going down with Justin Fields. Tap in!By Andrew L. Case
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I want to introduce you to an initiative called Global Bible Tools, which aims to provide the global Church with access to the same advanced biblical language tools that the West enjoys. This includes lexicons, grammars, and text critical information. In this podcast we'll discuss the importance of these tools for serious study of the Bible and Bib…
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Middle Initial Podcast Episode 157 - NBA ALL Snore Weekend
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1:23:21Let's face it, NBA All-Star Weekend 2024, was the least entertaining it's been in a while. The players don't seem to care, the media is upset, and NBA purists opine for the glory of yesteryear. We, on the other hand, just want to talk shit.By Andrew L. Case
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Middle Initial Podcast Episode 156 - Super Bowl Recap
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1:42:52With another Super Bowl in the books, the gang recaps what went down, Brock Purdy - game manager or game changer, Mahomes being GOD tier, the future of Chiefs Kingdom, and much more. Early access for the best fans in the world. Tap inBy Andrew L. Case
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Apologies for the delay we have been having a blast on YouTube and in the Discord. This was our Super Bowl Preview Episode (sorta) so catch up if you haven't already. More to come.By Andrew L. Case
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The Bondage of the Word - Copyright & the Bible - with Dr. Maurice Robinson
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1:08:55In my vast array of interactions with intelligent people working in Bible translation, I have learned something: most approach the issue of copyright out of complete ignorance, and sometimes with a great deal of pride and irrationality. I used to be one of those people. So I'm doing my best to share what I've learned. "For nearly a century, copyrig…
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