by Josh Waltz | Apr 7, 2019 | A Pastor's Heart
For the last few weeks, I’ve been explaining the reasons I prefer the English Standard Version of the Bible for use in the church. Last week, I offered my first reason: the ESV is translated in a way that emphasizes the words and grammar of the Bible’s original...
by Josh Waltz | Mar 31, 2019 | A Pastor's Heart
The first reason I prefer the English Standard Version for use in the church is its approach to translation. The ESV is an essentially literal Bible translation that aims for word-for-word precision in rendering the original languages in English. Many other modern...
by Josh Waltz | Mar 24, 2019 | A Pastor's Heart
You might have noticed that we often use a particular translation of the Bible at Parker Hills: the English Standard Version. We usually preach from it. Our pew Bibles are printed in it. And yet it’s not a super common translation in Christianity at large. So perhaps...
