The ESV Literary Style

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...

Why the ESV?

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...