1. Let me just tell you, theological differences of opinion within
a marriage are hard enough, but have any of you navigated 'preferred
translation differences?' Earlier this week, I was reading the
family devotional Bible to the kids that I sort of like. It has
nice illustrations and good depth. Ok, Ok, it does water things
down in the text, and my beloved wife prefers her full ESV
illustrated Bible.
So in describing the Ruth story, I read to the children that Ruth came to Boaz and said 'she needed a husband.' Tara grimaced, pulled out her preferred translation, said mine was awful, and had me read hers, where Ruth says "Spread your wings over your servant, for you are a redeemer."
7 year old E was reading along in Ruth 3 in his own Bible as he sat next to me, and at these words, his face lit up. "Thats exactly what mine says," he blurted out excitedly. Mom was triumphant, and Dad had to switch children's Bibles.
2. We've moved back into our old house here. The older kids remember it well, but 2 year old J is quite fascinated. He's mustered all his English at a couple points to comment, "We have a nice house." E was recalling a story from here last week. He said, "I remember how when A made a confession of faith, Mommy brought out chocolate chips for us all to celebrate." We looked at A, she said, "I don't remember that. But I remember when a cockroach crawled across my toes."
So in describing the Ruth story, I read to the children that Ruth came to Boaz and said 'she needed a husband.' Tara grimaced, pulled out her preferred translation, said mine was awful, and had me read hers, where Ruth says "Spread your wings over your servant, for you are a redeemer."
7 year old E was reading along in Ruth 3 in his own Bible as he sat next to me, and at these words, his face lit up. "Thats exactly what mine says," he blurted out excitedly. Mom was triumphant, and Dad had to switch children's Bibles.
2. We've moved back into our old house here. The older kids remember it well, but 2 year old J is quite fascinated. He's mustered all his English at a couple points to comment, "We have a nice house." E was recalling a story from here last week. He said, "I remember how when A made a confession of faith, Mommy brought out chocolate chips for us all to celebrate." We looked at A, she said, "I don't remember that. But I remember when a cockroach crawled across my toes."
Comments
Love the second story!