by Erin Ensinger Edward Sabibi ran into an unexpected problem when he began translating the ABH Study Bible. With no term in Swahili for “study Bible,” he found himself forced to coin the phrase “Biblia ya Kujifunza” or “Bible for Learning”—the perfect title for a tool that teaches pastors how to study God’s Word. Most …
by Trevor Meers You need a lot more than efficient shipping to deliver solid biblical training to every corner of the world. Take language alone. Native speakers translate books into their language while editors translate scholars’ words into concepts accessible for the target audience. Sometimes biblical training may even mean dipping into the farming business. …
by Erin Ensinger A Tanzanian pastor faces his family with a grumbling stomach and empty hands. He scrapes together spiritual sustenance for his congregation with no seminary education, commentaries, or study Bible. But his meager salary leaves his table bare at the end of the day. “They’re going hungry,” Pastor James concluded in a conversation …
by Erin Ensinger Sometimes ABH books sprout wings and fly farther than we dared dream. We may never know how a copy of Shepherding God’s Church travelled from Tanzania to Malawi’s Dzaleka Refugee Camp, but Pastor Jacob prays for hundreds more books to follow. A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pastor Jacob is …
by Fran Geiger Joslin How much does it take to make me smile? Well, most people would say I smile all the time, but I mean what does it take to get me really excited? The answer? Not much—and yet, so much! Let me explain. I work among writers. Good writing makes me so happy! …
by Nicole Geiger As I grew up, I always felt very proud of my mother for starting Authenticity Book House. I watched her suffer the loss of my father, fall in love several years later, then write a book on grief. I admired her for following her instincts on something about which she felt great …
