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 Fran Geiger Joslin People sometimes balk at the idea of spending thousands of dollars on a mission trip. Their thinking? $25,000 could feed a lot of hungry people. In our case, we could print a ton of books with the $25,000 it costs for our trip to Tanzania. It’s true that we could print …
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 Fran Geiger Joslin “Buckle your seatbelt” described 2024 at Authenticity Book House (ABH). I can only imagine what will take place in 2025! We begin 2025 by adding one more full-time staff member, Jessica. Jessica’s presence will help me immensely, as the day-to-day tasks continue to get more and more busy. Jessica proved herself …
The demands of caring for a sick or disabled love one can feel beyond anyone’s strength. Caregiving often requires more sacrifice, endurance, and flexibility than you can bear alone. But don’t yield to despair! Even in your task-filled days, God invites you to a deeper relationship with him. Caregiving: A Path Toward God helps you …
by Dianne Taylor A gold couch nestled in our little living room provided me with my first image of caregiving. As a child I knew this couch was special. It contained a hidden bed my mother could fold out whenever an emergency arose. When lightning flashed off the shiny insulation of our attic bedroom, my …
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 A friend of mine feels the Lord nudging her to write. Her question to me? “How do you figure out what to write about?” When just dipping your toe into the writing waters, begin with a topic you already know. Writing about something familiar to you eliminates the need for research. …
