Joice and I spent two of our summers in New Zealand at Featherston, to the far south of the North Island. I was head of the school and...

(a Steve Orr Bible reflection)   There’s this scene in the film  Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise  where Police Chief Stone (Tom Selleck)...

When I was director of our work in PNG for several years, I had the opportunity to visit many countries where our organization was...

(a Steve Orr Bible reflection)   When the members of rock band Toto first wrote and performed their Number One hit song about Africa,...

During my linguistic studies at the Australian National University, and subsequent field work, I had visited several language areas...

(a Steve Orr Bible reflection)   The flight out of Midland was packed.    My carry-on was an over-the-shoulder Kluge garment bag. Because...

In May of 1972, my mother was killed in an automobile accident on a mountain road in Pennsylvania. We were in the Kewa village of Usa at...

(a Steve Orr Bible reflection)   I woke to the sound of Dad calling my name, telling me to get up. He needed my help with the cows. I was...

Good Bible translation depends on the wisdom of vernacular speakers. They know what sounds best in their language and what accurately...

(a Steve Orr Bible reflection)   Did film critic Roger Ebert know he was saving  A Walk in The Clouds  from the dustbin of obscurity? He...