Frank's favorites

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Why Bible Translation?

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No tool has more power totransform individuals and whole societies than the Bible when people read orhear it in their native language.

Many of the problems of the world– problems caused by individuals and problems caused by leaders of governments,organizations, and groups – are moral problems. Jesus' call for people tolove God and their neighbor and to die to themselves is the answer to these moralproblems.

People without a written languageneed one. Literacy is a key to help people work their way out of poverty andto resist oppression by others. Children who first learn to read in their ownlanguage are more likely to become literate and to stay in school than thosewho first learn in a different language.

The Bible is a holy book forChristians of all stripes – Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant – and forMuslims. In our contentious world, a translated Bible provides common groundfor discussion and a common guide to life for people from all backgrounds.

Great Charities

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Wycliffe Bible Translators
Faith Comes By Hearing
The God's Story Project
Scriptures in Use
Medical Ambassadors International
ECHO
The Chalmers Center
Foundations for Farming and Farming God's Way
Disciple Nations Alliance
Medical Teams International
MAP International
Institute for Global Engagement
Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
VisionSynergy
Urban Discovery Ministries

Interesting books on development

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When Helping Hurts, Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett
And the Word Came With Power, Joanne Shetler and Patricia Purvis
Discipling Nations, Darrow Miller
Christianity Rediscovered, Vincent Donovan
Hidden People, Lynette Oates
Wide as the Waters, Benson Bobrick
Spirit of the Rainforest, Mark Andrew Ritchie
Surprised by Hope, N.T. Wright
The Man Who Moved A Mountain, Richard Davids
Walking With The Poor, Bryant Myers
When Charity Destroys Dignity, Glenn Schwartz

Also:
The Rise of Christianity, Rodney Stark
How Christianity Changed the World, Alvid Schmidt
Lifework, Darrow Miller
African Friends and Money Matters, David E. Maranz
If Jesus Were Mayor, Bob Moffitt
The Forest in the Seed, Scott Allen and Darrow Miller

Interesting Business Books

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The Weather Channel, Frank Batten
Frank Batten's speeches to Landmark meetings (privately published)
Built to Last, Jim Collins
Good to Great, Jim Collins
Made in America, Sam Walton
The Innovator's Dilemma, Clayton Christensen
The Innovator's Solution, Clayton Christensen
The Innovator's DNA, J. Dyer, H. Gregersen and C. Christensen
Strategy and Structure, Alfred Chandler
The Essays of Warren Buffett, Lawrence Cunningham, editor
The Making of an American Capitalist, Roger Lowenstein
Manias, Panics, and Crashes, Charles Kindleberger
The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership, Steven Sample
Poor Charlie's Almanack, Peter D. Kaufman, editor
The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Catalyst, Jeanne Liedtka and others (This book describes Conrad Hall's outstanding work of creating organic growth at Landmark, Trader and Dominion.)
Execution, Larry Bossidy
The Snowball, Alice Schroeder
Gates, Stephen Manes and Paul Andrews
How to Lie With Statistics, Darrell Huff (This book teaches you how not to be taken in by those who lie with statistics.)
Pleased But Not Satisfied, David Sokol
The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor
Sway, Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman
Yes, N. Goldstein, S. Martin and R. Cialdini
The Next 100 Years, George Friedman

Useful Web Sites

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The Virginian-Pilot - a great newspaper site
For Rent - apartments
Yacht World - boats
Homes - real estate for sale
Trader Online - trucks, cycles, RVs, boats, backhoes!
...and all the other Landmark and Dominion web sites

Interesting Christian books and tapes

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The Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan
The Calvary Road, Roy and Revel Hession
We Would See Jesus, Roy and Revel Hession
Old Paths, J.C. Ryle
Evidence Not Seen, Darlene Deibler Rose
For the Life of the World, Alexander Schmemann
Revival and Revivalism, Iain Murray
Evangelicalism Divided, Iain Murray
Wesley and Men Who Followed, Iain Murray
Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life, Jean Calvin
The Purpose-Driven Life, Rick Warren
Common Ground, Jordan Bajis
Eastern Orthodoxy: A Way of Life, Anthony Coniaris
All God's Children and Blue Suede Shoes, Kenneth Myers
The Shape of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison
Church Planting Movements, David Garrison
The Camel, Kevin Greeson
A Matter of Basic Principles, Don Veinot and others
Church is a Team Sport, Jim Putman

The Safest Bank

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He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD,
and he will reward him for what he has done. (Proverbs 19:17)

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
(Luke 12:33-34)

As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. "I tell you the truth," he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on." (Luke 21:1-4)
(This passage is a convicting reminder to me that, in God's eyes, the biggest donors are not those who give the most dollars but those who spend the least on themselves. That make me a small donor.)

My favorite Bible passages

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I aspire to live by these truths, but I fall far short in doing so.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Luke 18:9-14
I Corinthians 15:1-4
Romans 3:20-26
Psalm 23
John 3:1-21
Ephesians 2:1-10
Philippians 3:7-14
Philippians 4:4-8
Romans 8:28-39
John 6:35-40
John 14:1-6
Matthew 11:28-30
Luke 10:25-37
Philippians 2:1-16
Hebrews 12:1-29
Romans 12:1-2
Matthew 7:24-27
Luke 15:1-32
Matthew 12:34-37
Matthew 7:13-14
I Corinthians 1:17-2:16
Isaiah 6
Revelation chapters 4, 5, 21 and 22