Sweeter Than Honey

From the earliest age I can remember, I have been fascinated with the contents of the Bible. Beginning with a large-font picture Bible for children, I remember pouring over the stories again and again with my parents at home and in Christian bookstores. I was later given my very own New International Version study Bible when I took Christianity on for myself — very much wholeheartedly — at the age of 7. I read through the Bible from cover to cover, struggling through parts of the prophets and revelling in the beauty of the Psalms. I began to learn some verses by heart, including Proverbs 19:20 "Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end, you will be counted among the wise." (NIV) Heading into my teenage years, I became interested in Bible translation and intentionally studied linguistics at university with that possibility in mind. I learned French as well as Spanish and imagined myself translating the Scriptures in the context of an indigenous tribe deep in the A...