I was very blessed to start out the new year by spending some time with my very good HMC Class of 1981 friend Tod Allman and catching up on the groundbreaking work that he is doing using computer technology (a software ecosystem and set of apps which he pioneered some years ago) paired with AI (very recently) to produce full Bible translations of languages with little or no Bible available to its native speakers. Speaking of the sacrifice that is behind this redemptive purpose, notice that this is FREE software which he and his team have to fundraise in order to make happen. I grew up in a family with deep connections to Bible translation pioneers (Jo Shetler often stayed in our home), so I have some appreciation for the importance of my classmate's project, and the fact that he has taken a process that historically required easily 30 years and countless tears, and boiled it down to a few years and a lot of sweat, provided that they find a good mother tongue speaker to work with. Check out https://alltheword.org/ to see his work, and you can even download the software. In my view, this is tech redemptive focus at its best. In our day, Tod and I were behind our class's greatest ever at-school prank; he was the mastermind, and I was the henchman. Today, he is quietly leading the effort to close the gap on eliminating Bible-less peoples in the world. I am very proud of my friend and classmate.
Loved this, Josh. The perspective you highlight is shared by FaithTech and why I am a member and support the local chapter. Using technology for redemptive purposes to address real needs is so incredibly rewarding.
I found that Redemptive Frame approach to be very helpful, though for my own purposes I do not care to couple it with the teachings of Jesus (and I think it stands without that). Thanks for sharing this approach, I find it very thought provoking.
Thank you, Josh. This is so interesting.
I was very blessed to start out the new year by spending some time with my very good HMC Class of 1981 friend Tod Allman and catching up on the groundbreaking work that he is doing using computer technology (a software ecosystem and set of apps which he pioneered some years ago) paired with AI (very recently) to produce full Bible translations of languages with little or no Bible available to its native speakers. Speaking of the sacrifice that is behind this redemptive purpose, notice that this is FREE software which he and his team have to fundraise in order to make happen. I grew up in a family with deep connections to Bible translation pioneers (Jo Shetler often stayed in our home), so I have some appreciation for the importance of my classmate's project, and the fact that he has taken a process that historically required easily 30 years and countless tears, and boiled it down to a few years and a lot of sweat, provided that they find a good mother tongue speaker to work with. Check out https://alltheword.org/ to see his work, and you can even download the software. In my view, this is tech redemptive focus at its best. In our day, Tod and I were behind our class's greatest ever at-school prank; he was the mastermind, and I was the henchman. Today, he is quietly leading the effort to close the gap on eliminating Bible-less peoples in the world. I am very proud of my friend and classmate.
Loved this, Josh. The perspective you highlight is shared by FaithTech and why I am a member and support the local chapter. Using technology for redemptive purposes to address real needs is so incredibly rewarding.
I found that Redemptive Frame approach to be very helpful, though for my own purposes I do not care to couple it with the teachings of Jesus (and I think it stands without that). Thanks for sharing this approach, I find it very thought provoking.