{"id":6193,"date":"2021-03-12T08:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/?p=6193"},"modified":"2021-03-16T11:32:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T16:32:41","slug":"helping-after-helping-of-gods-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/helping-after-helping-of-gods-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping After Helping of God&#8217;s Word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>by Molly Jo Nyman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Daniel-Thrower-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6194\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it\u2019s a man who reluctantly walks into church on a Wednesday afternoon, a church member facing an unexpected crisis, or a new believer trying to figure out how to follow Christ, Daniel Thrower is ready to engage and encourage. And as a Connections Pastor at Hope Church in upstate South Carolina, he\u2019s very clear about his role on the front lines of spiritual battles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy goal is not to have people connect with me or my church; my ultimate goal is to connect people to God Himself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing there\u2019s no better way to do that than through the Word of God, Daniel gives out a lot of Bibles\u2014and the New Living Translation is his Bible of choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Untitled-design-35-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6195\" width=\"228\" height=\"228\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no translation quite like it for making the Word of God accessible and palatable,\u201d Daniel said. While Bible scholars may enjoy the debate on translation methods and accuracy, there is no question that the NLT is both faithful to the ancient texts and extremely readable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think of it like this: Raw veggies may be slightly healthier, but if people can&#8217;t or won&#8217;t eat them, what good are they? The NLT adds a little salt and butter. Now I can eat helping after helping because it tastes so good!\u201d Daniel explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Daniel-Thrower.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6197\" width=\"181\" height=\"271\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to his conclusion that spiritual nourishment from the NLT is \u201ceasy to absorb,\u201d he\u2019s observed another important feature. The NLT helps people grasp the heart of God as they read the Word of God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs I listened to sermons where various translations are read out loud, the NLT stood out to me every time I heard it. It felt warm and had a natural flow. Because I want people to love Scripture, this is a great way for them to read it,\u201d Daniel said. \u201cIf the Bible feels like a foreign language, distant and hard to understand, people can project that on to God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Daniel-Thrower-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6196\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As Daniel meets with people at critical times, he\u2019s not offering a quick fix, but rather an eternal perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI grow oak trees not okra. So I\u2019m laboring knowing there will be slow development. I\u2019ve found the NLT to be the easiest way to let people \u2018taste and see that the Lord is good\u2019 (Psalm 34:8) so they are able to cultivate a real love for God\u2019s Word.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Molly Jo Nyman Whether it\u2019s a man who reluctantly walks into church on a Wednesday afternoon, a church member facing an unexpected crisis, or a new believer trying to figure out how to follow Christ, Daniel Thrower is ready [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":6195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24,12,10,15,22],"tags":[301],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6193"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6193"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6199,"href":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6193\/revisions\/6199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}