A Verse for the Year: 2013 continues

Each Christmas Dad has the fun of picking out another little toy animal to give his girls - a tradition not to be stunted by age.

Though only a few inches tall, this Christmas's eagles are a stunning reminder of all I wrote of regarding my 2013 verse-of-the-year.

Have you ever tried reading the Bible in another language? Usually that makes things more confusing, but there is one translation that can bring me a fresh view on certain familiar passages. It is the Hawai'i Pidgin Bible. While being a language of its own - needing a separate translation to really speak to the hearts of its native speakers - I find much of it close enough to English to follow.

See for yourself:

But da peope dat wait for Yahweh help dem,

Dey goin change so dey come mo strong still yet.

Dey goin fly up jalike da eagle

Wit dea wide wing.

Dey goin run an no come tired.

Dey goin walk and no come worn out.

Isaiah 40:31