A meeting...I think not, a discovery...YES!

I'm continually amazed at the artistic & creative genius in people. I was invited by a friend to a meeting in Houston at Ecclesia church (www.ecclesiahouston.org). While at this meeting I began to peruse through their quaint coffee house and book store (www.2115taft.org) which they refer to as 2115 Taft.

I was drawn to a unique leather bound, obviously hand made, leather book cover. I began to read the story about these leather covers. I discovered Ecclesia had adopted a village in Honduras to hand make these covers for a literary project of the scriptures called The Voice (www.hearthevoice.com). Each book-cover that is sold, proceeds from the cover go back to this poverty stricken village in Honduras.

The Voice is a literary project that reflects the age in which it is written. In it's preface it states that it was "created for and by a church in great transition." This caught my attention to say the least. I picked up one of the books and began to read. Within a matter of minutes, I Knew a new personal journey had begun. I quickly went to the cashier pulled out my credit card and gladly paid "whatever" the cost. That meeting was more than a month ago, I can not put this new testament translation down. I went back to 2115 Taft and purchased half a dozen more copies and passed them out for gifts at Christmas. Without exception, each family or person that I have given one to has had similar experiences. One person told me "when you gave us the Bible at dinner, I just thought, cool a new Bible". He said by the time he had made it home from dinner, his wife had been reading it and "she couldn't stop crying."

"The heart of this project is retelling the story of the Bible in a form as fluid as modern literary works, yet remaining painstakingly true to the original transcripts" says the Ecclesia Bible Society. It uses a screenplay format and it clearly shows who is speaking and to whom they are speaking. The vision for this project is a dream come true for the visionary behind the work (Chris Seay) who is the Lead Pastor of Ecclesia Church & President of Ecclesia Bible Society. This translation refers to Jesus as the Liberating King. Liberating!! Liberating!!! Indeed He is, and so is this new found translation. Thank you Niki Garcia for inviting me to a meeting, that has forever changed my life. May you all be liberated by the King of Kings & the Lord of Lords!