‘Words don’t come easy’

THE above is the opening line of a song written and performed by FR David, which reached number two in the UK singles chart in 1983. It was a song about finding it hard to say ‘I love you’. Those of you of a certain age may well now be singing the song in your head, as I was when I was thinking about how to capture the theme for this week’s issue, which is inspired by World Book Day (2 March).

What we say and how we say it are fundamentally important to ensuring that our message is received as it was intended. In the centre spread, Simon Hope gives some insight into Bible translations, how best to use them and which ones to be wary of. In our fledgling book club, Captain Callum McKenna offers us a review of a book by an author who was influential in informing his discipleship.

Books usually tell a story and will therefore have a beginning, a middle and an end. In John 1:1, we are reminded that ‘in the beginning was the Word’. The Word, made flesh. There was nothing easy about his coming and yet he came that we might each understand just how much God loves each one of us.

MAJOR

JULIAN WATCHORN EDITOR