RantWoman has no idea how many Young Friend readers she has. However, she calls her Young Friend readers' attention to the following event, this year in Myrtlewood OR
http://www.newyearsgathering.org/epistles.htm
RantWoman particularly reminds her readers of the suggestion on the registration page that people request financial assistance from their monthly meetings if needed. RantWoman is in a position to help facilitate the application if anyone from her Meeting happens to be interested; RantWoman recommends applying sooner rather than later. Word!
RantWoman remembers someone suggesting this gathering when she was VERY new to her Meeting and to Friends. RantWoman was still at a phase of trying to keep straight the names of several wonderful Friends in her own Meeting and did not really feel led to dip her feet into other pools. However, RantWoman has heard excellent reports from many who have attended!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Five Feet of Bible?
It's Annunciation season and the Mothers of the New Testament are running about the internet pregnant under different questionable and scandalous circumstances.
Partly in honor of the season, RantWoman wants to read in quiet expectation instead of endlessly listening to various flavors of chattering! RantWoman feels a need to expand her Braille reading from her Three Inches of Psalms exercise. RantWoman has also gotten Matthew and Mark in Braille from her building library and has snagged Acts and Galatians too. The ambiguity of not even checking about whatever a checkout procedure might be gnaws a little at RantWoman's conscience. A little.
For RantWoman's trouble she gets to whine about yet another set of issues among her new reading options: RantWoman COULD request a copy of The Bible in Braille from any of several sources. Put Bible Braille into the search engine of choice for current options. RantWoman has done this with enough attention to absorb that the entire Bible, RSV in grade 2 contracted Braille is five feet of shelf space!
RantWoman finds this thought sort of terrifying. It's not just the space so much as the fact that RantWoman reads Braille really slowly, like about two pages an hour. This is an improvement but RantWoman is still awaiting the sort of Braille epiphany she has read about where all of a sudden with practice things get massively easier all in one big WHOOSH, like Pentecost in a flurry of dots or something.
RantWoman finds five feet of Bible terrifying though because of some admonishment not to tempt the Lord your God: what if that whoosh never arrives? How can RantWoman of frequently faltering faith bear with the thought of 5 feet of Bible gathering dust? What if she never gets around to....
RantWoman is aware of the option of getting a spiffy Braille device that would store dozens of volumes in space the size of one print book and then feed them back under RantWoman's fingers on demand. The price of such spiffy gizmos makes RantWoman faint. RantWoman so clearly is so far from being remotely able to use such a device for work that Quaker integrity impedes her requesting help from vocational rehab sources. to buy such a thing.
RantWoman also REALLY likes the spatial sense of moving one's fingers over a whole page instead of having words delivered 20 cells at a time. In other words, there is just NO making RantWoman happy about these topics and RantWoman feels certain she is to share all her festive holiday whines. Merry Advent--with an item about expectant waiting in community!
http://thegoodraisedup.blogspot.com/2010/11/gods-manna.html
and one about writing one's congressperson more than one's mother:
http://www.barclaypress.com/pamferguson.php/2010/11/18/learning-to-listen
Partly in honor of the season, RantWoman wants to read in quiet expectation instead of endlessly listening to various flavors of chattering! RantWoman feels a need to expand her Braille reading from her Three Inches of Psalms exercise. RantWoman has also gotten Matthew and Mark in Braille from her building library and has snagged Acts and Galatians too. The ambiguity of not even checking about whatever a checkout procedure might be gnaws a little at RantWoman's conscience. A little.
For RantWoman's trouble she gets to whine about yet another set of issues among her new reading options: RantWoman COULD request a copy of The Bible in Braille from any of several sources. Put Bible Braille into the search engine of choice for current options. RantWoman has done this with enough attention to absorb that the entire Bible, RSV in grade 2 contracted Braille is five feet of shelf space!
RantWoman finds this thought sort of terrifying. It's not just the space so much as the fact that RantWoman reads Braille really slowly, like about two pages an hour. This is an improvement but RantWoman is still awaiting the sort of Braille epiphany she has read about where all of a sudden with practice things get massively easier all in one big WHOOSH, like Pentecost in a flurry of dots or something.
RantWoman finds five feet of Bible terrifying though because of some admonishment not to tempt the Lord your God: what if that whoosh never arrives? How can RantWoman of frequently faltering faith bear with the thought of 5 feet of Bible gathering dust? What if she never gets around to....
RantWoman is aware of the option of getting a spiffy Braille device that would store dozens of volumes in space the size of one print book and then feed them back under RantWoman's fingers on demand. The price of such spiffy gizmos makes RantWoman faint. RantWoman so clearly is so far from being remotely able to use such a device for work that Quaker integrity impedes her requesting help from vocational rehab sources. to buy such a thing.
RantWoman also REALLY likes the spatial sense of moving one's fingers over a whole page instead of having words delivered 20 cells at a time. In other words, there is just NO making RantWoman happy about these topics and RantWoman feels certain she is to share all her festive holiday whines. Merry Advent--with an item about expectant waiting in community!
http://thegoodraisedup.blogspot.com/2010/11/gods-manna.html
and one about writing one's congressperson more than one's mother:
http://www.barclaypress.com/pamferguson.php/2010/11/18/learning-to-listen
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The Bus of Laughter and Not Regretting
RantWoman ran into Friend Whose Voice Smiles the other night. Friend Whose Voice Smiles is a member of Eastside Friends Meeting but she works near where RantWoman lives. Not too long ago Friend Whose Voice Smiles and her husband moved closer to this Friend's work, 1 bus away instead of a car drive over a clogged bridge or multiple buses. This means that every so often RantWoman gratefully, mirthfully runs into Friend Whose Voice Smiles on the bus.
Friend Whose Voice Smiles has an academic background in medieval history; she has a delicious sense sometimes of how the medieval carries over, for better or worse, in modern life. RantWoman has not thought to discuss with Friend Whose Voice Smiles the vast reserves of sordid dramas which spill out aboard the average bus but RantWoman has the unshakeable feeling that a sense of medievalism is entirely topical.
This time, this Friend's gift was applied to various matters on RantWoman's heart, including more than one involving Conflict is a Gift of God Friend. RantWoman notes that the conversation occurred in delicate Quakerese and in shorthand to boot. By bus standards, there was an appalling dearth of profanity. Nevertheless the content was nearly as sordid as many of the one-sided cellphone conversations delivered unto RantWoman's ears.
For instance, there was mention of the phrase "boil in oil" although this phrase was uttered with the sort of hyperbole allotted in RantWoman's Meeting for Friends confessing some or another utterly unQuakerly and otherwise inappropriate antisocial yearning, only OCCASIONALLY seasoned with alternatives such as spells of Quakerly reticence. Friend Whose Voice Smiles betrayed not a whit of dismay. On the contrary Friend Whose Voice Smiles gave RantWoman a HUGE gift no one else has given her: Friend Whose Voice Smiles LAUGHED.
Then Friend Whose Voice Smiles affirmed RantWoman's sense that not talking to... for awhile made eminent sense. Then RantWoman and Friend Whose Voice Smiles moved on to much else also to laugh about, and Friend Whose Voice Smiles helped RantWoman and the driver match up stop needs and RantWoman went off to her next obligation!
Friend Whose Voice Smiles has an academic background in medieval history; she has a delicious sense sometimes of how the medieval carries over, for better or worse, in modern life. RantWoman has not thought to discuss with Friend Whose Voice Smiles the vast reserves of sordid dramas which spill out aboard the average bus but RantWoman has the unshakeable feeling that a sense of medievalism is entirely topical.
This time, this Friend's gift was applied to various matters on RantWoman's heart, including more than one involving Conflict is a Gift of God Friend. RantWoman notes that the conversation occurred in delicate Quakerese and in shorthand to boot. By bus standards, there was an appalling dearth of profanity. Nevertheless the content was nearly as sordid as many of the one-sided cellphone conversations delivered unto RantWoman's ears.
For instance, there was mention of the phrase "boil in oil" although this phrase was uttered with the sort of hyperbole allotted in RantWoman's Meeting for Friends confessing some or another utterly unQuakerly and otherwise inappropriate antisocial yearning, only OCCASIONALLY seasoned with alternatives such as spells of Quakerly reticence. Friend Whose Voice Smiles betrayed not a whit of dismay. On the contrary Friend Whose Voice Smiles gave RantWoman a HUGE gift no one else has given her: Friend Whose Voice Smiles LAUGHED.
Then Friend Whose Voice Smiles affirmed RantWoman's sense that not talking to... for awhile made eminent sense. Then RantWoman and Friend Whose Voice Smiles moved on to much else also to laugh about, and Friend Whose Voice Smiles helped RantWoman and the driver match up stop needs and RantWoman went off to her next obligation!
Monday, December 6, 2010
La Jolla MM Minute on Harassment
RantWoman is posting this item with minimal comment. Last summer RantWoman was at a gathering with someone intimately connected wtih the story that resulted in the following minute. RantWoman is posting the text here with the permission of the person she received it from; this person says that this minute is a public document and a copy hangs in the kitchen at their Meetinghouse.
RantWoman's Meeting does not have such a statement. RantWoman wonders whether other Meetings do. RantWoman is posing the question in the context of a general discussion in her Meeting.
STATEMENT CONCERNING RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE QUAKER COMMUNITY
La Jolla Monthly Meeting
Introduction:
Quakers are known for honest, ethical behavior and by far the majority of Friends take our principles into our practices. This is one thing we appreciate about Friends. Part of the strength of our community lies in our knowing and trusting one another.
It is important, however, that we recognize that attending Quaker Meeting or being a Quaker does not guarantee that a person will live a life based on a single standard of truth. It does not guarantee that a person will act in harmony with Quaker principles and testimonies at all times. Indeed, instances of serious illegal and unethical behavior have occurred within Quaker circles and friendships have been abused, boundaries have been crossed, even children have been hurt.
MINUTE:
We therefore recommend that Friends exercise the same caution and consider the same issues in dealing with each other that we would employ in our business, professional, and personal lives.
The following questions may be helpful when considering any new relationship:
1. Am I placing myself or others in a vulnerable situation either personally or professionally?
2. Am I checking the qualifications of each person with whom I am entering a professional relationship as carefully as I would scrutinize anyone who is not a Quaker?
3. Are the boundaries between professional and personal clear to both or all of us?
We also recommend that clear agreements and/or contracts be drawn up and monitored. These recommendations apply to all personal, social, business, and professional relationships within the Meeting community and may also be helpful in the wider world.
PROCESS:
When a problem is brought to the attention of Ministry and Oversight, we recognize that as a community we have responsibility to work closely with the individuals involved, to take action in a loving and prayerful spirit, and to not look away. Various processes are used to resolve misunderstandings or bring about the amicable settlement of disputes: the use of private conversation; meetings for clearness; consultation with M. & O.; referral for counseling, mediation, or work with an experienced facilitator; and other measures, as appropriate.
Meeting for Worship on the Occasion of Business
Approved 9-12-99, La Jolla, CA
In recognition that this meeting is not exempt from experiences that occur in the wider community, La Jolla Monthly Meeting has minuted its acceptance of the following statement.
STATEMENT CONCERNING HARASSMENT AND ABUSE
In our gathering swe seek an environment of welcoming love and acceptance which encourages the full and equal participation of all. Friends strive to bring together a community of mutual concern which challenges all forms of violence against others, a community in which faith and principles are expressed in appropriate action.
Recognition of the Divine within every person leads us to treat each other with respect in all of our dealings. Asking for permission, reading body language, learning to accept “No,” and learning to communicate what we do want are all our shared responsibilities. Through such behaviors, we affirm our belief in the reverence and respect due to every person.
Abuse, coercion, sexual harassment, and intimidation of any kind profoundly violate our community of love and trust. As Friends, we are called to develop a truly inclusive community. Violence and harassment, whether intentional or unintentional, are inconsistent with our basic conviction of the divine in each of us.
ABUSE includes demeaning comments, threats, domination by force, the use of violence, intimidation, and abuse of power. Abuse may be physical, emotional, psychological, or verbal. Neglect is a form of abuse. Name-calling, labeling and beatings are all forms of abuse.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT includes unsolicited and unwanted behaviors with a sexual connotation, especially if repetitive. Examples might include: suggestive looks or gestures; sexual comments, teasing or jokes with a sexual content; letters, calls or materials of a sexual nature; imposed touching or closeness; pressure for dates; discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation.
To act in these ways is contrary to our deepest reverence for the divine in every person.
RECOMMENDATIONS
If you are having a problem, Ministry and Oversight suggest that you discuss it first with the person involved. If this isn’t possible or does not end the behavior, speak to a trusted friend, the clerk of the Meeting or a member of Ministry and Oversight who will listen in a sensitive, non-judgmental and confidential manner. If action needs to be taken, M. & O. is the appropriate group to matter.
Our hope to create the peaceable kingdom requires us to work together on these issues.
LA JOLLA MONTHLY MEETING RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS
RantWoman's Meeting does not have such a statement. RantWoman wonders whether other Meetings do. RantWoman is posing the question in the context of a general discussion in her Meeting.
STATEMENT CONCERNING RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE QUAKER COMMUNITY
La Jolla Monthly Meeting
Introduction:
Quakers are known for honest, ethical behavior and by far the majority of Friends take our principles into our practices. This is one thing we appreciate about Friends. Part of the strength of our community lies in our knowing and trusting one another.
It is important, however, that we recognize that attending Quaker Meeting or being a Quaker does not guarantee that a person will live a life based on a single standard of truth. It does not guarantee that a person will act in harmony with Quaker principles and testimonies at all times. Indeed, instances of serious illegal and unethical behavior have occurred within Quaker circles and friendships have been abused, boundaries have been crossed, even children have been hurt.
MINUTE:
We therefore recommend that Friends exercise the same caution and consider the same issues in dealing with each other that we would employ in our business, professional, and personal lives.
The following questions may be helpful when considering any new relationship:
1. Am I placing myself or others in a vulnerable situation either personally or professionally?
2. Am I checking the qualifications of each person with whom I am entering a professional relationship as carefully as I would scrutinize anyone who is not a Quaker?
3. Are the boundaries between professional and personal clear to both or all of us?
We also recommend that clear agreements and/or contracts be drawn up and monitored. These recommendations apply to all personal, social, business, and professional relationships within the Meeting community and may also be helpful in the wider world.
PROCESS:
When a problem is brought to the attention of Ministry and Oversight, we recognize that as a community we have responsibility to work closely with the individuals involved, to take action in a loving and prayerful spirit, and to not look away. Various processes are used to resolve misunderstandings or bring about the amicable settlement of disputes: the use of private conversation; meetings for clearness; consultation with M. & O.; referral for counseling, mediation, or work with an experienced facilitator; and other measures, as appropriate.
Meeting for Worship on the Occasion of Business
Approved 9-12-99, La Jolla, CA
In recognition that this meeting is not exempt from experiences that occur in the wider community, La Jolla Monthly Meeting has minuted its acceptance of the following statement.
STATEMENT CONCERNING HARASSMENT AND ABUSE
In our gathering swe seek an environment of welcoming love and acceptance which encourages the full and equal participation of all. Friends strive to bring together a community of mutual concern which challenges all forms of violence against others, a community in which faith and principles are expressed in appropriate action.
Recognition of the Divine within every person leads us to treat each other with respect in all of our dealings. Asking for permission, reading body language, learning to accept “No,” and learning to communicate what we do want are all our shared responsibilities. Through such behaviors, we affirm our belief in the reverence and respect due to every person.
Abuse, coercion, sexual harassment, and intimidation of any kind profoundly violate our community of love and trust. As Friends, we are called to develop a truly inclusive community. Violence and harassment, whether intentional or unintentional, are inconsistent with our basic conviction of the divine in each of us.
ABUSE includes demeaning comments, threats, domination by force, the use of violence, intimidation, and abuse of power. Abuse may be physical, emotional, psychological, or verbal. Neglect is a form of abuse. Name-calling, labeling and beatings are all forms of abuse.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT includes unsolicited and unwanted behaviors with a sexual connotation, especially if repetitive. Examples might include: suggestive looks or gestures; sexual comments, teasing or jokes with a sexual content; letters, calls or materials of a sexual nature; imposed touching or closeness; pressure for dates; discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation.
To act in these ways is contrary to our deepest reverence for the divine in every person.
RECOMMENDATIONS
If you are having a problem, Ministry and Oversight suggest that you discuss it first with the person involved. If this isn’t possible or does not end the behavior, speak to a trusted friend, the clerk of the Meeting or a member of Ministry and Oversight who will listen in a sensitive, non-judgmental and confidential manner. If action needs to be taken, M. & O. is the appropriate group to matter.
Our hope to create the peaceable kingdom requires us to work together on these issues.
LA JOLLA MONTHLY MEETING RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Creating Access
RantWoman highly highly recommends the following item which includes a number of additional links about accessibility and religious congregations.. RantWoman means actually to READ more of this soon.
http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2010/12/05/can-we-envision-create-access/
http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2010/12/05/can-we-envision-create-access/
Friday, December 3, 2010
Talking Bible poll
RantWoman hereby invites her readers along one one of RantWoman's endless adventures in reading options. RantWoman is contemplating the following gizmo purchase option.
BibleCourier
http://www.users.qwest.net/~lbea/BibleCourier.htm
BibleCourier - Summary Of Keys
http://www.users.qwest.net/~lbea/BC-Keys.htm
Lutheran Braille Evangelism Association - BibleCourier UserGuide page
http://www.users.qwest.net/~lbea/UserGuide.htm
Lutheran Braille Evangelism Association - Compare Bible Texts page
http://www.users.qwest.net/~lbea/Versions.htm
What is BibleCourier?
BibleCourier is an electronic pocket Bible designed especially for someone who is blind or visually impaired. BibleCourier weighs about 4 ounces including batteries and is about the size of a pocket New Testament (4 and a half by 2 and a half by 1 inches). BibleCourier is very portable and small enough to easily fit in a shirt pocket or a purse. The Bible is powered by two double A alkaline (AA) batteries which will run BibleCourier for several months of normal use or about 40 hours of continuous reading.The BibleCourier memory will now contain your choice of one complete Bible translation (both the Old and New Testaments) and the Matthew Henry Concise Commentary of the whole Bible, or your choice of two different translations of the Bible from the list below.
RantWoman needs help from her readers.
Have you used the gizmo described here or do you know someone who has? If so, how well do you like it? Any big problems besides feedint it batteries?
Should RantWoman give up and think about a Kindle or something else?
RantWoman HOPES she has readers who might advise her about their favorite Bible versions from the list below. If you have suggestions or preferences, please do leave a comment.
Also, apocrypha, yes or no? Which version? What do you like? What speaks to you? Are there things here that any good Quaker simply MUST have?
Anyone familiar with the Bible commentary mentioned? Would you choose it over a second Bible version?
If you have a choice between a Bible-specific gizmo and getting the Bible on some other more general gizmo, would you get the Bible alone or save up another increment and get a different gizmo even if the interface is more complicated?
For background, RantWoman pretty much things God spoke in the Revised Standard version. That's the version RantWoman's first Sunday school bible came in. RantWoman still has that Bible but of course can only read it in TINY bites with a lot of trouble and extra magnification. Whine. So, going in, the RSV might be one obvious choice. But RantWoman is asking the question with an open mind and open heart.
RantWoman THINKS RantMom still has one of the Rant Grandfather's large print KJV's. RantWoman thinks RantMom would be thrilled to hand it over if it were to get read. RantWoman is liking the idea of small and pocket- or pocketbook-worthy, but is already leaning against making the KJV one of her version options. Anyone want to try to persuade RantWoman otherwise? One consideration would bewhether or not to get the Apocrypha.
RantWoman has the Good News in large print. RantWoman is mostly not crazy about either the Good News or the large print format it's printed in. Whine.
RantWoman also has the New International Version in sort of large print. RantWoman likes the format of her NIV Bible better than the Good News, but neither one is quite large enough. Whine.
What is BibleCourier?
BibleCourier is an electronic pocket Bible designed especially for someone who is blind or visually impaired. BibleCourier weighs about 4 ounces including batteries and is about the size of a pocket New Testament (4 and a half by 2 and a half by 1 inches). BibleCourier is very portable and small enough to easily fit in a shirt pocket or a purse. The Bible is powered by two double A alkaline (AA) batteries which will run BibleCourier for several months of normal use or about 40 hours of continuous reading.The BibleCourier memory will now contain your choice of one complete Bible translation (both the Old and New Testaments) and the Matthew Henry Concise Commentary of the whole Bible, or your choice of two different translations of the Bible from the list below.
All Bible texts will come with a users guide in a digital format. The users guide is also provided on a cassette tape packaged with the BibleCourier. In addition to either the Bible/Commentary or the two-Bibles choice LBEA will also include as study aids Luther's Small Catechism, a Bible Glossary, Bible Book Summaries, and a concordance of over700 key words to help you locate many verses in the King James Bible. Note that the extra Apocrypha books (Tobit, Judith, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom, Baruch,additions to Esther, additions to Daniel, and First and Second Maccabees) are now included with the New Jerusalem Bible (NJB), the New American Standardwith Apocrypha, or the King James Version with Apocrypha.
The BibleCourier's two Bible versions or Bible/Commentary combination are easily identified or switched between using the "zero key" and "pound key" incombination. Each Bible or commentary maintains its own last location and bookmark environment. This allows a blind person to easily study two differentBible translations in parallel or to look up entries in the commentary for a range of Scripture. Of course the books being independent means the focus can also be set at different places in the two Bibles or Bible and commentary.BibleCourier, like a telephone keypad, has twelve buttons on its face with a raised dot above the five key. These keys allow the user to swiftly navigate through the books, chapters and verses of the talking digital Bible. Each key also has built in help when depressed until two beeps are heard.The Bible text is not a recording. BibleCourier uses the DoubleTalk speech synthesizer computer chip (from RC Systems) to generate its synthetic voice toread the text of the Bible. There are five male voices to select from and the volume, speed and pitch of the selected voice may be adjusted to one's preference.The user listens to the Bible through a set of stereo earbuds which are provided with the BibleCourier, or, you may order high quality folding earphonesand external volume control/filter with the BibleCourier for an additional $12.00.While some may prefer listening to a recorded human voice rather than a synthesized computer voice, the text-to-speech computer chip approach used by BibleCourierhas the advantage that it gives the user full access to the books, chapters, verses, and even the words which may be spelled in the Bible text.BibleCourier has many other features including the ability to read forward or back by sentence or words. You can set book marks at favorite verses, haveunclear words spelled, and power search (that is, jump forward or back half the distance) among the books, chapters, and verses of the Bible. A footnote feature can be enabled which will allow any related notes to be read in a higher pitch at the appropriate place in the text (however, not all Bible versionswill contain footnotes). There is even a sleep timer which can be set to stop the reading after a specified time to conserve battery power. What you get when you order a BibleCourier:• The Talking BibleCourier unit manufactured by Springer Design, Inc. • One set of Double A (AA) Alkaline batteries installed • A set of earbud style stereo headphones • Your choice of two available selections from the list below • A Quick Start Cassette instructional Tape • A 90 day warranty against defects in material and workmanship How to order a BibleCourier The BibleCourier and similar talking Bibles have been sold at the retail price of $200.00 or more plus shipping charges. LBEA as a non-profit ministry wantsthese Bibles to be affordable for the blind and visually impaired.Using funds from the Ruth Urang bequest the LBEA ministry is now offering blind persons the BibleCourier with two complete Bibles or one Bible and Henry'sConcise Commentary at the subsidized price of only $75.00 or $87.00 with folding headphones and external volume control/filter. That price is $50 off theactual cost to manufacture a BibleCourier.Upon receipt of your order, LBEA will send you postage paid by U.S Priority or First Class Mail your choice of two selections for each BibleCourier from the list below.
• The King James Version (KJV),
• The King James Version with Apocrypha (KJVA), • The American Standard Version (ASV),
• The Revised Standard Version (RSV),
• The Bible in Basic English (BBE),
• The New King James Version (NKJV),
• The New International Version (NIV), • The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV),
• The New Living Translation (NLT), • The Good News Bible (GNB),
• The New American Standard Version (NAS),
• The New American Standard (with Apocrypha) (NASA),
• The New Jerusalem Bible (with Apocrypha) (NJB).
• The English Standard Version (ESV),
• The Contemporary English Version (CEV),
• The Matthew Henry Concise Commentary (MHC),
All orders must be made by mail or PayPal and checks and money orders payable in U.S. funds. Please include a telephone number and/or e-mail contact with your order so you may be contacted if there are any questions.LBEA is able to accept credit or debit card orders only through PayPal. There is a $3.00 service charge added for PayPal orders. To order a Bible Courier using PayPal click on the order by PayPal link.Send mail requests with your check or money order payable in U.S. funds for $75.00 ($87.00 with folding headphones and volume control/filter) for each Bible Courier to:
Lutheran Braille Evangelism Association (LBEA)
1740 Eugene Street
White Bear Lake, MN 55110-3312
BibleCourier
http://www.users.qwest.net/~lbea/BibleCourier.htm
BibleCourier - Summary Of Keys
http://www.users.qwest.net/~lbea/BC-Keys.htm
Lutheran Braille Evangelism Association - BibleCourier UserGuide page
http://www.users.qwest.net/~lbea/UserGuide.htm
Lutheran Braille Evangelism Association - Compare Bible Texts page
http://www.users.qwest.net/~lbea/Versions.htm
What is BibleCourier?
BibleCourier is an electronic pocket Bible designed especially for someone who is blind or visually impaired. BibleCourier weighs about 4 ounces including batteries and is about the size of a pocket New Testament (4 and a half by 2 and a half by 1 inches). BibleCourier is very portable and small enough to easily fit in a shirt pocket or a purse. The Bible is powered by two double A alkaline (AA) batteries which will run BibleCourier for several months of normal use or about 40 hours of continuous reading.The BibleCourier memory will now contain your choice of one complete Bible translation (both the Old and New Testaments) and the Matthew Henry Concise Commentary of the whole Bible, or your choice of two different translations of the Bible from the list below.
RantWoman needs help from her readers.
Have you used the gizmo described here or do you know someone who has? If so, how well do you like it? Any big problems besides feedint it batteries?
Should RantWoman give up and think about a Kindle or something else?
RantWoman HOPES she has readers who might advise her about their favorite Bible versions from the list below. If you have suggestions or preferences, please do leave a comment.
Also, apocrypha, yes or no? Which version? What do you like? What speaks to you? Are there things here that any good Quaker simply MUST have?
Anyone familiar with the Bible commentary mentioned? Would you choose it over a second Bible version?
If you have a choice between a Bible-specific gizmo and getting the Bible on some other more general gizmo, would you get the Bible alone or save up another increment and get a different gizmo even if the interface is more complicated?
For background, RantWoman pretty much things God spoke in the Revised Standard version. That's the version RantWoman's first Sunday school bible came in. RantWoman still has that Bible but of course can only read it in TINY bites with a lot of trouble and extra magnification. Whine. So, going in, the RSV might be one obvious choice. But RantWoman is asking the question with an open mind and open heart.
RantWoman THINKS RantMom still has one of the Rant Grandfather's large print KJV's. RantWoman thinks RantMom would be thrilled to hand it over if it were to get read. RantWoman is liking the idea of small and pocket- or pocketbook-worthy, but is already leaning against making the KJV one of her version options. Anyone want to try to persuade RantWoman otherwise? One consideration would bewhether or not to get the Apocrypha.
RantWoman has the Good News in large print. RantWoman is mostly not crazy about either the Good News or the large print format it's printed in. Whine.
RantWoman also has the New International Version in sort of large print. RantWoman likes the format of her NIV Bible better than the Good News, but neither one is quite large enough. Whine.
What is BibleCourier?
BibleCourier is an electronic pocket Bible designed especially for someone who is blind or visually impaired. BibleCourier weighs about 4 ounces including batteries and is about the size of a pocket New Testament (4 and a half by 2 and a half by 1 inches). BibleCourier is very portable and small enough to easily fit in a shirt pocket or a purse. The Bible is powered by two double A alkaline (AA) batteries which will run BibleCourier for several months of normal use or about 40 hours of continuous reading.The BibleCourier memory will now contain your choice of one complete Bible translation (both the Old and New Testaments) and the Matthew Henry Concise Commentary of the whole Bible, or your choice of two different translations of the Bible from the list below.
All Bible texts will come with a users guide in a digital format. The users guide is also provided on a cassette tape packaged with the BibleCourier. In addition to either the Bible/Commentary or the two-Bibles choice LBEA will also include as study aids Luther's Small Catechism, a Bible Glossary, Bible Book Summaries, and a concordance of over700 key words to help you locate many verses in the King James Bible. Note that the extra Apocrypha books (Tobit, Judith, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom, Baruch,additions to Esther, additions to Daniel, and First and Second Maccabees) are now included with the New Jerusalem Bible (NJB), the New American Standardwith Apocrypha, or the King James Version with Apocrypha.
The BibleCourier's two Bible versions or Bible/Commentary combination are easily identified or switched between using the "zero key" and "pound key" incombination. Each Bible or commentary maintains its own last location and bookmark environment. This allows a blind person to easily study two differentBible translations in parallel or to look up entries in the commentary for a range of Scripture. Of course the books being independent means the focus can also be set at different places in the two Bibles or Bible and commentary.BibleCourier, like a telephone keypad, has twelve buttons on its face with a raised dot above the five key. These keys allow the user to swiftly navigate through the books, chapters and verses of the talking digital Bible. Each key also has built in help when depressed until two beeps are heard.The Bible text is not a recording. BibleCourier uses the DoubleTalk speech synthesizer computer chip (from RC Systems) to generate its synthetic voice toread the text of the Bible. There are five male voices to select from and the volume, speed and pitch of the selected voice may be adjusted to one's preference.The user listens to the Bible through a set of stereo earbuds which are provided with the BibleCourier, or, you may order high quality folding earphonesand external volume control/filter with the BibleCourier for an additional $12.00.While some may prefer listening to a recorded human voice rather than a synthesized computer voice, the text-to-speech computer chip approach used by BibleCourierhas the advantage that it gives the user full access to the books, chapters, verses, and even the words which may be spelled in the Bible text.BibleCourier has many other features including the ability to read forward or back by sentence or words. You can set book marks at favorite verses, haveunclear words spelled, and power search (that is, jump forward or back half the distance) among the books, chapters, and verses of the Bible. A footnote feature can be enabled which will allow any related notes to be read in a higher pitch at the appropriate place in the text (however, not all Bible versionswill contain footnotes). There is even a sleep timer which can be set to stop the reading after a specified time to conserve battery power. What you get when you order a BibleCourier:• The Talking BibleCourier unit manufactured by Springer Design, Inc. • One set of Double A (AA) Alkaline batteries installed • A set of earbud style stereo headphones • Your choice of two available selections from the list below • A Quick Start Cassette instructional Tape • A 90 day warranty against defects in material and workmanship How to order a BibleCourier The BibleCourier and similar talking Bibles have been sold at the retail price of $200.00 or more plus shipping charges. LBEA as a non-profit ministry wantsthese Bibles to be affordable for the blind and visually impaired.Using funds from the Ruth Urang bequest the LBEA ministry is now offering blind persons the BibleCourier with two complete Bibles or one Bible and Henry'sConcise Commentary at the subsidized price of only $75.00 or $87.00 with folding headphones and external volume control/filter. That price is $50 off theactual cost to manufacture a BibleCourier.Upon receipt of your order, LBEA will send you postage paid by U.S Priority or First Class Mail your choice of two selections for each BibleCourier from the list below.
• The King James Version (KJV),
• The King James Version with Apocrypha (KJVA), • The American Standard Version (ASV),
• The Revised Standard Version (RSV),
• The Bible in Basic English (BBE),
• The New King James Version (NKJV),
• The New International Version (NIV), • The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV),
• The New Living Translation (NLT), • The Good News Bible (GNB),
• The New American Standard Version (NAS),
• The New American Standard (with Apocrypha) (NASA),
• The New Jerusalem Bible (with Apocrypha) (NJB).
• The English Standard Version (ESV),
• The Contemporary English Version (CEV),
• The Matthew Henry Concise Commentary (MHC),
All orders must be made by mail or PayPal and checks and money orders payable in U.S. funds. Please include a telephone number and/or e-mail contact with your order so you may be contacted if there are any questions.LBEA is able to accept credit or debit card orders only through PayPal. There is a $3.00 service charge added for PayPal orders. To order a Bible Courier using PayPal click on the order by PayPal link.Send mail requests with your check or money order payable in U.S. funds for $75.00 ($87.00 with folding headphones and volume control/filter) for each Bible Courier to:
Lutheran Braille Evangelism Association (LBEA)
1740 Eugene Street
White Bear Lake, MN 55110-3312
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