ELCA NEWS SERVICE
July 2, 2010
ELCA Member Directs Award-Winning Audio Bible Project
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This was new ground for Cerny, an actor, director, producer and writer, and member of Zion Lutheran Church, an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America congregation in Deerfield, Ill. You may have seen him in movies such as "Somewhere in Time" or "My Best Friend's Wedding," or on television, where he once starred in a well-known commercial for Cheer. You've probably heard Cerny's voice -- his is that of the "Pillsbury Doughboy," a role he has had since the 1970s.
None of those roles compared to his work as director of Thomas Nelson's Audio Bible, a Protestant version based on the New King James Version (NKJV). The multi-year project culminated in the release of the Audio Bible in October 2009.
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GJ - WELS and Missouri are abandoning the horrid NIV, but doctrinal clarity does not seem to be the issue. They are trading the NIV for a retread of the RSV - the ESV.
The New KJV follows the language patterns of the KJV, which is the Tyndale in disguise. Tyndale is closest to Luther.
Paul McCain MDiv likes to portray himself as a pastor when he is not, and confessional, which is even funnier. He is promoting the ESV for Missouri, or at least fronting for it. Otten, his old political ally, is still beating the drums for the Beck.
The constantly changing translations, which also change from printing to printing, have made memorization almost impossible.
