> *blinks*
>
> I'm all for reaching people with the Gospel, but...whoa. That reminds me of the version that's translated into modern-day English, complete with slang. To me, that takes away a lot of the beauty of the Bible's verses, and thus a lot of the power. But that's my KJV upbringing talking.

Do you mean The Message? ( http://www.messagebible.com/ ) I actually quite like that version, although being a paraphrased version I don't rely solely on it. But it's nice and easy to read, to me.

I do think that the SMS version is going a bit too far, though.

> I object to this: "The idea is the Bible can be used and be relevant and up-to-date, just like getting a verse of the day or reading a horoscope."
>
> Someone please stop me from taking out a hit on this man for comparing daily Bible verses to a horoscope, let alone for saying horoscopes are "relevant."

I hope you don't mind if I don't stop you. I want to join you instead. ;-)

- Ciaran.